Will directors be held liable for corporate greenwashing?

It is a challenging time to be a company director. Environmental, social and governance (ESG) litigation is on the rise, and directors are increasingly finding themselves the subject of these claims. The climate-related regulatory space is also developing fast, with directors responsible for ensuring their businesses comply with the myriad of new rules currently or soon likely to be in force.  The government's recently published Green Finance Strategy consolidates some of the new and planned rules and regulations relating to ESG and climate issues. A significant part of its vision for a ...