Morrison Foerster once again partnered with Corporate Counsel to launch a 27-question benchmarking survey of in-house counsel querying organizational, individual, and departmental attitudes and approaches to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues. The second annual report, GCs and ESG: Practices, Priorities and Perspectives, details the survey’s first year of comparative data to reveal year-over-year practical and cultural shifts.
Below you can find the full ESG survey report and several of MoFo’s ESG resources that provide further insights for leaders involved in developing ESG strategies and managing risks tied to corporate value.
View the full report.
View Strategy and Operational Alignment are Interdependent Variables for Successful Compliance and ESG Performance, a supplement to the report by Suz Mac Cormac.
MoFo hosted a virtual event highlighting this year’s survey results on June 22, 2023, including a fireside chat and interactive panel discussion with industry leaders. We will explore how the role of in-house legal leaders has shifted and how ESG considerations have morphed from a nice-to-have marketing strategy to a top regulatory priority and significant concern for stakeholders. The virtual event provided commentary and insights for legal departments across a variety of ESG-related issues. View event recording.
MoFo ESG + GCs: Practices, Priorities and Perspectives
MoFo hosted a virtual event highlighting this year’s survey results on June 22, 2023, including a fireside chat and interactive panel discussion with industry leaders.
Strengthening Outcomes: Impact and Financial Value at Exit
MoFo and Impact Capital Managers (ICM) published a new report that explores different aspects of impact investing and how an impact-focused approach can generate alpha for investors.
MoFo + BSR: ESG Influencers – Leading Transformative Change
Access previous episodes from our monthly conversation series, ESG Influencers – Leading Transformative Change.
Net zero goals and carbon neutrality have hit the mainstream, propelled over the past decade by consumer and investor demands that businesses curb greenhouse gas emissions to counter the climate crisis.
Responsible AI as Part of a Company's ESG Framework
Suz Mac Cormac, Stephanie Sharron, and Oluwabamise Onabanjo authored an article for the Daily Journal explaining how Responsible AI (artificial intelligence) practices in combination with Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) frameworks can be applied both to mitigate risk and support a corporation's ESG goals.
Environmental Sustainability Committee 2022 Annual Report
MoFo has a long-standing commitment to the importance of environmental sustainability in the firm’s operations. Read more about this in our 2022 Annual Report.