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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Sustainability/ESG Policy and Regulatory Update

Key topics in Akin’s July 2024 Sustainability/ESG Policy and Regulatory Update include: Updated Assessment of SFDR by EU Regulators: The European Supervisory Authorities have proposed changes to the Sustainable Finance...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

The Road to Net Zero: Core Principles to Prevent Greenwashing

“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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Insights Special Edition: Women’s History Month

Celebrating Women’s History Month, we present a special edition of our quarterly Insights publication, highlighting the talent and insights of women at Skadden. The issue spotlights their authorship on such topics as the...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

ESG Guidepost | Issue 12

Katten ESG Guidepost is a monthly publication highlighting the latest news, legal and regulatory developments involving environmental, social and governance matters....more

Jones Day

The Climate Report | First Quarter 2024

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted much anticipated climate-related disclosure rules....more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

UK Financial Insights from Katten | Issue 8

UK Financial Insights from Katten is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds in the UK and Europe....more

Goodwin

Horizon Scan for Private Investment Funds: Key Recent and Expected funds, Regulatory and Tax Developments to look out for -...

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Welcome to the first edition of our Horizon Scan for 2024: key recent and expected funds, regulatory and tax developments to look out for. As before, we focus on the most important developments and changes that we expect to...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

ESG Guidepost | Issue 7

Katten ESG Guidepost is a monthly publication highlighting the latest news, legal and regulatory developments involving environmental, social and governance matters....more

StoneTurn

ESG is a Four Act Play and Intermission is About to End

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As socially responsible investing has gone mainstream, regulators in Europe and the United States have stepped in and are now formalizing rules around disclosures pertaining to Environment, Social and Governance (“ESG”)...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update, September 2023

California Legislature Passes Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act - Earlier this month, the California legislature approved SB 253, the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB 253). Starting in 2026, “reporting...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

UK Sustainability Disclosure Requirements – A Recap

The UK’s financial services regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has delayed the release of its policy statement setting out the final rules of the Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDRs), leaving asset...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take | Issue 18

Katten's Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds....more

Hogan Lovells

ESG Market Alert – September 2023

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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: Creation of UK Sustainability Disclosure Standards SEC subpoenas fund managers over ESG...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Informed Board - Summer 2023

Short sellers make their money by publishing information that attacks a company in order to drive down its share price. How can a company prepare? And what should it not do in the face of a short attack? We offer some tips in...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update, July 2023

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Completes the Launch of Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Opportunities - On July 14, 2023, the EPA announced two notice of funding opportunities for up to $20 billion. Up to $14 billion...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Introducing a ‘SOX-Lite’ Regime in the UK: Learning From Experience in the US

Nearly two decades after the enactment of SOX, which was precipitated by several high-profile corporate and accounting scandals in the US during the late 1990s and early 2000s, UK and European regulators are grappling with a...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Greenwashing: Navigating the Risk

The risk of an accusation of “greenwashing” is now an important concern for many companies. Greenwashing is an ill-defined concept but, nevertheless, is increasingly a source of litigation and regulatory scrutiny – with more...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Insights – June 2023

This edition of Skadden’s quarterly Insights looks at the latest trends in shareholder activism, the scrutiny companies are facing over their ESG disclosures and employment considerations for using AI in the workplace, among...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Katten Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take | Issue 15

Four Key Considerations Since SEC Amended Form PF - In early May, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a final rule amending Form PF, the confidential reporting form for certain SEC-registered investment...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take | Issue 14

Daniel Davis Shares Views on Digital Asset Regulation During House Subcommittee Hearing - In testimony before the US House of Representatives Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development, Daniel...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

The Partisan Climate on Capitol Hill over ESG

This past month saw a potential new era ushered in across the pond regarding corporate funding of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) programs. In the UK, an environmental law firm filed a lawsuit against 11 members...more

Goodwin

Horizon Scan for Private Investment Funds: Key Recent and Expected Funds, Regulatory and Tax Developments to Look Out For

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Welcome to our January 2023 Horizon Scan, where we focus on some of the principal recent and expected developments and changes that we expect to be of interest to those in the non-listed funds sector. We have grouped the...more

J.S. Held

Crosscurrents: Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) & ESG Reporting in Europe

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In mid-November 2022, the European Parliament adopted the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), a major expansion of the 2014 Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD). The new rules will quadruple the number of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Supreme Court Term May Upend Precedent, Push Back Regulation

The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 term opened in October with another docket that is teeming with controversial issues, ranging from affirmative action in college admissions and third-party liability for social media posts to...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take | Issue 9

New DOL Rule Enables Consideration of ESG Factors in Investing, Plus the SEC Continues its ESG Enforcement Push in the Absence of Final SEC Rules - On November 22, the US Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule...more

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