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Thompson Hine LLP, a full-service business law firm with approximately 400 lawyers in 8 offices, was ranked number 1 in the category “Most innovative North American law firms: New working models” by The Financial Times and was 1 of 7 firms shortlisted for The American Lawyer’s inaugural Legal Services Innovation Award. The firm has been recognized by the National Law Journal as a Legal Technology Trailblazer and featured by Bloomberg for its innovative service delivery models, which drive accuracy and predictability. The firm’s commitment to innovation is embodied in Thompson Hine SmartPaTHTM – a smarter way to work – predictable, efficient and aligned with client goals. For more information, please visit ThompsonHine.com and ThompsonHine.com/SmartPaTH.

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Corporate survey reveals a struggle by businesses to achieve greater certainty in what is still an extremely uncertain environment

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One year after its <a href="https://admin.thompsonhine.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/An_ESG_Snapshot.pdf">inaugural survey</a> tracking companies’ ESG programs, priorities and progress, <a href="https://www.thompsonhine.com/">Thompson Hine LLP</a> has released a new report, <a href="https://admin.thompsonhine.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/ESG_An_Intensifying_Focus_2022.pdf">“ESG: An Intensifying Focus</a>,” which takes a deeper dive into the ESG areas and protocols that are both actionable and imminently on the minds of companies’ management teams. The report also offers valuable benchmarking and analysis in a space that seems to shift daily.

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“Over the past year, regulatory activity has increased almost exponentially, with much of it having been fast-tracked,” said Thompson Hine partner <a href="https://www.thompsonhine.com/professionals/jurgita-ashley/">Jurgita Ashley</a>, co-chair of the firm’s ESG Collaborative. “The SEC’s proposed rule on climate disclosures has created a particular buzz among businesses, inspiring thousands of comments to the SEC, and you are seeing progressing international frameworks as well.”

Here are just a few of the numerous corporate ESG trends the report explores:

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“This year’s survey confirms that companies are working hard to achieve greater certainty around their ESG focus while aligning their ESG targets to their company’s values,” said partner and ESG Collaborative co-chair <a href="https://www.thompsonhine.com/professionals/heidi-b-friedman/">Heidi Friedman</a>. “The consequences of getting it wrong are simply too great. So, as ESG continues to evolve, companies are, by necessity, devoting additional staff, dollars and programs to setting, meeting and disclosing their ESG priorities and efforts.”

Thompson Hine is committed to staying on top of significant business trends and continuously innovating to meet clients’ evolving needs.

The firm’s <a href="https://www.thompsonhine.com/services/esg-collaborative/">ESG Collaborative</a> is a multidisciplinary team of lawyers with practical legal and business knowledge to help clients develop, implement and fine-tune ESG strategies. The group uses proprietary SmartPaTHTM tools, significant investments in technology and strategies such as legal project management, flexible staffing and value-based pricing to help clients achieve their objectives while providing enhanced value and predictability.

New Thompson Hine Report Examines Intensifying Corporate Focus on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Initiatives

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