Sustainability Legal Pressure Points for Financial Services

Abstract

While the financial services sector continues to grapple with the post financial crisis legal and regulatory reforms and other legacy issues, there are a new set of expectations emerging. These relate to how the financial sector will interact with the financial and real economy on long term sustainability challenges. A new set of laws, regulations, and soft law standards are developing which financial institutions must come to grips with and begin to adopt into their internal governance structures and processes. These pressure points require forward thinking and proactive responses not only to manage compliance but also to take advantage of new business opportunities.