Topic
ESG
1,376 published works
Environment, Land & Resources
Changing of the Guard at the SEC Heralds New Day for ESG Disclosure Rules
As Chairman Clayton reaches the end of his tenure, Commissioners Lee and Crenshaw continue to push for SEC action on climate change. By Paul A. Davies, Paul M. Dudek, Ryan…
Down the Wire
The Investment Association Publishes Views on 2021 Executive Remuneration
On 16 November 2020, the Investment Association ("IA") published amendments to its principles of remuneration for 2021 and updated its guidance on COVID-19 and executive pay. IA Principles The covering…
Free Writings + Perspectives
Division Director Hinman on Principles-Based Disclosures
Speaking in connection with the Practising Law Institute’s (PLI) Directors’ Institute on Corporate Governance, Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance Director, William Hinman, shared his views on a…
Cleary M&A and Corporate Governance Watch
Sustainable Finance: A Global Overview of ESG Regulatory Developments
The 2020 ‘perfect storm’ of global economic fallout caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, renewed global political focus on the Black Lives Matter movement and the workers of the gig economy,…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
UK Finance Sustainable Finance White Paper
On 12 November 2020, UK Finance issued a White Paper on Sustainable Finance. The White Paper sets out UK Finance’s recommendations on principles that should underpin the measurement of…
Securities Law Prof Blog
New Securities Law Articles in Print
The following law review articles relating to securities regulation are now available in paper format:Dana Brakman Reiser & Anne Tucker, Buyer Beware: Variation and Opacity in ESG and ESG Index…
China Law Insight
联交所ESG报告新规下，企业应如何对环境范畴事项进行报告
By King & Wood
近年来，随着环境相关的政策及监管要求日益严格，环境风险给企业带来的不仅是企业社会责任层面或声誉影响，更有可能直接对公司的财务状况带来不利影响。同时，随着环保意识的兴起以及监管力度的加大，企业对环境议题的态度越来越影响到投资者对其发展潜能的评价，环境议题与也与企业的发展越来越息息相关。
Free Writings + Perspectives
The Department of Labor’s ESG-less Final ESG Rule
On October 30, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) released its final regulation (“Final Rule”) relating to a fiduciary’s consideration of environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) factors when making investment decisions…
Funds & Investment Management Law Blog
The Department of Labor’s ESG-less Final ESG Rule
On October 30, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) released its final regulation (“Final Rule”) relating to a fiduciary’s consideration of environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) factors when making investment decisions…
Beneficially Yours
No, You Cannot Invest Your Retirement Plan to Save the Planet!
By Linda Haynes, Candace Quinn
Seyfarth Synopsis: On October 30, 2020, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) released a final regulation amending the fiduciary regulations governing investment duties under the Employee Retirement Investment Security Act of…