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Environment and climate change trends to watch in 2021: Increasing focus on ESG in the mining sector

By Alex MacWilliam

April 2, 2021

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are now at the forefront of corporate thinking, as a source of both risk and opportunity. Several factors are driving this change – including stakeholder activism, consumer choice, ESG-related litigation, and new legislation on ESG related issues, much of which has extra-territorial reach. Stakeholders, including shareholders, employees, contractors, consumers, communities and supply chains are effectively influencing corporate behaviour.

Read the latest article in our Dentons’ Pick of Canadian Regulatory Trends to Watch in 2021 series here.

This piece was originally published on dentons.com

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About Alex MacWilliam

Alex is Canada lead for the global Environment and Natural Resources group and the global Climate Change Strategies practice group. He regularly advises Canadian and international clients on all legal issues relating to the environment. These include regulatory approvals, compliance, contaminated land, climate change, transportation of dangerous goods, dealing with regulatory agencies, responses to government policies and the development of internal environmental practices and systems. In 2015, Alex was appointed by the Government of Alberta to be the Chair of the Environmental Appeals Board.

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