From a terrorist attack to an oil well blowout to a serious workplace accident, threats to a company’s financial viability come in many guises. Directors and officers have a fiduciary duty to anticipate problems, assess risks, devise an appropriate response strategy, and implement safeguards. Miscalculating the risks or ignoring a potential threat altogether simply fuels future litigation. And sometimes those legal challenges come from an unexpected quarter — a company’s own shareholders.

 

So just how much environmental “hot water” might directors and officers of your corporation find themselves in? This is not a rhetorical question. The answer has real implications for you, your company, and those in charge at the highest ranks.

 

In the rapidly evolving world of environmental case and statute law, it’s prudent to have a solid grasp of regulatory provisions on both sides of the border.

 

From ozone layer holes to mutating viruses to radon gas, we are all aware what you can’t see can definitely hurt you. Ultra-small nanoparticles could be the foundation of the next industrial revolution, ushering in a new Star Trek age of molecular manipulation. But if left unregulated and unchecked, these substances could prove to be our generation’s next environmental disaster.