ESG as the New Weapon in International Arbitration

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ESG as the New Weapon in International Arbitration

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5 months ago

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This article is part of the "International Arbitration Perspectives" series.
Arbitrations raising environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns are no longer new to market participants or practitioners. Any doubt about the popularity of ESG claims and the fact that arbitration is well positioned to deal with them has been dispelled, with environmental aspects now present in 30% of arbitrations and corporate social responsibility present in 26%.1
Recent policy changes, landmark judicial de...

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