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Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) Disclosure Requirements Climate Change

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Climate and Diversity: CSA Stays Neutral on a Moving Train

On April 23, 2025, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced that it is pausing its efforts to develop new and enhanced climate and diversity-related disclosure rules for public companies in Canada. This decision...more

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SEC Disclosure and Proxy Matters Under the Trump Administration

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Public companies are revisiting their disclosures to keep up with recent EOs and SEC developments this proxy season....more

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Insights for Insurers

Part Two: Sustainability Recalibration: What Insurers and Policyholders Should Know About ESG Under Trump 2.0

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria or standards or sustainability issues have impacted all sectors of society, including corporate and professional policyholders and their risk managers, insurance...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

[Webinar] A Shift in ESG: Navigating Environmental and Social Issues Under the New Administration - A Three-Part Series - March...

Under the new administration, several shifts in E&S have impacted public companies across a number of different practice areas. In light of these developments, companies are taking a wide array of approaches to disclosure,...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

2025 Environmental and Social Developments

2025 is off to a fast start with several changes in the legal landscape of the environmental and social (E&S) categories of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance). This alert highlights key E&S developments thus far in...more

Dechert LLP

Post-Election Regulatory Changes to Corporate Governance Mirror Broader Political Shift

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Significant post-election shifts in corporate governance policy are already occurring among regulators, self-regulatory organizations and proxy advisors. The SEC will no longer litigate its climate disclosure rules,...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Reminders for the 2025 Reporting Season

Many companies are in the midst of preparing their year-end Annual Reports on Form 10-K and looking ahead to their annual meeting of shareholders. In addition to changes to rules, regulations and disclosure trends, the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

ESG: A Review of 2024 and Key Trends To Look for in 2025

In this article, we reflect on key trends in ESG over the second half of 2024 and look ahead at trends that may emerge in 2025. We analyze developments in the latter half of 2024, which were similar to those highlighted in...more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

Securities Snapshot: 4th Quarter 2024 - 2025 Reporting Season – Key Considerations

As we bid farewell to 2024, we welcome not only another year but also several new disclosure requirements. In this Snapshot, we summarize several developments and best practices for public companies to consider as the 2024...more

DLA Piper

Horizon - ESG Regulatory News and Trends - December 2024

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Welcome to Horizon, DLA Piper’s monthly bulletin reporting on late-breaking legislative and policy developments in ESG. Our aim is to scan the litigation, enforcement, and regulatory horizon to help inform business decisions....more

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Reporting Requirements Under the European Sustainability Reporting Standards

Organisations are facing a new era of nonfinancial reporting with the European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), now in effect. CSRD reporting is standardised through the European Sustainability...more

Alston & Bird

Sustainability Spotlight - Q2 2024

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Welcome to the latest edition of the Sustainability Spotlight, your place to keep up with all the ESG action – federal and state enforcement, shareholder proposals and litigation, and state attorney general actions. This...more

White & Case LLP

2024 Financial Institutions Outlook & Trends

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This article, updated quarterly, looks ahead to the areas expected to be prioritized by financial services regulators across the globe; we look at the key regulatory trends emerging from the past year which inform our...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Hot Topics: AI and ESG

The US Government Is Using AI To Detect Potential Wrongdoing, and Companies Should Too With agencies such as the SEC and DOJ using AI and other data analytics tools extensively to detect wrongdoing, companies need to adopt...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Corporate Boards Face ESG Pressure From Both the Left and Right

Over the past decade, environmental, social and governance (ESG) topics have featured heavily in social and political discourse. ESG has also become prominent in the boardroom as directors navigate how best to address...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Site Report - Construction Industry Insights, Issue 3, March 2024

Welcome to our third issue of 2024 for our construction industry insights e-newsletter - The Site Report. In honor of last week’s Women in Construction Week, last Friday’s International Women’s Day, and Women’s History...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

2024 Insights: ESG

The Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Opinion Continues To Spawn Challenges to DEI Programs - Businesses can expect continued challenges to DEI programs, as emboldened opponents to these programs seek to expand the reach...more

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Top 10 ESG Developments for 2023

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2023 saw terms like “ESG,” “greenwashing,” and “circular economy” come into common use. We also saw a tsunami of other environmental, social, and governance (ESG)-related developments at the international, federal, and state...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Vinson & Elkins' Quarterly Securities & ESG Updates - Fall 2023

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Welcome to Vinson & Elkins’ Securities and ESG Updates. Our aim is to provide insights into notable developments in securities reporting and the environmental, social and governance space over the quarter and, where...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Timely ESG Updates for Public Companies Preparing Annual Reports

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Developments span the climate disclosure landscape, risk factor disclosure, and diversity-related efforts. In advance of the annual shareholder proposal and annual reporting preparation season, we believe that a number of...more

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Time to Get Ready for the 2024 Reporting Season

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As companies look ahead to the upcoming proxy and annual report season, the SEC has generated a number of new items to add to your compliance checklist – in addition to those covered in last year's list. Those items, along...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

SEC Updates for the Upcoming 2022 Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Form 20-F

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has adopted amendments and updated disclosure requirements that are to be included in a reporting company’s annual report on Form 10-K or 20-F. The SEC has also proposed...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Key Topics for the 2023 UK AGM and Reporting Season

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UK listed companies face regulatory changes and developing market practices in the areas of ESG reporting, executive remuneration, share issuance authorities, meeting formats, and structured digital reporting. Key Points:...more

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Preparation for 2022 Fiscal Year-End SEC Filings and 2023 Annual Shareholder Meetings

Public companies initiating the year-end reporting process will need to consider, and in many cases take steps to address, a number of significant developments and issues. To assist companies in this process, Mintz has...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Proxy Advisors Update Voting Guidelines for 2023 Focusing on Board Diversity, Officer Exculpation and ESG Oversight

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Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis, the leading proxy advisors in the United States, have announced updates and clarifications for their voting guidelines for the 2023 proxy season. Their voting...more

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