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ESG
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The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Wachtell Lipton Offers Thoughts for Boards of Directors in 2020
In hindsight, 2019 may come to be viewed as a watershed year in the evolution of corporate governance. After years of growing alarm about endemic short-termism, the sustainability and competitiveness…
Latham.London
50 Shades of Green Finance: An Untapped Opportunity for Private Equity
Sustainable finance and its surrounding infrastructure offers growing potential for deals and green innovation. By Tom Evans, Paul Davies, David Walker, Ignacio Domínguez, Michael Green, Aaron Franklin, Laura Kichenside, and Catherine…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
EBA action plan on sustainable finance
By Imogen Garner (UK), Simon Lovegrove (UK)
On 6 December 2019, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published its action plan on sustainable finance outlining its proposed timeline for delivering mandates relating to environmental, social and governance (ESG)…
Compliance Building
Compliance Bricks and Mortar for December 6
These are some of the compliance-related stories I’ve been reading while digging out of the snow this week. Can the S.E.C. Force Repayment of Ill-Gotten Gains?by Peter HenningDealBook The issue…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
40 minute briefing on 4 December – Going green: ESG reforms
By Hannah Meakin (UK), Imogen Garner (UK), Hannah McAslan (UK), Daniel Nevzat (UK)
Our 40 minute briefing on 4 December will be a seminar, we hope to see you at our London offices. In this briefing members from our Financial Services team and…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
Next 40 minute briefing (4 December) – Going green: ESG reforms
By Imogen Garner (UK), Hannah Meakin (UK), Daniel Nevzat (UK), Hannah McAslan (UK)
Our next 40 minute briefing will be a seminar. In this briefing members from our Financial Services team and Government Relations team will discuss the EU legislative measures on sustainable…
Environment, Land & Resources
Revised UK Stewardship Code Emphasises ESG
Despite an increased focus on ESG, the Code has received criticism for providing less stringent requirements than an earlier proposal. By Paul A. Davies and Michael D. Green The Financial…
Environment, Land & Resources
Council of EU Adopts ESG Disclosure and Benchmarks Legislation
The formal adoption reflects the EU’s acknowledgement that a robust system of sustainable finance will be essential to the proposed capital markets union. By Paul A. Davies and Michael D.…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
Next 40 minute briefing (4 December) – Going green: ESG reforms
By Imogen Garner (UK), Hannah Meakin (UK), Daniel Nevzat (UK), Hannah McAslan (UK)
Our next 40 minute briefing will be a seminar. In this briefing members from our financial services team and Government Relations team will discuss the EU legislative measures on sustainable…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
How SEC Rule 14a-8 and the Ordinary Business Exception Impede ESG Disclosure Reform
Shareholder proposals urging corporate boards to report on climate‑related risk made headlines in 2017 when they earned majority support from investors at ExxonMobil, Occidental Petroleum, and PPL.[1] The key to…