Environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of nonfinancial standards for business operations that investors and other key stakeholders are increasingly applying as part of their evaluation to identify material risks and growth opportunities. Prioritizing these objectives has become an essential commitment for businesses and other organizations. Thompson Hine’s comprehensive ESG team helps our clients achieve success in each of these areas as we partner with them to meet their evolving ESG goals and objectives.
Services
- Advising on supply chain management and circular economy strategies.
- Assisting with executive succession plans and crisis management.
- Designing data compliance programs and advising on mitigating damage if a breach occurs.
- Representing clients in various industries in supply chain contracts (both direct and indirect), vendor and customer agreements, distribution agreements, and SaaS and software license and development agreements.
- Advising on meeting greenhouse gas emissions goals and achieving LEED and other sustainability certifications, reducing waste generation, and increasing the use of low-emissions vehicles and technologies.
- Providing guidance on all matters affecting the employer-employee relationship, including regulatory compliance, traditional labor and union relations, immigration, OSHA and workers’ compensation.
- Representing employers in a broad range of litigation, including cases involving discrimination, harassment, FMLA, wage/hour and retaliation.
- Assisting in implementing board and committee policies related to ESG and ESG risk oversight, including board duties and processes, disclosures, committee charters, codes of conduct and ethics, and other corporate governance policies.
- Designing data compliance programs and advising on mitigating damage if a breach occurs.
- Assisting with ESG-related contractual commitments (supplier, vendor and otherwise).
- Assessing supply chains for compliance with conflict minerals regulations, including conducting due diligence on supply chain partners and identifying risk areas, and drafting conflicts minerals reports.
- Advising on internal and external communications addressing developing social issues.
- Helping companies identify and mitigate potential forced labor, modern slavery, trafficking and related risks in their supply chains and counseling them on building compliance and sustainability programs, preparing disclosures and preparing for supply chain audit.
