The SEC has finalized its long-awaited climate-related disclosure rules. The final rules are consistent with what we believe institutional investors were looking for with respect to climate-related risk oversight and have...more
On October 7, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the most comprehensive corporate climate disclosure laws in the United States to date. The three new laws—Senate Bill 253 (SB 253), Senate Bill 261 (SB 261), and...more
ESG-related shareholder proposals featured prominently in the most recent proxy season, with nearly 40% of large-cap public companies facing a shareholder vote on ESG topics in the last six months. We reviewed ESG-related...more
On March 21, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued long-awaited proposed rules (“Proposed Rules”) that would require specific new types of climate change disclosures. The purpose of the Proposed Rules is to...more