Transactions and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) (LAWS 4504)

Law · Boston College

This course will focus on the fundamentals of lawyers transactional practice (i.e., doing deals both corporate and real estate) and strategies to assess and manage emerging environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks and opportunities in transactions. The course will address how to evaluate longer term value creation in transactions incorporating ESG considerations, including assessing impacts to the acquiring company relative to sustainability goals, including climate neutrality or net zero ambitions, circularity, and ESG expectations of other stakeholders. ESG risk mitigation strategi

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