A Brief Legal Opinion: Minimum Benchmarks for Reporting of Companies on (Climate) Risks under European Law
An Analysis Of Italien, French And German Law
Published on 22. March 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
50 pages
978-3-939846-32-1 (ISBN)
Description
The European Union has set clear standards for company reporting since the 1970s for
the benefit of shareholders and investors alike. The aim of this study is to analyse the
complex obligations that exist to report on climate change and oil price risks, in particular
for automobile companies. Given that the listed European companies are concentrated in
Germany, Italy and France, the analysis focuses on European Community (EC) law and
the domestic law in those Member States.
the benefit of shareholders and investors alike. The aim of this study is to analyse the
complex obligations that exist to report on climate change and oil price risks, in particular
for automobile companies. Given that the listed European companies are concentrated in
Germany, Italy and France, the analysis focuses on European Community (EC) law and
the domestic law in those Member States.