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Sustainability Outlook

Welcome to the Sustainability Outlook, where we analyze sustainability-related legal and policy developments across the world and offer a practical overview of regulatory trends and their impact on business strategy.  

Multinational businesses face a more complex legal and regulatory landscape, characterized by diverging standards, shifting subsidy regimes, evolving trade protection measures and inconsistent disclosure requirements. Our Sustainability Outlook is intended to support decision-makers in developing and implementing strategy in a world where the pace of transition is increasingly defined by the competition between security, sovereignty and climate ambition.

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Sustainability Outlook

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Earth planet at night into the dark.

Environmental social and governance

Introduction: global fragmentation, energy security, and the evolving ESG agenda

Article

Dive into the report

In the introduction to the Outlook, we outline the five major themes running through the contributions, and consider how central the role of law and regulation is in shaping the global sustainability landscape.

Broken glass with sharp pieces

Environmental social and governance

ESG trends in the U.S.: navigating fragmentation, backlash, and energy security

Article

Dandelion seed with dew drops in the evening sun

Environmental social and governance

U.S. renewables market poised to remain critical to energy supply mix despite regulatory uncertainty

Article

Tropical butterfly on fern leaves.

Environmental social and governance

UK Biodiversity Net Gain: the requirements, the context, and what businesses need to know

Article

Royal Exchange building

Environmental social and governance

The French Duty of Vigilance Act: lessons from the past five years and predictions for the next five

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Sun shining in the forest

Environmental social and governance

The European Green Deal at five: progress, fault lines, and the next chapter in EU sustainable finance

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Pipette dropping liquid into test tube

Environmental social and governance

REACHing for resilience: the recalibration of EU chemicals law

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This report recieved contributions from authors across A&O Shearman's global network. You can find links to their profiles below. 
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