Increasing Importance of Climate Change Risk - Facing Decarbonization Activism

Authors： Yoshinori Hirai
Magazine/Book：NIKKEI Risk Insight
Publisher：Nikkei Inc.
Practice： ESG and Sustainability Environmental Law Corporate Governance/Shareholders Meeting
Date of publication： July 31, 2024

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Impact of the Enactment of the German Act, "Act on Corporate Due Diligence in Supply Chains," on Japanese Companies
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[Companies Act] Implementation of Human Rights Due Diligence Based on the Government Guideline
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