John White Moderates and Michael Arnold Speaks at the University of Delaware’s Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance 2025 ESG Program

On February 13, 2025, Cravath partner John W. White moderated and partner Michael L. Arnold spoke at a program hosted by the University of Delaware’s John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance entitled “From Boom to Backlash: Guiding Directors in a Shifting ESG Landscape.” The program explored how directors can fulfill their duties effectively amid a landscape of shifting expectations, including the importance of reliable data for ESG and other corporate disclosure, and also discussed how to ensure directors and investors receive useful information, how directors can reconcile ESG issues with their primary responsibilities of overseeing CEOs and shaping corporate strategy and where the line should be drawn between board oversight and managerial discretion on ESG topics.