After years of financial and investment firms solidifying their Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) bona fides, the political push-and-pull surrounding “woke” investing seems to be causing a significant withdrawal from...more
Note: This is the third in a series of alerts focused on the overlapping ESG scrutiny between state attorneys general and Congress. Our first discussed how to prepare when ESG inaction and action both yield risk. Our second...more
Congress’ intent to collaborate with state attorneys general could not get much clearer. In March 2023, Brownstein’s ESG and State Attorneys General teams noted there were clear signals that congressional investigations were...more
Regardless of a company’s stance on ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance), the current political climate brings unique risks for parallel investigations. There are clear signals that congressional investigations coupled...more