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ESG
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The CLS Blue Sky Blog
How Shareholder Voting and Citizen Democracy Interact in Providing Public “Goods”
By Robin Döttling, Doron Levit, Nadya Malenko, Magdalena Rola-Janicka
Concerns that public policy and regulation have been ineffective in addressing climate change and similar challenges have led to a search for possible solutions in financial markets. Investor activism promoting…
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:B. Salman Banaei, Response to Blockchain Transaction Ordering as Market Manipulation, 20 Ohio St. Tech. L.…
Across The Board
The Ambiguities of ESG
In recent public comments, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce shared her personal concerns regarding the “fuzziness around what ESG means.” The Commissioner noted that often market participants emphasize the importance of…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
Key Takeaways from the UKELA Carbon Markets Discussion
By Saaraa Alimahomed, Alysha Patel, Hannah Meakin (UK), Caroline May (UK), Lucy Bruce Jones (UK)
Introduction On 14 June 2024, and as part of Norton Rose Fulbright’s ongoing work in the environmental sector, we attended the UK Environmental Law Association (UKELA) Conference hosted in Manchester.…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
SEC Commissioner Peirce Offers a Hitchhiker’s Guide to ESG
The last time I was in Poland was approximately three decades ago. It was a brief but memorable stop on an unfocused American student’s hop across Europe. Among other things,…
Structured Finance In Brief
ESG Ratings – the challenges of comparison and reliability
Read time: 3 minutes Over the last few years, the consideration of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors have grown in importance when it comes to investment decisions, with ESG…
Your ERISA Watch
ESG Litigation Proceeds to Trial in Texas
By Emily Payson, KKLP Marketing
Spence v. American Airlines, Inc., No. 4:23-cv-00552-O, 2024 WL 3092453 (N.D. Tex. Jun. 20, 2024) (Judge Reed O’Connor) There has been a great deal of controversy engendered by corporate environmental,…
Eye on ESG
Be prepared: The technical standards on STS securitizations’ ESG disclosures enter into force on July 8, 2024
By Patrick Scholl, Luisa-Sophie Dany
The Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1700 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 with regard to regulatory technical standards ("RTS") was adopted on June 18, 2024. These RTS set out the content, methods…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
Competition Act’s new ESG greenwashing amendments require clarity: Blakes’ partner Cassandra Brown
Ottawa says it is committed to stiffening rules, language reflects 'broad, cross-partisan consensus'
Global Regulation Tomorrow
Continuity or change? What party manifestos could mean for UK financial services policy
By Jonathan Herbst (UK), Simon Lovegrove (UK)
This article first appeared in Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence. Political party manifestos are usually high-level to give a sense of direction, and both the Conservative and Labour party platforms largely…