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SEC Adopts Long-Anticipated Final Rules on Climate-Related Disclosure Requirements

The rules impose standardized disclosure requirements on public companies beginning as early as 2026 (for fiscal year ending 2025, depending on filer status). Climate-related disclosures, including in financial statement...more

Goldberg Segalla

New SEC Climate Disclosure Mandate Faces Pushback

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission last week approved the implementation of standardized climate disclosure rules (posted here) for publicly traded companies and in public offerings. No longer can companies simply...more

King & Spalding

SEC Adopts Final Climate Disclosure Rules

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Proposed rules are moderately scaled-back in final version; Scope 1 and 2 are required if material; Scope 3 is out; compliance will still be burdensome - On March 6, 2024, by a split vote of 3-2, the U.S. Securities and...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

California Corporate Data Accountability and Climate-Related Financial Risk Act

California is poised to become the first state to require large companies to disclose greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from direct operations, supply chains and employees and report on climate-related financial risk and any...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 3rd Annual Summit on ESG - October 11th - 12th, New York, NY

Hosted by American Conference Institute, the 3rd Annual Summit on ESG returns for another exciting year with ESG professionals gathering to address key pillars and trends driving ESG in 2023. Attendees will gain insights...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures: Emerging climate change disclosure principles for the insurance industry

As concerns about the ecological and financial impacts of climate change have grown in recent years, so has the interest of insurance regulators in the exposure of the insurance industry to the risks raised by climate change...more

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CFPB Launches New Initiative Focused on Rural Communities

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In This Issue. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced a new initiative focused on financial issues faced by rural communities and also updated its examination procedures to cover unfair discrimination; the...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures: Emerging climate change disclosure principles for the insurance industry

As concerns about the ecological and financial impacts of climate change have grown in recent years, so has the interest of insurance regulators in the exposure of the insurance industry to the risks raised by climate change...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] ESG Think Tank - November 30th, National Harbor, MD

Closed-Door, “Off the Record” Benchmarking on Critical ESG Issues! ACI’s inaugural ESG Think Tank is scheduled for November 30th in Washington, DC! This in-person “boardroom-style” forum will provide meaningful...more

Ankura

Implementing the NIST Privacy Framework – Communicate Function

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In this fourth installment of five articles centered around the core functions within the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Privacy Framework, we cover the Communicate function and the corresponding...more

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[Virtual Event] Nonprofit Sector Compliance Conference - November 5th, 9:20 am - 3:30 pm CST

The charitable organization sector faces many compliance challenges, including: - unique tax exemption issues - fundraising registration and related issues - privacy and data security - complex reporting...more

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Report Finds Clear Trend Toward Increased Transparency in Corporate Political Spending

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A recent report by a pro-transparency group and The Wharton School found a clear trend among S&P 500 companies toward increased disclosures and oversight regarding their political spending. Per the report, more than half of...more

K&L Gates LLP

Stopping Traffick: How to Plan for a Digital Crisis Before it Strikes

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As companies strive to comply with rules and regulations to ensure that their supply chains are compliant, efforts can be impacted by false information discussed digitally. In this episode, we discuss how companies can avoid...more

BCLP

Regulators Tackle Board Effectiveness and Overdrafts

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Host Jonathan Hightower is joined by Ken Achenbach to discuss this week's proposed guidance from the Federal Reserve on the effectiveness of bank boards. In addition, at the outset of the episode Jonathan and Ken reviewed...more

Perkins Coie

Palm Oil Supply Chain Abuses Reported by Amnesty International: Steps to Mitigate Legal Risk

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Amnesty International recently released a report alleging that supply chains for production of palm oil—a common ingredient in many consumer products—are tainted by forced and child labor. In the nearly 150-page report titled...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review

Financial Industry Developments - The CFPB Publishes Final Rule for Prepaid Accounts - On October 5, 2016, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the "CFPB") finalized comprehensive consumer protections for...more

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