Rising Tide of ESG: Primer for U.S. Corporate Issuers and Investors Webinar Series | Sessions 1, 2 and 3
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) continues to be a prominent issue facing corporate issuers and investors in the United States. In the fall of 2021, Dechert lawyers were joined by industry experts to discuss a broad range of trends and developments impacting the world of ESG in the three-part webinar series “Rising Tide of ESG.”
In this special Key Takeaways report, we highlight the most significant observations and discussions from each of the three panels.
Session One: Core Principles: ESG Five Ws
October 19, 2021
In the first of three sessions, panelists provided an overview of the most critical ESG-related topics in today’s market and discussed why ESG is increasingly important to U.S. corporate issuers as well as debt and equity investors, including PE sponsors, asset managers and public company shareholders.
Speakers:
Abbi Cohen, Partner, Dechert LLP
Stephen M. Leitzell, Partner, Dechert LLP
Marc Lindsay, Managing Partner and Director of Research, Sustainable Governance Partners
Ana Carolina Oliveira, Head of Sustainable Finance covering the Americas region, ING Capital LLC
Session Two: Greener Pastures: ESG in Debt and Equity Investing
November 2, 2021
In the second of three sessions, panelists focused on ESG matters in both equity and debt transactions. Specifically, the panelists discussed consideration of ESG at all stages of the equity investment process as well as the variety of debt financing frameworks that have emerged in the U.S. marketplace taking into account ESG related factors.
Speakers:
Sarah Gelb, Partner, Dechert LLP
Allison Gosselin, Director, Environmental, Social and Governance, Graham Partners
Christian A. Matarese, Partner, Dechert LLP
Tess Virmani, Associate General Counsel and Executive Vice President, Public Policy, LSTA
Naz Zilkha, Partner, Dechert LLP
Session Three: Practice Makes Progress: Improving Your ESG Profile
November 16, 2021
In the third of three sessions, panelists discussed how operating companies can improve their ESG profile, including in response to recent U.S. state and federal regulatory initiatives. Panelists considered these issues from the perspective of both private and public companies, including private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies.
Speakers:
Maayan Beeber, Associate Director, Sustainable Finance Solutions and ESG, Sustainalytics
Alex Gonzalez, Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Braven Environmental
Rick S. Horvath, Partner, Dechert LLP
Angelina X. Liang, Associate, Dechert LLP
Kate Macauley, Vice President, ESG - Private Equity Lead, Ares
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