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Update on Australia's New Climate-Related Financial Disclosure Regime

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Australia's mandatory climate-related financial disclosure regime is inching closer to implementation after the proposed legislative reforms were passed by both Houses of Parliament in September 2024. As discussed in our...more

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California Climate Laws May Be Delayed

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing delays to California climate laws SB 253 and SB 261. The first law will require certain companies to report their Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions beginning in 2026 and...more

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SEC Adopts Final Rules for Climate-Related Disclosures

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Nearly two years after the SEC released proposed rules regarding the standardization of climate-related disclosures, and after more than 24,000 public comments, the SEC adopted the Final Rules by a 3-2 vote on March 6. The...more

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The Coming Storm: Preparing for The SEC's Final Climate-Related Disclosure Rules

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On March 6, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules that will require expansive new climate-related disclosures in Form 10-K and Form 20-F annual reports and most registration statements....more

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SEC Adopts Final Rules on Climate-Related Disclosures

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On March 6, 2024, in a 3-2 vote along party lines, the SEC adopted the long-awaited final rules on climate-related disclosures. The proposed rules faced intense public scrutiny over the last two years, with the SEC receiving...more

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SEC Adopts Landmark Climate Disclosure Rules

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 6, 2024, adopted a new slate of standardized climate-related disclosure rules for public companies and foreign private issuers. Adopted by a 3-2 vote, the final rules...more

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Australian Government Releases Draft Climate Disclosure Laws

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The Situation: The Australian government has released its widely anticipated exposure draft legislation for the introduction of Australia's national mandatory climate-related financial disclosures regime....more

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Recent Developments for Directors - December 2023 Edition

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On October 7, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law two statutes that will require certain companies doing business in California to disclose their GHG emissions (SB 253) and climate-related financial risk...more

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How California’s Sweeping New Climate Laws May Impact Your Business

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California recently enacted two sweeping and unprecedented laws that will require virtually all large companies who do any amount of business in California in any industry or sector to disclose their direct and indirect...more

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New Regulations and Standards Look to Clean Up the Voluntary Carbon Market and Fight Greenwashing

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As businesses across the globe strive to fulfill carbon-neutral and net-zero promises over the coming decades, the voluntary carbon market has emerged as a necessary resource to help businesses bridge the gap to...more

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California Passes GHG Emissions Reporting and Climate-Related Financial Risk Legislation

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Governor Newsom has committed to signing into law two bills that would require certain companies that do business in California to disclose their GHG emissions and climate-related financial risks. In January 2023,...more

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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

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