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Transparency Is Key for PE Amid Greenbashing Risk

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As ESG statements fall under increasing scrutiny, sponsors should aim for consistent and accurate messaging, as well as robust ESG strategies. Regulatory drivers and stakeholder demands have put environmental, social,...more

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Financial Conduct Authority Publishes Draft Voluntary Code of Conduct for ESG Ratings and Data Product Providers

On July 5, an industry-led working group convened by the UK’s financial regulator published a draft voluntary code of conduct for ESG data and ratings providers (the Code). The Code would apply to all companies based in the...more

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Upcoming Changes to ISS’ Environmental & Social Disclosure QualityScore

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Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) recently announced plans to change its methodology for its Environmental & Social Disclosure QualityScore (ISS QualityScore). The revised ISS QualityScore is expected to take effect...more

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Morningstar Sustainalytics Launches Low-Carbon Transition Assessment Tool for Investors

In April 2023, as part of ongoing efforts to enhance transparency, Morningstar Sustainalytics launched a ratings system designed to provide investors with an assessment of a company’s current net-zero alignment. The company’s...more

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UK Government Consults on Regulation of ESG Ratings Providers

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The consultation considers what a potential regulatory regime would look like, and its proposed scope. On 30 March 2023, HM Treasury published a consultation on regulating ESG ratings providers, which ties in with and...more

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ESG Ratings: A Call for Greater Transparency and Precision

In early 2022, the ESG ratings industry attracted attention when electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Inc. was dropped from the S&P 500 ESG Index.  Explaining its decision, S&P cited perceived deficiencies in many ESG areas,...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FDA White Paper Signals Shift to Performance-Based Reviews of Mature Quality Systems

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Pharmaceutical Quality (OPQ) of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) recently published a White Paper laying out a framework to evaluate the Quality Management...more

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India Prepares to Become First Country to Regulate ESG Ratings Providers

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India’s proposal includes accreditation requirements for ESG ratings providers and mandatory disclosure of providers’ data and information sources. On 25 January 2022, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)...more

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Bass, Berry & Sims Successfully Protests—And Then Defends—Client Award of a Task Order Before the GAO

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After a successful challenge last year to the award of a service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) set aside task order for technology service desk operations by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP or the...more

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FDA Announces That Domestic Inspections Will Resume

On July 10, 2020, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) announced plans to resume domestic facility inspections following the March 2020 suspension of most foreign and domestic facility inspections as a result...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FDA Announces Plans to Resume Domestic On-site Inspections

On July 10, 2020, Commissioner Hahn of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a statement announcing that the agency is planning to resume on-site inspections of domestic facilities during the week of July 20. The...more

McDermott Will & Emery

On the Subject - Social Credit System for Foreign-Invested Enterprises in China: Imminent Challenges?

The comprehensive establishment of China’s Social Credit System (SCS) has already started. In July 2019, the State Council again issued Guiding Opinions to accelerate the establishment of the SCS and a credit-based new...more

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6 Key Takeaways | The Chinese Social Credit System

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Kilpatrick Townsend’s Scott Marrah and Adria Perez recently spoke on the “Anti-Corruption and Compliance” panel at the Association of Corporate Counsel of Georgia seminar on “Doing Business in China: Exploring Cross-Border...more

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6 KEY TAKEAWAYS: The Chinese Social Credit System

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Kilpatrick Townsend’s Scott Marrah and Adria Perez recently spoke on the “Anti-Corruption and Compliance” panel at the Association of Corporate Counsel of Georgia seminar on “Doing Business in China: Exploring Cross-Border...more

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CMS Announces Change to “Nursing Home Compare” Emphasizing Transparency Related to Abuse and Neglect

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What is changing? On October 7, 2019, it was announced that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) will implement a significant update to the information available to the public online at Nursing Home...more

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Morningstar Announces Changes to Key Mutual Funds Rating Systems

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On July 8th, Morningstar announced changes to two forward-looking ratings systems that it uses to rate managed investments (e.g., mutual funds). One of the affected ratings systems is the Morningstar Analyst Rating, which...more

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A tale of two visions: what does China's social credit system really mean?

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The Social Credit System ("SCS") in the People's Republic of China is not a new concept. But the Chinese Social Credit System is nothing if not controversial. There are two world views of the SCS, which paint diametrically...more

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ISS Finds Improved ESG Ratings Alongside Rise in Controversies

ISS ESG, an arm of ISS, released ESG Review 2019, an annual analysis of the state of adherence by companies across the globe to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria. ...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

OCC bulletin allows CRA downgrades for evidence of discriminatory credit practices

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A new bulletin issued by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Bulletin 2018-23, makes slight, but significant, changes to OCC policy regarding when evidence of illegal or discriminatory credit practices could...more

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US Federal Reserve Board Issues Proposal to Apply Existing Rating System for Bank and Savings and Loan Holding Companies

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The US Federal Reserve Board invited comment on a proposal to fully apply the Federal Reserve Board’s existing rating system for bank holding companies to savings and loan holding companies....more

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CFPB submits proposal to expand consumer complaint feedback for OMB approval

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The CFPB has taken another step towards implementing its proposal to add a survey to its current complaint intake form that a consumer could choose to complete to provide feedback on the company’s response to his or her...more

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FFIEC finalizes revised consumer compliance rating system

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The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), whose members include the CFPB, has finalized guidance setting forth a revised uniform interagency consumer compliance rating system (CCRS).  The revisions...more

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ISS Announces Rebranded Corporate Governance Rating System

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On October 31, 2016, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), a proxy advisory firm, announced its rebranded corporate governance rating system. Formerly known as QuickScore, the rating system is now called QualityScore to...more

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Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights - October 2016

Vermont moves closer to launching the country’s first all-payer ACO; CMS approves Arizona’s 1115 waiver extension but rejects the State’s proposed work requirement and premiums for those earning below the FPL; and CMS issues...more

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Shorts On Long Term Care July 2016 - News for the NC LTC Community

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Just when you thought things couldn’t get much worse for skilled nursing facility providers in terms of civil money penalties and other survey sanctions, it did. All of a sudden, we’ve noticed in our practice a marked uptick...more

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