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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... more +
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 -
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Doing Business in Kenya

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In World Law Group's Doing Business In Guide, member firms around the globe share how to successfully do business in their countries, key investment sectors, and what business opportunities are hot in the market right now. In...more

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The SEC Finally Adopts Climate Change Disclosure Rules: Making Sense of 800+ Pages

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After almost two years following its proposed rules, on March 6, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules to require public companies to disclose certain climate-related information in...more

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2024 Insights: ESG

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The Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Opinion Continues To Spawn Challenges to DEI Programs - Businesses can expect continued challenges to DEI programs, as emboldened opponents to these programs seek to expand the reach...more

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Change is in the Air: Everything You Need to Know About California’s Sweeping New Climate Disclosure Laws

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On October 7, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law two sweeping climate disclosure bills, Senate Bill 253 (“SB 253”), the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act, and Senate Bill 261 (“SB 261”), the...more

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3 Best Practices for Maintaining Global Compliance

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The abundance of legislative changes and enforcement may be overwhelming – but they also offer an opportunity for senior leadership, especially those in risk and compliance, to uplevel compliance programs. Several new...more

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Companies Face Increasing Scrutiny Over Their ESG Disclosures — Including by ESG Critics

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Key Points As public interest and scrutiny into environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues continue to rise, companies face an ever-evolving landscape relating to their ESG disclosures. The Securities and Exchange...more

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Greenhouse Gas Disclosure Mandates Advance in California Legislature; SEC Remains Silent

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Two bills that would require climate-related disclosures from specified companies doing business in California advanced in the Legislature this week. SB 253 (Wiener) and SB 261 (Stern) passed the Senate Judiciary Committee...more

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Survey: Companies Preparing to Comply with SEC’s Proposed Climate Disclosure Rule Even Though Not Final

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According to a new survey, most large companies are preparing to comply with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) proposed climate disclosure rule even though it is not final, but many business leaders are concerned...more

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Canada Releases New Climate-Focused Guideline for Banks and Insurers

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On March 7, 2023, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (“OSFI”), the Canadian government agency responsible for supervising federally-regulated financial institutions (“FRFI”) and insurance companies,...more

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State Legislative Developments: Florida Goes One Way – Arizona, Indiana, North Dakota and Wyoming Go The Other

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On February 13, 2023, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) announced his support for what his office described as “comprehensive legislation to protect Floridians from the woke environmental, social, and corporate governance...more

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Investors Pressure European Banks to End Financing for New Oil and Gas Fields

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On February 7, a group of 30 investors, representing over $1.5 trillion of assets under management, wrote to the CEOs and board chairs of five major European banks “urging them to stop directly financing new oil and gas...more

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SEC Issues Rule Proposal Related to Certain Investment Advisers’ and Funds’ Disclosures About ESG Investment Practices

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Overview - The Securities and Exchange Commission, by a vote of three-to-one, proposed for public comment on May 25, 2022, a long-anticipated framework requiring certain registered funds and certain investment advisers to...more

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In Depth: Dissecting the Real Estate, Structured Finance and Financial Services Industries' Comment Letters on the SEC’s Climate...

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By the time the comment period closed on June 17, 2022, the SEC had received thousands of comment letters from the public in response to the SEC’s proposed climate disclosure rules (the “Proposal”), which is perhaps the most...more

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Comment Letter Submitted on SEC’s Proposed Climate-Related Disclosure Rules

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We believe our proposed changes support all market participants' common objectives of investor protection and fair and efficient capital markets. ...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

SEC Proposes Amendments to Fund “Names Rule” and Proposes Amendments Concerning Fund ESG Investment Practices

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On May 25, 2022, the SEC proposed amendments to Rule 35d-1, the fund “Names Rule,” (Names Rule Amendments) and, separately, proposed amendments to several rules and forms that would require additional disclosure for funds and...more

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SEC Proposes New ESG Disclosures and Naming Rules for Investment Advisers and Funds

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On May 25, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved proposals to the “Names Rule” (Rule 35d-1) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act), hereinafter referred to as Proposal One, and to the rules...more

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SEC Proposes Amendments to Rule Governing Fund Naming Conventions, Including Use of ESG Investing Practices

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On May 25, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, by a vote of three-to-one, proposed for public comment amendments to a current rule governing fund naming conventions – which would cover certain funds that...more

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SEC Proposes Additional Disclosures by Certain Investment Advisers and Funds about ESG Investment Practices

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On May 25, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, by a vote of three-to-one, proposed for public comment a long-anticipated framework requiring certain funds and certain U.S. investment advisers to disclose their...more

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SEC Extends/Reopens Comment Periods for Certain Rulemakings, Including The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related...

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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rulemaking process has received much attention under Chair Gensler’s leadership not only because of the volume and substance of proposed rules, but also because of the...more

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Made for TV: The SEC’s Regulatory Posture on Climate Risk

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Climate change-related risks to the U.S. financial system are attracting increasing public attention in recent years and are raising questions about how U.S. financial regulators, including the U.S. Securities and Exchange...more

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Senate Introduces Bill Requiring Corporate Audits to Uncover Forced Labor Practices in Supply Chains

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On February 3, 2022, Senators Joshua Hawley (R) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D) introduced a bill aimed at preventing the use of forced labor in corporate supply chains by requiring certain publicly traded companies to perform...more

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U.S. Enacts Law Barring Products Made with Forced Labor in China

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On December 23, 2021, President Joe Biden signed into law the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (the “Act”), which bars the importation into the United States of products made from forced labor in the Xinjiang region of...more

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Regulating ESG - October 2021 | Issue No. 146 - ESG: Regulatory Reform on the Horizon?

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With ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) funds on a dramatic incline, an incline expected to continue going forward, it seems inevitable that regulatory reform is on the horizon. Europe has been leading the charge in...more

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Does A Red Carpet Full Of Black Swans Matter?

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It’s coming up on awards season.  The Emmys were last week and weirdly, I got a thought bubble about nominees in the Black Swan category, walking the red carpet looking for attention!  Think the Masquerade scene from Phantom...more

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10 Themes for 2018

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Tax reform, shifting international dynamics, Trump administration goals and a potentially strong market for transactions all seem likely to impact business activity in 2018. Below are 10 areas to explore in our 10th annual...more

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