Sustainability & Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Advisory Practice
Sustainability & Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Advisory Practice
Business leaders face greater pressure to increase their organizations’ resilience while simultaneously addressing social issues of importance to stakeholders. Our advisory practice helps companies navigate the legal, business and political ramifications of developing and implementing ESG initiatives. We advise on matters such as stakeholder engagement, corporate governance, crisis management, corporate social responsibility, sustainability, diversity and inclusion, ethics and compliance.
Andrew Gordon and Madhuri Pavamani Discuss Fashion Sustainability Law in Women’s Wear Daily
May 19, 2022
Litigation partner Andrew Gordon and Sustainability & ESG Advisory Practice Director Madhuri Pavamani discuss how legislation pending in New York could impact the entire fashion industry in Women’s Wear Daily. In “The Outside View: New York’s Fashion Act Will Reshape Retail,” published on May 19, the authors discuss how the Fashion Sustainability and Social Accountability Act, if passed, could result in large fashion companies facing new environmental and social impact reporting obligations. Andrew and Madhuri also highlight how large retailers and manufacturers can prepare for compliance with the Fashion Act or the next new law seeking to promote sustainability.
“Should it pass, the Fashion Act will be an industry game-changer — requiring retailers and fashion companies to fundamentally rethink how they manage their businesses.”
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