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ESG
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The Nickel Report
VIDEO Inside Look: ESG Issues
By Aaron M. Flynn, David C. McSweeney
Hunton Andrews Kurth lawyers Aaron Flynn and David McSweeney discuss corporate management of external stakeholder interests in environmental social and governance issues, including climate change concerns and associated legal risks…
Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG): TSC Releases Correspondence with UK Regulators
By Carolyn H. Jackson, Nathaniel Lalone, Neil Robson
On March 10, the United Kingdom’s Treasury Select Committee (TSC) released letters written to the CEO of the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Governor of the Bank of…
Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG): EU Publishes Taxonomy Final Report
By Carolyn H. Jackson, Nathaniel Lalone, Neil Robson
On March 9, the European Union (EU) Technical Expert Group on sustainable finance (the TEG) published their final report setting out recommendations to the European Commission (the Commission), including recommendations…
Securities Law Exchange
Five Key Takeaways from the 2020 Securities Regulation Institute
[caption id="attachment_2739" align="alignright" width="400"] Jay Knight (far right) discusses disclosure challenges for public companies at the 2020 Securities Regulation Institute.[/caption] The Bass, Berry & Sims Corporate & Securities Practice Group…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Wachtell Lipton Shines a Spotlight on Boards
The ever-evolving challenges facing corporate boards prompt periodic updates to a snapshot of what is expected from the board of directors of a public company—not just the legal rules, or…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Wachtell Lipton on Tax and ESG
Proponents of enhanced environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) disclosure have identified corporate income tax as a relevant metric. While it is premature to predict how ESG standards in this regard…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Wachtell Lipton Discusses the Coming Impact of ESG on M&A
Recent months have seen institutional investors and other stakeholders, notably BlackRock and State Street, stressing the importance of comparable and decision-useful ESG disclosures by their portfolio companies. Such calls follow…
Credit Chronometer
The Emergence of ESG as a Significant Risk Factor
Recent reports of Australian investors "facing tough questions" over their failure to back climate change resolutions in 2019 highlights increased scrutiny surrounding corporations’ policies on climate change, especially amidst the devastating…
Down the Wire
Investment Association: Shareholder Priorities for 2020
In looking at shareholder priorities for the year ahead, the Investment Association (IA) has recently published a report which sets out the areas it believes investors will place greater importance…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
The Results Are in: Global Investor-Director Survey on Climate Risk Management
By The Millstein Center, LeaderXXchange
Institutional investors are increasingly focused on “extra-financial performance” as a predictor of long-term success of companies. Topics like climate change, CO2 emissions reduction, respect for the environment, labour rights, and…