Cause For Action: An ILR Podcast
Cause For Action is a podcast presented by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform addressing key issues in our legal system impacting American business. Each episode features renowned legal experts who explain the complex litigation landscape and help businesses understand how they are impacted by ever-evolving laws.
Cause For Action: An ILR Podcast
The Impact of EU's Proposed ESG Directive on American Business
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Episode 30
The European Commission has recently proposed environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives to impose extensive new financial reporting and compliance obligations on companies.
In ILR's latest Cause For Action podcast episode, Scevole de Cazotte, ILR’s senior vice president of international initiatives and Ken Daly, managing partner at Sidley Austin discuss the European Commission's proposed directive on corporate sustainability due diligence. The drafted directive would create new regulatory and liability burdens for companies operating in and outside of the EU. In this podcast episode, Scevole and Ken address some important questions raised by the proposed initiatives.