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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

UK Financial Regulator Publishes Guidance on New Anti-Greenwashing Rule

Greenwashing remains at the top of enforcement agendas in 2024. Marketing products and services as “green” and “sustainable” is a common practice and seen as an important way to attract the attention of environmentally...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Taskforce on Nature-Related Disclosures Publishes Final Recommendations

On September 18, 2023, following a two-year development process, the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) published its final recommendations (the Recommendations) to help market participants with...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Report Makes Recommendations for Financial Institutions to Advance Climate-Action Initiatives

In a report published in June 2023, the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI) claims that many financial institutions’ climate strategies are not currently aligned with global climate goals under the Paris...more

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House Committee Chair Announces Probe into Bank ESG Practices

Attacks on “ESG investing” in the U.S. continues to intensify as additional Republican lawmakers take aim at financial institutions’ alleged “ESG agenda.” Citing an effort to “promote the depoliticization of our capital...more

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NYC Comptroller and Pension Funds Advocate for Banks to Establish Interim Absolute GhG Emissions Targets

On January 2, the New York City (NYC) Comptroller, Brad Lander, the NYC Employees’ Retirement System, the NYC Teachers’ Retirement System, and the NYC Board of Education Retirement System, announced that they had submitted...more

J.S. Held

Crosscurrents: J.S. Held’s Environmental, Social & Governance Observations (ESG Issues at the State Level)

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Right now, one big question for companies is, “How do you balance the demands of investors and consumers against the political backdrop both nationally and at the state level?”...more

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Banking Groups Protest Against Expected ESG Regulations

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We’ve provided insights previously about increased regulatory and litigation activity related to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) disclosures by companies to current and prospective investors. For those not yet...more

Jones Day

2021 Transactional Year in Review and 2022 Forecast - The ESG Surge Continues: Focus on Europe

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The focus on ESG across the business spectrum ramped up over the course of 2021, surpassing several milestones along the way and resulting in a surge of regulatory changes and new initiatives by the end of the year....more

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"Caging the Green Swan"—A Global Take on ESG Risk Management

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Intensifying demands from regulators, investors, and the public for attention to environmental, social, and governance ("ESG") considerations presents a key challenge for risk managers, particularly those in the financial...more

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EBA Consults on Prudential Disclosures on ESG Risks

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The EBA consultation paper calls for the implementation of a Green Asset Ratio to measure banks’ sustainability performance. Regulators and sustainability-conscious investors increasingly expect banking institutions in...more

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