Topic
ESG Disclosures
49 published works
Banking, Finance and Securities
Updated Handbook on Climate Benchmarks and Benchmarks’ ESG Disclosures
By Floortje Nagelkerke (NL), Simon Lovegrove (UK)
On 28 March 2025, the EU Platform on Sustainable Finance (Platform) published an updated version of its handbook on Climate Transition Benchmarks and Paris Aligned Benchmarks. The first version of…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
ESMA to launch and participate in CSA on ESG disclosures for Benchmarks Administrators
On 13 December 2023, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) announced the launch of a common supervisory action (CSA) with Member State competent authorities on ESG disclosures under the…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Cooley Discusses the Risk of Liability from Sustainability Reports
In April of last year, as described in this press release, the SEC filed a complaint against Vale S.A., a publicly traded (NYSE) Brazilian mining company and one of the world’s largest…
ESG Legal Solutions, LLC
Questions from our webinar “Does Your Lease Address New GHG Laws?”
Your lease needs to be amended to address new GHG emission laws
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Issues to Consider before Mandating ESG Disclosures through Securities Regulation
A recent policy innovation is the use of securities regulations to solve social challenges. It started with mine-labor-safety and conflict-minerals disclosures in the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act and continues today with…
Free Writings + Perspectives
SEC Commissioner Uyeda on Mandatory ESG Disclosures
On October 25, SEC Commissioner Mark Uyeda spoke at the Georgetown Law Hotel and Lodging Summit sharing his view on SEC-mandated climate change disclosures. While the Commissioner acknowledged the robust…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
ESMA to work on ESG disclosures as a new union strategic supervisory priority
On 27 October 2022, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) announced that it is changing its Union Strategic Supervisory Priorities (USSPs) to include ESG disclosures alongside market data quality.…
ESG Legal Solutions, LLC
FTC Says Updated Green Guides are Coming
With allegations of greenwashing all but de rigueur, businesses should be on the alert for the soon to be released Federal Trade Commission’s updated Green Guides.
Global Regulation Tomorrow
FCA evaluation report – Supporting innovation in ESG data and disclosures: the digital sandbox sustainability pilot
On 23 June 2022, the FCA published an evaluation report regarding the digital sandbox sustainability pilot. The report provides an overview of the digital sandbox sustainability cohort and discusses the…
ESG Legal Solutions, LLC
SEC Charges Mining Company with Misleading Investors in its ESG Disclosures
this SEC ESG enforcement action can only be seen as a harbinger of things to come