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Impacts of climate litigation on firm value

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2024
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Sato, M., Gostlow, G., Higham, C., Setzer, J., & Venmans, F. (2024). Impacts of climate litigation on firm value. Nature Sustainability, 7(11), 1461–1468. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-024-01455-y

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Communities and individuals are turning to courts to hold governments and high-emitting firms to account for the adverse consequences of climate change. Such litigation is part of a broader trend in which stakeholders are increasingly scrutinizing firms for their sustainability practices. For firms, rising climate litigation risk may exacerbate wider sustainability risks. Here we construct a comprehensive database of filings and decisions relating to 108 climate lawsuits against US- and European-listed firms between 2005 and 2021. We

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  • Sato, Misato
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  • Gostlow, Glen
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  • Higham, Catherine
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  • Setzer, Joana
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  • Venmans, Frank
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7

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11

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1461

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1468

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English

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2024-11-19

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2025-01-10

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2398-9629

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Sato, M., Gostlow, G., Higham, C., Setzer, J., & Venmans, F. (2024). Impacts of climate litigation on firm value. Nature Sustainability, 7(11), 1461–1468. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-024-01455-y

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