UK-based legal firm Peters & Peters has launched the ‘ESG Enforcement Tracker’ to monitor key developments in criminal and regulatory ESG enforcement. Unlike other resources that primarily focus on civil ESG litigation, the tracker highlights significant criminal and regulatory actions across prominent jurisdictions, including the UK, US, Canada, Australia, France, Germany, and Italy.
Since the 2015 Paris Agreement, business accountability for environmental sustainability and social responsibility—collectively known as environmental, social, and governance (ESG)—has taken on new urgency. While ESG has been a recognised concept for nearly a decade, there is an emerging trend of “ESG civil litigation” and “ESG criminal enforcement,” with regulatory bodies increasingly seeking to hold companies and individuals accountable for ESG failures. This has been the reason behind the firm launching the tracker.
The tracker consolidates notable cases, illustrating the varied approaches that regulators and law enforcement agencies take towards ESG enforcement. It offers users insights into emerging enforcement trends and issues, key cases in their area, and regulatory and criminal action being taken, along with an option to subscribe to bi-monthly updates on new cases and expert legal commentary from the Peters & Peters team.
