ESG – What Does Your Business Need From In-House Counsel?

This webinar is part of our In-House Lawyers 2025 programme of events. To find out more about the other sessions in this series, click here.

Are you ready to address Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) and what it means for your business? Welcome to the first instalment of Freeths’ 2025 ESG series, where we explore the important role in-house counsel play in crafting and supporting their business's ESG initiatives, including robust net zero goals. This session promises to equip you with the knowledge to meet the rising expectations of in-house legal teams in driving ESG strategies and ensuring compliance.

Key topics will include:

• Grasping the expectations businesses have for legal input on ESG and net zero strategies
• Identifying the top ESG themes for 2025 and anticipating where businesses are heading by 2026
• Analysing a greenwashing case study featuring the increasingly influential regulator
• Exploring an insightful case study on the pivotal role of accurate and meaningful data collection, and the valuable lessons learned at Freeths

Who Should Attend?

This session is ideal for in-house lawyers and business leaders, including General Counsel, Chief Legal Officers, Associate/Assistant and Deputy General Counsel, Senior Corporate/Legal Counsel, Legal-affairs Directors, Heads of Legal Operations, general management and sustainability officers.

Why Attend?

Stay ahead of ESG trends, ensure your business meets its obligations, and understand how you can drive value as an in-house lawyer in this critical area.