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ESG
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Allens Insights
Embedding ESG
By Allens
Risk assessment process Andrew Wilcock: Stakeholders expect businesses to have a clear-eyed view of where their ESG risks lie and have controls in place to mitigate them. In this context,…
Litigation Finance Journal
Litigation Funding as a Powerful Tool for ESG Progress
By John Freund
The intersection of litigation finance and the drive towards progress in the ESG arena are often discussed as a great opportunity for the former, with numerous litigation opportunities arising from…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Skadden Discusses Increasing Scrutiny of Companies’ ESG Disclosures — Including by ESG Critics
By Tansy Woan and Matthew M. Jang
As public interest and scrutiny into environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues continue to rise, companies face an ever-evolving landscape relating to their ESG disclosures. The Securities and Exchange Commission…
Gravel2Gavel
Real Estate & Construction News Roundup (07/05/23) – A Hospitality Strike in Southern California, Agencies Step in With Lenders and the Social in ESG
By Pillsbury's Construction And Real Estate Law Team
by Pillsbury's Construction & Real Estate Law Team In our latest roundup, we see promising developments for climate change action in commercial real estate, how homeowners are reacting to new…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
IRSG consults on draft voluntary code of conduct for ESG ratings and data product providers
By Haney Saadah, Simon Lovegrove (UK), Daniel Nevzat (UK)
On 5 July 2023, the International Regulatory Strategic Group (IRSG) published a consultation paper on a draft voluntary code of conduct for ESG ratings and data product providers. This draft…
China Law Insight
企业ESG合规之降碳减排履约合规风险探讨
By King & Wood
作者：刘婷 黄丹丹 近期，某互联网企业发布ESG报告，在承诺2030年达到碳中和目标的基础上进一步细化减碳路径，设置了符合《巴黎协定》的绝对量减排目标，全面覆盖范围一至范围三，并自愿承诺实现100%绿色电力。与之相似的，另一科技公司也发布其2021至2022财年的ESG报告，承诺到2025/26财年其全球供应链减少100万吨温室气体排放，到2030年实现公司运营性直接及间接碳排放减少50%、部分价值链碳排放强度降低25%，并在2050年底之前实现净零排放。 与上述企业类似，越来越多企业在ESG报告中发布碳中和目标，并承诺通过技术创新、增加清洁能源使用等方式促进减排。可见，降碳减排已成为企业ESG及绿色发展的重要议题。但是，部分企业降碳减排的承诺与实际行动并不完全一致、甚至对降碳减排的实际履约情况含糊其辞或言过其实，引起了监管部门和实务界对ESG报告“漂绿之风”的关注。基于该背景，本文将从ESG合规的角度探讨企业碳减排义务的来源、碳减排承诺的实践情形与现存问题、碳减排未履约的法律风险及相应的合规建议等。 阅读更多
Climate Solutions Legal Digest
ESG, VPPAs and Dodd-Frank
ESG and Renewable Energy As corporations experience increased pressure from shareholders, consumers, employees, and the federal government to adopt Environmental, Social, and Governance (“ESG”) goals, many are procuring renewable energy…
Public Chatter
The ISSB Issues Climate Disclosure Standards!
By Broc Romanek
A few days ago, as noted in this press release, the ISSB released its initial climate disclosure standards. Two standards were released: IFRS S1 provides a general set of disclosure…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
Greenwashing: the current sanctioning regime in Italy
By Maria Beatrice Gilesi (IT), Pietro Altomani (IT), Salvatore Iannitti (IT)
Following their call for evidence in November 2022, on 1 June 2023, the European Supervisory Authorities (“ESAs”) published their first progress reports on greenwashing (the “Reports”) to better identify the…
ESG Legal Solutions, LLC
The Positive Side of Green Hushing: Averting Backlash and Enhancing Corporate Sustainability
Companies seeking to avert backlash through green hushing can ultimately contribute broadly to corporate sustainability if not repairing the planet