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10/15/2024
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Corporate Governance ,
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Geopolitical Risks ,
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Sustainability ,
Technology Sector
Welcome to the latest edition of our monthly ESG Insights providing you with a summary of the key developments from around the world.
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IFRS Foundation releases jurisdictional adoption guide for ISSB Standards-
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7/5/2024
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Business Strategies ,
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Data Protection ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Energy Sector ,
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UK
On March 21, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed expansive and controversial climate disclosure rules. Two years and 24,000 comment letters later, on March 6, 2024, the SEC voted 3-2 to adopt its...more
3/13/2024
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Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Final Rules ,
Form 10-Q ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Materiality ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation S-K ,
Regulation S-X ,
Rule 10b-5 ,
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Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Regulation ,
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)
On March 21, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed sweeping new climate-related disclosure requirements for publicly reporting companies. Coming in at 510 pages, the proposed rules are nearly as...more
3/29/2022
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Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Proposed Rules ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Rule 10b-5 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)
Green bonds are hot. According to the Climate Bonds Initiative, global green bond issuances in 2019 exceeded $150 billion USD through August and forecasts have increased to $250 billion USD for the year. If these forecasts...more
On August 20, 2018, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to Rule 15c2-12 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These amendments require additional disclosure related to the material...more