The role of sustainability in corporate governance and reporting

Results of a Gleiss Lutz study

Firmly establishing ESG as a part of corporate governance and meeting the additional sustainability reporting requirements is challenging – both legally and organisationally. The regulatory environment is complex and evolving.

When advising our clients, we are increasingly asked how other companies approach these challenges: Is there a gold standard? What makes the most legal sense, andwhat is the most practical?

That is what prompted Gleiss Lutz to survey a representative group of listed and non-listed companies on this issue with the aim of establishing more transparency. The results of the anonymous survey are summarised in this study.

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