ESG Corner: California laws, Shell’s court battle, data centers and COP29

ESG disclosure rules are being litigated, but corporate entities and governments still have risk-based ESG initiatives as goals.

Developments in the ESG realm don’t slow down for elections, even if everyone interested in this broadly encompassing arena holds their breath for what environmental, social and governance commitments by companies and rulemaking by authorities will be undertaken in 2025 and beyond.

Let’s look at some recent developments, which still signal

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