Climate change
If, as according to Ian Stewart, chief economist at Deloitte, CFO’s believe that climate transition will re-shape the business environment and more than two-thirds expect significant or wholesale change in their own business as a result of the move to net zero, what do CLOs or general counsel think?
Earlier in 2021 DAC Beachcroft and The In-House Lawyer posted the results of a survey to establish how Covid had changed boardroom priorities and how boards were dealing with the crisis. It found that boards had faced up to the unprecedented circumstances and that digital transformation and employee well-being were the highest on the agenda. Digital transformation had previously been a high priority, but employee well-being raced up the agenda charts – from a low starting point to nearly being level with digital transformation.