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The New SEC Climate Disclosure Rule Will Drive Risk Mitigation and Value Creation

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) finalized its climate change disclosure rule on March 6, 2024, reducing the final disclosure obligations from the initial proposal after thousands of comments...more

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ESG and Sustainable Finance

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Sustainable finance is the practice of redirecting public and private capital towards investments that support ESG goals and outcomes. The market dynamics of sustainable finance are driven by the need for enormous investments...more

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ESG Market Alert – September 2022

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In this alert, we provide a round-up of the latest developments in ESG for UK corporates. In this month’s ESG Market Alert, we cover: The Hogan Lovells Navigating Deep Waters survey’s findings that the majority of companies...more

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So, What Is Sustainable Investing Anyway?

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Sustainable investing is a big and growing business. It is also widely misunderstood. Many of the predominant investment tools used to assess public company environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices have been...more

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SEC Issues Landmark Climate-Related Disclosure Proposal

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued proposed rule amendments requiring climate disclosures by public companies. The SEC’s new climate disclosure rule will require all companies to report Scope 1 and Scope 2...more

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One More Step towards Sustainable Finance in the European Union

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On 9 December 2021, the European Commission’s (“Commission”) EU Taxonomy Climate Change Delegated Act (“DA”) was published in the Official Journal of the EU after being approved by the European Council. It will enter into...more

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TCFD Releases New Guidance on Climate-Related Metrics, Targets, and Transition Plans

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The guidance offers clarification on key aspects of the TCFD’s recommendations on climate reporting. On 14 October 2021, the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) released a new guidance document on...more

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Roadmap to Sustainable Investing: UK Government proposals for a green finance rulebook - with an industry call to action to help...

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Building on its ambition to develop the UK as an international centre for green finance, as first set out in its 2019 Green Finance Strategy, the Government has published its Roadmap to Sustainable Investing. There are four...more

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London Stock Exchange guide to climate reporting

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Building on the work of the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), the London Stock Exchange has created a practical guide to help listed and AIM companies effectively disclose and communicate their...more

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ESG in 2021 So Far: An Update

The rapidly growing focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters that marked 2020 continued to shape events for companies operating or based in the U.K. and Europe in 2021. Discussions of ESG are occurring at...more

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ESG Disclosures, Congress, and the SEC

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The push on environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) disclosures has increased in the past several years, with these disclosures becoming a particular focus of the Biden Administration, the Securities and Exchange...more

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Climate (and ESG) Risk: The Growing Focus on Board Accountability

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Board members are expected to have adequate knowledge and understanding of climate-related and ESG risks. Legislators and regulators around the world have long recognised that one of the most effective ways to drive change is...more

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ESG Disclosures: Guiding Principles and Best Practices for Investment Managers

Whether preparing or reviewing Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) disclosures for compliance with regulatory requirements in the EU, the United Kingdom (UK) or the United States (US), or for alignment with ESG best...more

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UK Delays Decision on Adopting EU Sustainable Finance Taxonomy

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The delay may complicate the regulatory landscape for sustainable finance as the EU moves toward a standardized classification system.  The UK government (government) has delayed a decision on whether it will adopt the...more

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Sustainable Finance and Climate Change Risk in Financial Services - March 2020

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Financial services regulators have been particularly vocal in the last 12 months, specifically about the impact on the financial services sector as the world experiences, and attempts to respond to, climate change. Mark...more

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Corporate Finance in Times of Climate Change – warum Finanzierungen immer „grüner“ werden oder auch (noch) nicht

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Das gesteigerte gesellschaftliche Bewusstsein gegenüber einer nachhaltigeren Lebensweise macht auch vor der Finanzwelt keinen Halt. Green Bonds & Co. gelten schon lange nicht mehr als esoterische Finanzprodukte sondern bieten...more

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