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ESG
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The Right Coast
The coming revolt against woke capitalism – spiked
The clear hypocrisy of the greens does not go unnoticed by the masses. Those same elites who demand climate austerity for the many are widely known to enjoy the use…
The Capital Commitment
ESG in 2024: Traps for the Unwary
By Margaret A. Dale, Michael R. Hackett, Stephen Hibbard, William Komaroff, Timothy W. Mungovan, Dorothy Murray, Joshua M. Newville, Todd J. Ohlms, Robert Pommer, Seetha Ramachandran, Robert Sutton, Jonathan M. Weiss, Julia Alonzo, William D. Dalsen, Rachel Lowe, Isaiah D. Anderson, James Anderson, Julia M. Ansanelli, Adam L. Deming, Adam Farbiarz, Reut N. Samuels, Hena M. Vora
ESG continues to be a hot topic for 2024 for investors and regulators alike. The specific concerns investors and regulators have – and what they expect to develop over the…
Eye on ESG
BRAZILIAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CREATES INTER-INSTITUTIONAL COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP BRAZILIAN SUSTAINABLE TAXONOMY
By Luiz Gustavo Bezerra, Gedham Gomes, Victor Rodrigues, Raquel Costa
On March 25, 2024, the Brazilian federal government published Decree No. 11.961/2024, establishing an advisory and deliberative group, the Brazilian Sustainable Taxonomy Interinstitutional Committee (“CITSB”), which will coordinate the development…
Regulatory Oversight
Troutman Pepper Welcomes Former Senior Counsel and Director of Legal Policy for the Kentucky AG’s Office
By Troutman Pepper Locke State Attorneys General Team
Blake Christopher, former senior counsel and director of legal policy for the Kentucky Attorney General's (AG) Office, has joined Troutman Pepper's Regulatory Investigations, Strategy + Enforcement (RISE) practice and nationally…
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:Quinn Curtis, Jill Fisch & Adriana Z. Robertson, Do ESG Mutual Funds Deliver on Their Promises?, 53 Env't…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
The Millennial Corporation: Strong Stakeholders, Weak Managers
By Michal Barzuza, Quinn Curtis, David H. Webber
After several years of dramatic growth, ESG investing seems to have entered a period of retrenchment. While it is impossible to predict the future trajectory of ESG, the movement has…
State AG Blog
State AG Updates: February 29-March 6, 2024
Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. Here are this week’s updates. Multistate A coalition of 19 state attorneys general…
Environment, Land & Resources
China’s Stock Exchanges to Plan Sustainability Disclosure Rules for Big Companies
The guidelines aim to transform China’s approach to ESG by introducing sustainability disclosure rules for large listed companies. By Hui Xu, Paul A. Davies, Jean-Philippe Brisson, and Qingyi Pan On…
The D&O Diary
ESG Backlash ERISA Lawsuit Survives Dismissal Motion
I have noted in prior posts on this site the phenomenon of ESG backlash, which has not only taken the form of legislative and other overtly pollical action, but has…
E2 Law Blog
SEC Adopts Comprehensive Package of Climate-Related Disclosure Rules; Scope 3 Emission Metrics Excluded
By Arthur Don, Barbara A. Jones, David Mandelbaum, Marc M. Rossell
On March 6, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted by a 3-2 vote a series of new and extensive disclosure rules that will require all registered companies, including FPIs, to…