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Climate Change Liability: Comparing Risks for Directors in Jurisdictions of the Common and Civil Law
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Climate Change Liability: Comparing Risks for Directors in Jurisdictions of the Common and Civil Law

  • Weber, Rolf H. University of Zurich Law Faculty, and University of Zurich Research Priority Program on Financial Market Regulation, Zurich, Switzerland, rolf.weber@rwi.uzh.ch
  • Hösli, Andreas University of Zurich Law Faculty, and University of Zurich Research Priority Program on Financial Market Regulation, Zurich, Switzerland, andreas.hoesli@rwi.uzh.ch
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  • Climate Law. - Brill. - 2020, vol. 10, no. 2, p. 151-196
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
General Environmental Science
English Businesses are increasingly expected to consider the environmental and social impacts of their undertakings. In recent years, the focus has shifted to climate-change-related aspects of corporate behaviour. While climate change litigation against corporations continues to evolve globally, there is a growing debate with regard to directors’ duties: are directors expected to consider climate-change-related risks in their decision making? If yes, to what extent? The issue has received considerable attention from commentators in relation to common law jurisdictions, but so far it has been less discussed in relation to civil law countries. This article attempts to contribute to filling this gap by presenting a comparative analysis, with a main focus on claims based on corporate and securities law.
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  • English
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