Michael Arnold Speaks at Westchester County Association’s 2023 Sustainable Business Conference
June 02, 2023
On June 1, 2023, Cravath partner Michael L. Arnold participated in “Profit & Purpose ’23,” Westchester County Association’s 2023 Sustainable Business Conference, which was presented in partnership with the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University in White Plains, NY. Michael spoke on a panel entitled “Mandatory Climate Risk and ESG Disclosure,” which reviewed pending SEC rules that will require companies to provide an accounting of their greenhouse gas emissions, climate‑related risks and risk management and other climate‑related disclosures, as well as other recent developments in voluntary and European ESG disclosure standards and what companies should be doing to respond to these developments.
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J.D., 2013, Columbia Law SchoolHarlan Fiske Stone Scholar
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