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Member and ESG Group Chair Frannie Reilly spoke at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s 2024 Nonprofit Institute virtual event. Her session, ESG & Ethics:  current ethical issues facing nonprofit organizations, discussed the ethical challenges affecting nonprofits in the Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) space and their relevance to various stakeholders.  Key concepts discussed included:

1. Environmental:  divestment of investment funds, incorporation of environmental components in any building and/or renovations
2. Social: conflicts of interest, acceptance of certain donor funds, employee compensation
3. Governance: policies, diversity on boards, recording keeping, reporting on IRS Form 990

Martha “Frannie” Reilly is co-chair of the firm’s public finance and government services group and chair of the firm’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) group. Serving clients from Devon, she advises businesses of all sizes on the development and implementation of corporate policies, best practices and corporate governance and counsels clients on the use of ESG Bonds and Green Bonds to further their sustainability plans. She can be reached at freilly@mcneeslaw.com or 484-329-8036.