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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 -
Cozen O'Connor

Cozen Currents: The Changing Politics of Crises

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The Cozen Lens- •Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill face differing political calculations on climate change policy but both are experiencing divisions in their parties and shifting public opinions....more

Husch Blackwell LLP

More Than Just Lip Service: How Companies Can Make Environmental Commitments That Reduce Business Risk while Saving Money and the...

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As part of the “E” or environmental component of Environmental, Social, and Governance principles, companies of all sizes are making environmental commitments a part of their business vision and practice, leading to...more

Perkins Coie

Child Labor and COVID-19—It’s Time to Make Meaningful New Year’s Supply Chain Resolutions

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The holiday season is a time for contemplation, reflection, and planning for the future. Having spent nearly two years in a pandemic, moreover, has no doubt caused many of us to reassess our values and priorities. With the...more

K&L Gates LLP

HUB Talks: Environmental and Social Responsibility with Acorn International: Part I

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In this two-part series of Sustainable Outlook, host Elizabeth Crouse talks environmental and social responsibility with Acorn International, a full-service consulting company to global businesses. For the first episode,...more

Dechert LLP

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

McDermott Will & Emery

The Road to Recovery: An Active Market After a Temporary Slowdown

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A year ago, many stakeholders were apprehensive about the economic consequences of the COVID-19 health crisis, and no one knew whether it would affect private equity permanently. Despite the long-term crisis, activity in...more

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Addressing Disparities in Health and Health Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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With the ongoing pandemic exacerbating pervading health disparity and economic inequality issues in the United States, we brought together three experts to discuss their work and the impact of COVID-19 on these important...more

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC

In-House Counsel Rely on Values, Teamwork to Navigate COVID-19 Challenges

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Businesses and their legal counsel are being stress-tested by unprecedented developments largely out of their control: the 2020-21 COVID-19 pandemic and growing social unrest arising from racial justice issues in the United...more

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2021: Trends in Regulatory Compliance and Risk Management

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2020 was a particularly challenging year due to the coronavirus pandemic. For corporate risk managers and compliance officers, the year posed additional challenges. Organizations had to contend with an alarming rise in...more

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Social Inequities as Enterprise Risks for Health Care Organizations

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How a health care organization responds to demands for corporate social justice may affect its ability to achieve performance goals. Racial, gender, and other inequities function as enterprise risks for health care...more

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Proskauer Women’s Alliance Celebrates Women’s History Month in Partnership with Bottomless Closet

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In celebration of Women’s History Month and in collaboration with longtime Firm partnering organization Bottomless Closet, the Proskauer’s Women Alliance have teamed up with Bottomless Closet to present a series of empowering...more

NAVEX

Hindsight is 2020: Top Tips from 7 Risk & Compliance Experts

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As we embrace 2021, we would be remiss to move forward without pulling lessons learned from 2020. We’ve experienced many firsts in the past year – be it COVID-19 and its implications on every aspect of our lives, new...more

BCLP

Post-2020 Board Self-Evaluations - COVID and Beyond

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As boards prepare for the post-2020 round of self-evaluations, they will need to make the usual decisions regarding timing, scope and construct (e.g., written questionnaires and/or interviews), among others. But this year,...more

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The New Australian Modern Slavery Register

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As a world first and in a milestone step, on 27 November 2020, the Australian government's publicly accessible Online Register for Modern Slavery Statements uploaded the first tranche of statements under the Modern Slavery...more

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Maximizing Human Capital Disclosure Under New Guidance

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A new SEC rule requires, to the extent material to a company’s business as a whole, expanded human capital disclosures, but its disclosure requirements are very general and give companies the ability to “tell their own story”...more

JAMS

Leading Collaborative Change

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Around the world, the coronavirus pandemic has not only devastated public health, but exploded assumptions of competence and good intentions of government. Few could be optimistic of a swift reversal in circumstances. In this...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Finding the ‘S’ in ESG: Boardroom and Employee Considerations

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Investors have historically overlooked social factors amid a focus on the environmental and governance counterparts as they assess the merit of an investment. This may have been due in part to the difficulty in quantifying...more

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The ABCs of ESG: How Are Companies Going Beyond the Basics?

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Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues continue to rise in importance for global companies, a trend driven by investors, employees, customers, and other stakeholders. How are companies approaching ESG risks and...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

[Webinar] ESG Symposium: Capital, Climate and Culture in the New World - September 15th, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm CT

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Join Vinson & Elkins’ innovative Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Taskforce members for an exceptional series of conversations with industry insiders, top capital providers, and thought trailblazers on key...more

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Corporate America can be a Powerful Force for Good to Root out Modern-Day Slavery

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Key Takeaways - Slave, forced, and child labor is a modern-day reality impacting some 40 million people throughout the world, by some estimates. Such practices are—and have always been—repugnant, and certainly have no place...more

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ESG in 2020: A Half-Year Review

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Interest in the environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies of companies and their impact on the wider community has continued to increase amongst institutional investors, retail shareholders and the media during the...more

White & Case LLP

Modern slavery reporting requirements in Australia and the impact of COVID-19: What you need to know

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The Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) (Act) requires large Australian entities and foreign entities carrying on business in Australia to report annually on the risks of modern slavery in their operations and supply chains and the...more

Greenberg Glusker LLP

[Webinar] Why “Doing Good” is a Smart Business Investment During and After COVID-19 - May 26th, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm PDT

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Join Greenberg Glusker LLP, Ethos Giving, and Miller Ink to discuss how businesses can “do good” in the current COVID-19 environment and beyond. We’ll be discussing: - Why businesses and business leaders are needed...more

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Zone of Uncertainty: Director Considerations in Responding to COVID-19

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Directors managing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the business must remember their fiduciary duties as they consider potential actions and approaches, including M&A and interested party transactions, and should...more

White & Case LLP

2020 annual shareholders' meeting of Italian listed companies

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As the season for shareholders' annual general meetings is fast approaching, we are sharing with our clients and friends some suggestions that we believe provide strategic flexibility and reflect best practices in corporate...more

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