The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s proposed auditing standards feature major implications for ESG that could upend corporate audits.
On June 6, 2023, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), the...more
9/7/2023
/ Audits ,
Business Valuations ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
PCAOB ,
Proposed Rules ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Reputation Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Share Price ,
Sustainable Business Practices
As the objectives gain traction, they are meeting state resistance in court.
The US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) strategic plan for 2022–26, released in March 2022, added a new foundational principle to the...more
7/20/2023
/ Civil Rights Act ,
Clean Air Act ,
Compliance ,
Department of Environmental Quality ,
Disparate Impact ,
Environmental Justice ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Permits ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Spending Clause ,
Strategic Enforcement Plan ,
Title VI
The Guidance Note aims to support Equator Principles Financial Institutions navigating the environmental and social due diligence process.
In July 2022, the Equator Principles Association published a Guidance Note on how...more
The decision will limit EPA’s options for future regulation of existing power plant GHG emissions and may have broader implications for other federal agency rulemakings.
On June 30, 2022 the US Supreme Court issued its...more
What the proposed rule would mean for registrants and their filings with the SEC.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposed climate disclosure rule, approved by a 3–1 vote on March 21, 2022, is the agency’s...more
4/6/2022
/ Business Strategies ,
Climate Change ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
New Rules ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation S-K ,
Regulation S-X ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation
A wide-ranging report encourages regulators to take a concerted approach to combat climate-related risks to the US financial system.
On October 21, 2021, the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) published a...more
A new national strategy report aims to combat climate-related risks to the US financial system.
On October 14, 2021, the Biden Administration issued “A Roadmap to Build a Climate-Resilient Economy” (the Roadmap), a...more
10/21/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Climate Change ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Environmental Justice ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Budget ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FIO ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Information Reports ,
Insurance Industry ,
OMB ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Risk Alert ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
A new proposal would amend changes made to ERISA less than a year ago that have proved to be detrimental to ESG investing.
In a sweeping reversal of Trump-era policies, the US Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a...more
10/18/2021
/ Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Biden Administration ,
Comment Period ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Executive Orders ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Investment Management ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Retirement Plan
What SEC commentary and the influence of existing frameworks could mean for mandatory climate disclosures in the US.
US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler has publicly stated that the SEC will...more