Citing Biden’s EJ Goals, Lawyers Urge Companies To Weigh ESG Efforts

Companies should take steps to elevate their environmental, social and governance (ESG) efforts for promoting sustainability in line with President Joe Biden’s executive orders (EOs) and other actions to promote environmental justice (EJ), according to Crowell & Moring lawyers who say the Biden administration is likely to use EPA policies to boost both ESG and EJ. The lawyers -- Paul Freeman, Eryn Howington and Ellie Dawson -- along with Patricia Spitzley of the RACER trust, which focuses on revitalizing old...