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US House Committee Proposes Reset to US - China Economic Relationship

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On December 12, 2023, the US House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) (“Select Committee”) released a report titled “Reset, Prevent, Build: A Strategy to Win America’s Economic Competition with the Chinese...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Investor Coalition Urges ISSB to Prioritize Human Capital and Human Rights

An investor coalition with more than $1 trillion in assets under management, led by UK-based NGO ShareAction, published a letter to the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) urging it to create new and...more

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ESAs report on Principal Adverse Impact disclosures

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The annual report of the European Supervisory Authorities (the “ESAs”) on the extent of voluntary disclosure of principal adverse impacts (“PAIs”) under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (“SFDR”) was published on...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Is ESG Good for Your Business?

ESG IN A NUTSHELL - The goal of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) programs is simple: minimize risk, increase shareholder value, and contribute to solving societal problems; but do so in a way that is at the same...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Top Legal Issues Facing the Manufacturing Sector in 2022

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As the global economy faces the third year of the pandemic, manufacturers are no longer focused on figuring out when things will return to “normal.” Instead, they are applying lessons learned from the past few years to become...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Guest Column: For Alabama Companies Doing Business in Afghanistan, Some Legal Thoughts

The unprecedented speed of the collapse of the former Afghan central government is a humanitarian tragedy. The magnitude of which is rightfully distracting from the immediate near-term and long-term legal issues that those...more

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US Investment Ban Targeting Companies Deemed Linked to Chinese Military Expanded to Chinese Surveillance Technology Sector

A new executive order (the “EO”) signed by President Biden on June 3, 2021, amends existing prohibitions on US investments in companies that the US government has determined support the military of the People’s Republic of...more

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Indigenous peoples’ rights and large-scale development projects: Avoiding unexpected risks in the Americas

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Many countries across the Americas are home to large indigenous populations: Mexico has around 25.7 million people, Guatemala, 6.5 million, Bolivia 5.4 million, the US 4.3 million and Canada, 1.7 million. Such indigenous...more

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Climate, ESG Top Lee’s List at SEC

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In a March 15, 2021 address to the Center for American Progress, SEC Acting Chair Lee was clear: No single issue has been more pressing for me than ensuring that the SEC is fully engaged in confronting the risks and...more

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ESG: The Building Blocks of a Sustainable and Resilient Business Strategy [Part 1 of 4]

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Before the global COVID-19 pandemic, the debate around environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors as drivers for long-term shareholder value was underway in earnest. Those discussions have continued with even more...more

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