The article gathers comment from legal practitioners specialising in ESG matters to understand the impact of regulatory uncertainty on clients' ESG compliance planning, as well as how they see political developments influencing the direction of sustainability legislation in the coming months. The article also discusses the support legal practitioners are providing to clients to navigate these issues.
The article covers matters including the impact of delays to ESG regulation and guidance, continued divergence between markets, as well as the impact of political developments in a historic election year on the development of sustainability legislation and policy.