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SEC enforcement director speaks on AI ‘washing’ - In our April 2024 One-Minute Reads, we covered the concept of artificial intelligence (AI) “washing.” Gurbir Grewal, director of the Securities and Exchange Commission...more
We are pleased to share the October 2023 issue of Wilson Sonsini's Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update. Each issue combines news, key legal developments, and resources related to sustainability and environmental,...more
February 10, 2022: Great River Hydro, an operator of hydropower generation facilities across New England, was acquired by Hydro-Québec for $2 billion on February 10, 2023. The company owns, operates, and manages a portfolio...more
December 1, 2022: Extreme Biodiesel (PINX: XTRM) acquired Worldwide Sun from Fernhill for an undisclosed amount on December 1, 2022. Worldwide Sun is a manufacturer of specialty off-grid solar equipment created to eliminate...more
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
December 1, 2021: Astral power, a producer of clean energy from solar farms intended to serve businesses and individuals, reached a definitive agreement to be acquired by Neighborhood Sun for an undisclosed amount. The...more
In September 2021, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Intrinsic Exchange Group (IEG) jointly announced the development of natural asset companies (NACs), a new class of publicly tradable securities that hold rights to,...more
Investors are returning to mining & metals amid an almost unprecedented rally in the US capital markets that is taking place despite the continued economic challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic - Those companies that...more
July 1, 2021: Calgon Carbon (UV Technologies Divison), a developer of water technology designed for disinfection and oxidation to treat drinking water, wastewater, groundwater, process water, and ballast water, was acquired...more
This paper attempts to provide a definition and context for the term, Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”), explain how and why it is used, demonstrate how investors are driving the proliferation of ESG reporting,...more
There have been significant recent developments in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulation of foreign private issuers, (FPIs) including changes that impact the annual report on Form 20-F for fiscal year 2019....more