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Reporting Requirements Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Oversight of climate disclosures: SEC stay doesn’t mean stop

Despite the sense of relief that many companies initially felt with the SEC’s stay of its climate disclosure rules, the pause is unlikely to temper the forces demanding climate disclosures by other means. In the latest paper...more

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California’s New Climate Disclosure and GHG-Related Claims Laws

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On October 7, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a trio of climate-related bills that will impact what companies doing business in California must (or can) say about their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the...more

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Australian Government Releases Draft Climate Disclosure Laws

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The Situation: The Australian government has released its widely anticipated exposure draft legislation for the introduction of Australia's national mandatory climate-related financial disclosures regime....more

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California Passes New ESG Disclosure Laws Ahead of SEC, Triggering Increased Regulatory and Litigation Risk for Companies Doing...

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On October 7, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 253 into law, which imposes climate-related disclosure requirements for companies with revenues over $1 billion annually that do business in California. On the same...more

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Corporate Briefing - November 2023

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Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about. In this month’s issue, we discuss...more

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California’s Climate Accountability Package: What You Need To Know

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California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed into law two core bills of the state's “Climate Accountability Package, Senate Bill 253 (SB 253) and Senate Bill 261 (SB 261). As they currently stand, these laws impose...more

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Public Company Watch: October 2023

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In the October edition of our Public Company Watch, we cover key issues impacting public companies, including the SEC adopting rules modernizing beneficial ownership reporting and short sale reporting, and issuing new C&DIs...more

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California – First State to Enact Climate Reporting Legislation

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On October 7, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law two expansive climate disclosure bills (SB 253 and SB 261), making California the first state in the U.S. to impose requirements on greenhouse gas (“GHG”)...more

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California’s Bold Move on Climate Disclosures

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As public companies anticipate the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) final climate disclosure rules, which are expected to be released sometime fourth quarter of 2023, California has beaten the federal government...more

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Climate Change Reporting: The Basic Requirements under the SEC’s Proposed Rule

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On March 21, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the “Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosure for Investors” (Proposed Rule). Per the SEC’s...more

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Buckle Up for the SEC's Mandatory Climate Change Reporting Ride

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On March 21, 2022, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") proposed rules governing the "Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors." ...more

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The SEC's Proposed Climate-Risk Disclosure Rule – What You Need to Know Now

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Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its much-anticipated and ground-breaking proposed rule for the disclosure of climate-related risks. “The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related...more

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Corporate Failings On Climate Change Reporting Revealed

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Over the past four years in the United States, there has been an increasing disconnect between public and private action on climate. The current administration de-prioritized (and many believe sabotaged) any efforts to...more

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