On March 21, 2023 the Oklahoma House of Representatives passed House Bill 2547, which claims to be “designed to continue protections of state pension funds from strategies that would be harmful to the state’s energy...more
Between February 23 and March 3, three leading global financial institutions announced updated environmentally linked targets aimed at reducing by 2030 their financed emissions in carbon intensive sectors, including oil &...more
3/21/2023
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Climate Action Plan ,
Climate Change ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Deutsche Bank ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Financing ,
HSBC
Last month, Singapore’s Green Finance Industry Taskforce (GFIT) launched the final consultation period to finalize its Green and Transition Taxonomy (the “Taxonomy”). This is Singapore’s third public consultation on the...more
3/16/2023
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Climate Action Plan ,
Climate Change ,
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Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Green Finance ,
Net Zero ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Singapore ,
Sustainable Finance ,
Taxonomy
On March 3, 2023 the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced its Compensation Incentives and Clawbacks pilot program (the “Program”), which will become effective March 15, 2023. Consistent with Deputy Attorney General Lisa...more
On February 17, 2023, the European Commission granted approval for the Spanish and German governments to subsidize the construction of two renewable hydrogen-powered steel production facilities for Europe’s largest...more
3/3/2023
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Climate Action Plan ,
Climate Change ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Foreign Subsidies ,
Germany ,
Infrastructure ,
Spain ,
State Aid ,
Steel Industry ,
Sustainable Business Practices
Just days after the Texas Senate questioned a global asset manager—among other major financial investment firms—about its ESG-related investing policies, its chief executive said in an interview for the Financial Times that...more
The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), a UN-supported network of investors, has announced the publication of its 2023 Reporting Framework along with an update on accountability. This development, according to the...more
Moody’s published its 2023 Outlook – Macroeconomic challenges to exacerbate ESG credit risks on January 9, 2023, laying out various macroeconomic challenges it expects as a result of climate-related and other issues. Among...more
In a recent valedictory press interview, the Secretary-General of the Financial Stability Board (FSB), Dietrich Domanski, posited that attempts to convince banks to combat climate change will be insufficient without financial...more
1/10/2023
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Carbon Taxes ,
Climate Action Plan ,
Climate Change ,
Corporate Governance ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Stability Board ,
FSB ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight