Microsoft Word - D&O letter_final_19 May 2014 Companies

The letter warns BHP Billiton's leadership that funding climate denial and obstructing climate action may lead to personal civil or criminal litigation and impact Directors and Officers (D&O) liability insurance coverage.

• BHP Billiton is identified as one of the largest historic contributors to industrial greenhouse gas emissions, specifically CO2 and methane over the last 150 years.
• The authors argue that corporations responsible for the majority of global industrial emissions may have worked to obstruct climate change action and clean energy by funding climate denial and spreading false or misleading information regarding climate risks.
• Corporate influence aimed at obstructing climate action, combined with providing incomplete or misleading information about fossil fuel climate risks to insurers, shareholders, and regulators, could create personal risks for company directors and officers.
• The potential for future civil or criminal litigation resulting from these actions could have significant consequences for Directors and Officers (D&O) liability insurance coverage.

APA

Muffett, C., Brancaforte, S., & Smith, S. (2014). Microsoft Word - D&O letter_final_19 May 2014 Companies. Center for International Environmental Law. https://www.ciel.org/Publications/D&O_letter_Companies_19May2014.pdf

Chicago

Muffett, Carroll, Stephanie Brancaforte, and Sam Smith. Microsoft Word - D&O letter_final_19 May 2014 Companies. Center for International Environmental Law, 2014. https://www.ciel.org/Publications/D&O_letter_Companies_19May2014.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{muffett2014microsoft, author = {Muffett, Carroll and Brancaforte, Stephanie and Smith, Sam}, title = {{Microsoft Word - D\&O letter\_final\_19 May 2014 Companies}}, publisher = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2014}, month = may, url = {https://www.ciel.org/Publications/D&O_letter_Companies_19May2014.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }