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ESG
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Benefits & Compensation 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…
Global Financial Regulatory Blog
US Department of Labor Puts ESG Investing on Ice
In its finalized rule amending ERISA, the DOL makes financial factors paramount in a fiduciary’s responsibility to investors. By Paul A. Davies, Nicola Higgs, Kristina S. Wyatt, and Deric Behar…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Skadden Discusses the Social Factors in ESG
By Helena J. Derbyshire, Louise Batty, Damian R. Babic, Eleanor F. Williams
Investors have historically overlooked social factors amid a focus on the environmental and governance counterparts as they assess the merit of an investment. This may have been due in part…
China Law Insight
联交所ESG报告新规进行时：“强制披露”之要点与重点
By King & Wood
近年来，企业如何管理其经营活动对环境和社会的长远影响（亦即“Environmental, Social and Governance”问题，简称“ESG”），日益受到监管机构和社会各界的关注和重视。今年以来，国际形势紧张，气候变化等全球性环境问题、社区发展等区域性社会问题，反显现出其政治敏感性和经济发展战略性。
SW Benefits Blog
Final DOL Rule Imposes Fiduciary Limitations on Social Investing
The DOL recently issued a final rule (“Rule”) providing guidance on the long-standing issue of whether ERISA fiduciaries are permitted to consider non-pecuniary factors while making investments (or selecting investment…
Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest
ESG: European Commission Extends Consultation Period for Rules Under Disclosure Regulation
By Neil Robson
On October 30, the European Commission (the Commission) published a letter from John Berrigan (the Commission’s Director General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union) to the European…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
Regulatory initiatives applicable to impact investing
By Imogen Garner (UK), Daniel Nevzat (UK)
As the regulatory framework concerning environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues continues to develop, new rules will govern how impact investing is undertaken. Although the core focus of the ESG…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Skadden Discusses Sustainability-Linked Loans and COVID-19
By Seth E. Jacobson, Kristoffer A. Gredsted
Pre-COVID-19, pressure from investors, stakeholders and regulators helped jump-start green financing. The onset of the pandemic brought a temporary chilling effect to the global economy, but because sustainability-linked loans (SLLs)…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Paul Weiss Discusses Initiatives to Unify ESG Reporting
By Mark S. Bergman, Ariel J. Deckelbaum, Brad S. Karp, Scott P. Grader
ESG reporting is now recognized as a significant agenda item in the ESG space. The plethora of different reporting standards has caused concern and confusion, as those responsible for providing…
Environment, Land & Resources
The Road to Developing an ESG Global Standard
Increased pressure from investors and stakeholders for regulators to streamline ESG disclosure standards is starting to bear fruit. By Paul A. Davies and Michael D. Green As 2020 draws to…