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Vinson & Elkins LLP

ESG Is Over — As We Know It

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Corporate sustainability continues to evolve, and keeping pace in 2024 means confronting five big questions. For proponents of ESG (environmental, social & governance), 2023 might have felt like a big setback. Asset...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

An Evolving High-Wire Act: Navigating Conflicting Laws, Regulations, and Guidance in the ESG Space

The idea that investors might choose to consider certain environmental, social, and governance factors when deciding whether to buy shares of a company—a concept commonly known as ESG—continues to gain popularity with...more

McDermott Will & Emery

International News: Spotlight on ESG, Impact & Sustainability

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ESG is understood to be an acronym for “environmental, social and governance,” but the term can be challenging because it’s used to describe similar but distinct communities of practice, including corporate social...more

Perkins Coie

So, What Is Sustainable Investing Anyway?

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Sustainable investing is a big and growing business. It is also widely misunderstood. Many of the predominant investment tools used to assess public company environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices have been...more

Jones Day

Eliminating Significant Gotchas: Sustainability Report Edition

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For many companies, summer is the time when they prepare and publish Sustainability Reports, which report on efforts with respect to environmental, social, and governance initiatives. Other companies may have already...more

Jenner & Block

SEC’s Upcoming Proposed Rule for Climate Disclosures: Will It Be as “Decision-Useful” as the Ingredients Label for “Fat-Free...

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) is meeting this Monday, March 21, to determine whether to propose amendments to existing law to “enhance and standardize registrants’ climate-related disclosures.” The SEC’s...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Market Trends 2021: Disclosure Related to Climate Change

This practice note discusses market trends in 2021 relating to disclosures of climate change risks and mitigation by public companies, which are intertwined with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues. It also...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Growth of ESG-Related Investments & Regulatory Action

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The Biden administration's climate-change priorities and the Securities and Exchange Commission's increased emphasis on environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) have come into focus. The global impact of ESG...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

The ABCs of ESG: Practical Considerations for Environmental, Social and Governance Disclosure in Municipal Finance

In order to make an informed investment decision as to the purchase of municipal bonds, the latest trend is for investors to evaluate environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) factors relative to the bond issuers in...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

The SEC Sample Climate Change Comment Letter Is a Warning

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On September 22, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance issued a sample comment letter (the “Comment Letter”) regarding climate change disclosures. While the SEC has yet to issue its promised climate change disclosure...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

ESG Remains a Priority: SEC Asset Management Advisory Committee Adopts ESG Disclosure Recommendations

On July 7, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Asset Management Advisory Committee (the Committee) adopted recommendations developed by the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Subcommittee related to ESG...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

House Passes ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2021

By a razor thin vote of 215 to 214, the House of Representatives passed the ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2021....more

Bilzin Sumberg

Greener Pastures: SEC May Aid Stakeholders' Efforts to Require Businesses to Disclose Climate Risks

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In a previous article, we noted the increasing pressure on companies to bolster their proactive efforts on and disclosures relating to, Environmental, Social, & Governance (“ESG”) issues....more

The Volkov Law Group

The SEC’s Push on ESG Disclosure Regulations

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Corporations are holding their respective breaths.  SEC Chairperson Gary Gensler and his SEC colleagues are moving quickly to establish a regulatory framework for ESG disclosures. ...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

ESG Update: Pushes for Change From the Inside and Out

As we noted in a previous client alert, the Biden administration has taken significant steps to strengthen enforcement and oversight relating to ESG issues early on in its tenure. In January, the president issued an executive...more

The Volkov Law Group

SEC Risk Alert on ESG Investing

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I have written extensively about the new and hot business trend – environmental, social and governance programs (“ESG”).  The luster surrounding ESG has been a significant business trend and priority. Like any new trend, the...more

Polsinelli

SEC Makes Moves to Step Up ESG Enforcement

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As investor demand for socially responsible investing continues to rise, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has increased its focus on compliance practices of investment advisors and funds. After the change in...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

House Committee Considers Legislation Requiring Disclosure of Political Spending, ES&G Metrics and Diversity

The House Committee on Financial Services is considering legislation on a number of matters that would affect public companies.  ...more

Morgan Lewis

The SEC Staff Takes On ESG Investing

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In the US Securities and Exchange Commission staff’s most recent guidance addressing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing, the staff of the Division of Examinations released an April 9 Risk Alert noting...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

SEC Examinations Division Issues Risk Alert on ESG Products and Services

On April 9, 2021, the Division of Examinations of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“Division” or “staff”) issued a risk alert to highlight the staff’s observations from its recent examinations of investment...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

SEC Risk Alert Notes Deficiencies in ESG Investing Processes

The SEC Division of Examinations has issued a Risk Alert to highlight observations from recent exams of investment advisers, registered investment companies, and private funds offering ESG products and services....more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

SEC Announces Enforcement Task Force Focused on Climate and ESG Issues

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced the creation of a Climate and ESG Task Force in the Division of Enforcement. Consistent with increasing investor focus and reliance on climate and ESG-related disclosure and...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

SEC Announces New Climate and ESG Task Force in Division of Enforcement

On March 4, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the creation of a Climate and ESG Task Force in the Division of Enforcement. Climate risks and sustainability have been of increasingly critical interest...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

ESG Disclosures: Lessons Learned and Best Practices [Part 3 of 4]

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In our previous alert, we described the sustainability reporting ecosystem shaping the disclosure parameters and approaches to voluntary disclosure given the lack of regulatory mandates on disclosure. ...more

Morgan Lewis

The Regulatory Overlay On ESG Investing

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This White Paper highlights the legal and regulatory considerations in the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Hong Kong, and Singapore that asset managers and their institutional investor clients should...more

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