The panel will examine how evolving ESG regulation is reshaping corporate strategy by pushing sustainability due diligence beyond a mere compliance-driven exercise. Set against a rapidly changing regulatory landscape – including supply-chain due diligence obligations, climate transition requirements, and enhanced sustainability disclosures – the discussion will explore how companies, investors, and financial institutions are reassessing ESG risks across complex global supply chains.

The aim is to focus on the management of the most significant risks emerging in the market, such as human rights and environmental impacts across value chains, carbon and trade-related exposure, greenwashing, and the increasing interaction between regulatory enforcement, civil liability, and financial performance. The discussion will highlight how robust ESG due diligence and governance frameworks can mitigate legal and financial risk while also strengthening resilience, access to capital, and competitive positioning.