In the 2021 ACC Chief Legal Officers Survey, in-house counsel listed ESG and related issues as a top concern, with 65% expecting the trend to accelerate. This hub will feature insights and resources to help clients stay informed and proactive in this rapidly evolving space.
Client Spotlight:
Truist—Inspiring Others by Doing Good
Recently, Truist issued its first social bond, which will address issues relating to affordable housing, low- to moderate-income communities, and access to essential infrastructure, such as healthcare and utilities. The bond is part of Truist’s three-year, $60 billion plan to invest in communities. Womble Bond Dickinson attorney Vanessa Morris discusses how and why Truist is making this investment in helping communities and the people who call those communities home.
- ESG: How it Applies to the Oil & Gas Industry and Why It Matters
- Reputation is Everything: Managing the Message
- Dollars and Sense: How to Integrate ESG into Compensation Programs
- Practical ESG Considerations for Management & Shareholder Boards
- Supply Chains & ESG: How to Use Your Supply Chain to Accomplish Your ESG Goals
- How Collaborative Law Can Enable a Win-Win in Business
- No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: Growing ESG Litigation Risks
- New Expert Group to Help Tackle ‘Greenwashing’
- Joint Impact Indicators for Impact Investors
- Isopropylated Phosphate (3:1) – Could Restrictions Impact You?
- Green Finance Is Infrastructure: The $100 Billion Opportunity for Green Banks
- Technology Revolution & Investment Toward “Greener” Energy Resourcing
- Win-Win Dispute Resolution? Collaborative Law for Businesses
- Dollars and Sense: How to Integrate ESG into Compensation Programs
- Supply Chains & ESG: How to Use Your Supply Chain to Accomplish Your ESG Goals
- Reputation is Everything: Managing the Message
ESG issues are at the forefront of conversation in virtually every sector. During the keynote presentation, Pamela Cone discussed key issues within the ESG movement including what companies can do today to shift from having a transactional to transformational social impact.
In-house Roundhouse Podcast
Social and sustainability sage Pamela Cone joins our Editorial Board Chair Mark Henriques for a discussion about key ESG issues and what steps companies can take today to shift from transactional to transformational social impact.
In March 2021, Truist Financial, one of the nation’s largest banks, issued its first social bond of $1.25 billion, as part of the company's ESG strategy. Mark Henriques and Vanessa Morris sit down with three of the company’s executives leading the effort. Guests are Tori Kaplan, Head of CSR/ESG, Anthony Weekly, Chief CRA Officer, and Augie Husmillo, Corporate Funding Manager.
