The Evolving Legal Framework for Environmental and Social Corporate Governance
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Private companies are subject to an evolving and expanding array of legal obligations to address the environmental and social aspects of their operations. Although regulatory efforts in this area have traditionally involved voluntary standards for companies, they are increasingly becoming mandatory. Some legal obligations in the field, which arise under the laws of a growing number of countries, require companies to investigate, disclose, and remediate environmental and social issues. Other laws ban the use or importation of certain products. These regulations present compliance risk—reinforced by the traditional risk of strategic litigation—which itself is becoming more potent given the increasing array of laws/regulations on these matters. Patrick Miller, a leading lawyer involved in advising companies about their obligations with regard to environment and social issues, will discuss the contemporary legal landscape regarding economic and social governance facing transnational companies.
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Patrick Miller is an international lawyer who works with companies that incorporate social or environmental impact into their business models. He advises companies on their various environmental and social governance (ESG) responsibilities and litigation risk. He also helps affected stakeholders enforce their environmental and social rights. Patrick, who is the founder of and lead attorney at Impact Advocates APC, has worked in the US, Europe and Asia — spending nearly a decade in South-East Asia resolving commercial disputes with Watson Farley & Williams, a large international law firm. He also engages in work with the business and human rights legal community through his work with the ABA Business Law Section Working Group and the California Lawyers Association ESG Committee. In his legal practice, Patrick seeks to provide companies with strategic guidance that addresses their legal and business objectives, while simultaneously adhering to responsible business commitments. |
