Partner Lance Dial spoke with ESG Clarity about expected and enacted state legislation around environmental, social, and governance (ESG). Lance noted that some pre-filed legislation for 2023 state bills would prohibit discrimination against companies based on their ESG scores from third parties.
“This is not going away. I don’t think it’s going to end with a whimper,” Lance said. “We’ll see more of these (laws) up to a point where it creates a federal issue.”