ANALYSIS: New Year, New ESG-Related Litigation?

In recent years, investors and consumers have expanded the concept of “ESG”, and more change is on the horizon as the SEC is likely to ramp up disclosures on ESG topics this year.

Despite the current uncertainty surrounding the ESG landscape, policies and practices that impact ESG issues will continue to face legal challenges. ESG disclosure, environmental, and social topics appeared more frequently in federal court complaints in 2022 than in 2021—and 2023’s dockets are likely to include many of these core ESG topics.

Methodology

To determine how frequently environmental-, social-, governance-, and ESG disclosure-related issues are mentioned in federal ...