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ESG
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The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Separating Owners from Control: The Proposed DOL Proxy Voting Rule and Other Actions on Shareholder Activism
On October 3, The Shareholder Commons and B Lab submitted their comment on a recent new rule (the “Proxy Proposal”) proposed by the Department of Labor (the “DOL.”) The Proxy…
Energy & the Law
Oil and Gas Producers – ESG is Here To Stay
The focus from many quarters on “Environmental, Social, & Governance” is intensifying. If you attended TIPRO’s annual summer conference week before last you heard Rep. Kenny Marchant confirm his belief…
Global Financial Regulatory Blog
Latham Launches 2nd Edition of Pioneering Culture Assessment Framework
As COVID-19 sharpens the focus on corporate culture and ESG, organisations should be aware of heightened regulatory scrutiny. Corporate culture remains high on the financial regulatory agenda, and it’s likely…
Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest
ESG: EU Survey on Mandatory Disclosure Templates for Use by Financial Services Firms
By Carolyn H. Jackson, Nathaniel Lalone, Neil Robson
On September 21, the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) published a survey setting out the details on mandatory disclosure templates on sustainability‐related disclosures in financial services (the Survey). The Survey concentrates…
The Capital Commitment
European ESG Disclosure Requirements for Asset Managers
New rules in Europe concerning sustainability-related disclosures in the financial sector will come into force from March 2021. Our UK regulatory specialists summarize the key aspects of the new ESG rules…
Environment, Land & Resources
ESG Matters Dominate EC President’s State of the Union Address
The European Commission President delivers her first state of the union address, covering a number of issues, in particular a number of ESG matters. By Paul A. Davies and Michael…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
EBA seeks input from institutions on their ESG disclosure practices
By Imogen Garner (UK), Caroline Herkströter
On 17 September 2020, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published an online survey to receive input from credit institutions on their practices and views in the area of disclosure of…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Morrison & Foerster Discusses Publicly Traded Public Benefit Corporations
By Alexa Belonick, Susan H. Mac Cormac, Alfredo B. D. Silva
In 2013, Delaware passed legislation adopting a new corporate form, the public benefit corporation (PBC), with a view to allowing directors of for-profit corporations to take actions not just in…
Global Financial Regulatory Blog
MAR and Sustainable Investing / ESG
ESG and the reasonable investor test under MAR. By David Berman, Rob Moulton, and Nicola Higgs Background Historically, “profit maximisation” has been regarded as the sole (or predominant) objective for…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
ESG Compass for the Disclosure Regulation
The new European Disclosure Regulation provides the central schedule of obligations for ESG-related disclosures in the EU financial services sector. Many of the disclosure requirements start to apply from 10…