Agenda Week | Investors’ Bite to Match Bark on ESG

Alston & Bird has created an Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Advisory Group to assist boards of directors and managers of public companies in understanding the evolving ESG landscape, including the growing prominence of ESG investing, environmental, and social risk and compliance.

The call from investors for lenders and borrowers to embrace environment, social, and governance (ESG) is too loud to ignore. Our Finance and Financial Restructuring & Reorganization Groups explore why a marriage of the NPL and ESG markets is the perfect union to take advantage of a rich vein of opportunity for savvy investors.

Andrew Petersen is quoted on the growing priority of environmental, social, and governance initiatives.

It took 13 years to print the first $1 trillion of sustainable bonds; it took just one more to double it. Our Finance and Financial Services & Products Groups examine the emerging trend of collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) focusing on environment, social, and governance (ESG) issues, as well as current ESG trends and considerations for those seeking to bring ESG CLOs to the market.

Our Oil & Gas Team evaluates the state of the industry so far in 2021, how far it’s come since the pandemic-influenced 2020, and where it’s going the remainder of the year.