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Corporate Social Responsibility refers to a business model that incorporates self-regulation mechanisms and aims to ensure better corporate compliance with ethical standards and international norms. Some businesses approach the concept of corporate social responsibility more generally and define it as efforts to limit businesses' negative environmental and social impacts. less -

The Road to Net Zero: Core Principles to Prevent Greenwashing

American Conference Institute (ACI) on 7/18/2024

“Net zero” is a topic as hot as the climate these days. With so much regulatory attention being placed on it, companies that do not communicate their net zero efforts appropriately or, worse, intentionally make false and...more

Taxonomies – why the world needs harmonisation but not uniformity

A&O Shearman on 3/7/2024

Taxonomies will play a critical role in channelling investment towards sustainable activities. But while alignment between frameworks is critical , a one-size-fits-all approach can never be effective....more

10 lessons in sustainability regulation

A&O Shearman on 3/7/2024

Creating an effective regulatory framework will be critical to deliver Net Zero. But does that mean more – or less – regulation? From trade agreements to taxonomies, carbon adjustment mechanisms to corporate sustainability...more

Court Declares Austrian Airlines Liable for Greenwashing

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 11/28/2023

An Austrian regional court found Austrian Airlines AG (AUA), a subsidiary of German airline Lufthansa, liable for greenwashing for advertisements offering carbon-neutral flights that used 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF),...more

Republican AGs Probe Insurers’ Participation in Industry Climate Groups

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 5/26/2023

On May 15, 2023, twenty-three Republican state attorneys general (AGs) sent a letter to members of the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA) expressing “serious concerns” about whether the NZIA’s requirements comply with federal...more

MPs Call on the UK Government to Accelerate ESG Efforts

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 5/10/2023

On April 25, the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group on ESG (APPG) published a report on environmental, social and governance issues. All-Party Parliamentary Groups are informal groups of Members of the House of Commons and...more

Investor Group Launches Plan to Boost Corporate Climate Engagement

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 5/5/2023

The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC), a European membership body for investor collaboration on climate change, announced the launch of its Net Zero Engagement Initiative (NZEI). A primary goal of the...more

Decarbonisation disputes: the evolving frontier of climate-related risk

A&O Shearman on 4/20/2023

The Net Zero transition will not be smooth. The scale of the investment required and the appetite and ability of countries to implement new policy – both now and in the years to come – will cause unprecedented disruption and...more

Fed announces climate scenario exercises

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 1/20/2023

On January 17, the Federal Reserve Board provided additional details regarding its upcoming pilot climate scenario analysis exercise and the information on risk management practices that will be gathered from the program. ...more

Australian Securities and Investments Commission Levies Another Greenwashing Fine

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 1/13/2023

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) appears to be making up for lost time as it imposed another greenwashing-related penalty, this time against Black Mountain Energy, an upstream oil and gas company,...more

Are you ready for ESG as a critical business imperative?

StoneTurn on 10/14/2022

ESG – environmental, social and governance factors – has become a major focus for organisations which are under growing pressure to demonstrate they are doing the right thing and executing their commitments to sustainable...more

A Deeper Look at the Global Framework Principles for Decarbonizing Heavy Industry

A&O Shearman on 6/28/2022

During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, many corporations, governments and non-governmental organizations began formulating their post-pandemic sustainability-focused economic recovery plans, eager to capitalize on the...more

Recap of the First in Our Luminary Discussion Series: Christine Uri on Environmental, Social, and Governance Programs

Hanzo on 5/20/2022

The legal department’s role is ever-expanding in both scope and complexity. New responsibilities lead to new questions, leaving room for uncertainty. That’s why the team at Hanzo decided to launch the luminary series,...more

“Climate Risk Is Investment Risk”: The Asset Management Industry Confronts The Challenges and Opportunities Presented By Climate...

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 2/2/2022

Introduction - The asset management industry has been sounding the alarm for some time about the risks and opportunities posed by climate change. While private equity giant, Carlyle, is the most recent financial institution...more

US Department of Labor Puts ESG Investing on Ice

Latham & Watkins LLP on 11/10/2020

In its finalized rule amending ERISA, the DOL makes financial factors paramount in a fiduciary’s responsibility to investors. On October 30, 2020, the US Department of Labor (DOL) published Financial Factors in Selecting...more

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