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by Matthias Plötz 24 March 2023

Last month, Oxfam, Friends of the Earth and Notre Affaire à Tous served BNP Paribas with legal action in relation to the bank’s fossil fuel financing activities. The claimants allege a breach of France’s 2017 environmental vigilance laws, which include obligations to take ESG requirements into account as a matter of policy.

In a recent article, we explored the topic of ESG litigation, discussing possible claimants, which forms legal action could take and the mitigating measures GPs can look to.

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