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Beyond the First 100 Days
President Trump Issues Executive Order Targeting Proxy Advisors
The Order takes aim at the proxy advisory industry, particularly with regard to DEI and ESG. By Betty M. Huber, Benjamin Rosemergy, Larry Seymour, Bradd L. Williamson, Aryeh Zuber, and…
The D&O Diary
Guest Post: Is the SEC Signaling the End of ESG Shareholder Proposals?
Sarah Abrams Among one of many changes afoot at the SEC under its current Chair Paul Atkins is Atkins’s proposal calling for the agency to reconsider its rule allowing shareholders…
Public Company Advisory Blog
Glass Lewis Releases 2026 Benchmark Policy Guidelines Updates
By Jonathan Burr|Lauren Visek|David Lynn
Glass Lewis has released its 2026 Benchmark Policy Guidelines, along with its 2026 Benchmark Policy Guidelines on Shareholder Proposals and ESG-related issues, introducing several notable changes ahead of the upcoming…
Known Trends
2025 Silicon Valley 150 Corporate Governance Report
We are pleased to share our 2025 Silicon Valley 150 Corporate Governance Report, which reviews the corporate governance practices and disclosures of Silicon Valley’s largest public companies. The report includes…
De Rebus - SA Attorneys' Journal
IBA Regional Forum focuses on law in Africa
By De Rebus
By Elvira le Roux The International Bar Association (IBA) held their Biennial IBA African Regional Forum Conference on 18 and 19 September 2025. The conference was held by the IBA’s…
De Rebus - SA Attorneys' Journal
IBA Conference wrap
By De Rebus
Summarised by Edwin Naidu for Juta’s Legalbrief The International Bar Association (IBA) held their Biennial IBA African Regional Forum Conference on 18 and 19 September 2025. The conference was held…
Clio Blog
A Lawyer’s Guide to ESG Compliance: Risks, Duties, and Opportunities
What are ESG legal requirements? ESG legal requirements establish legal standards across a variety of environmental, social, and governance issues. These requirements serve multiple purposes, (1) ensure investors have material…
Global Financial Regulatory Blog
European Commission Proposes to Revise the SFDR, Pivoting Towards a Labelling Regime
Under the proposals, new sustainability-related product categories would replace the existing Article 6, 8, and 9 classifications. By Anne Mainwaring, Jaime Martin, Ella McGinn, Toon Dictus, and Charlotte Collins On…
Banking, Finance and Securities
Commission’s SFDR review signals pivot toward clearer, more robust sustainability reporting
Introduction On 20 November 2025, the European Commission (Commission) published a proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 on sustainability-related disclosures in the financial services sector (SFDR). The SFDR…
China Law Insight
上市公司可持续发展或ESG报告中环境议题选择与披露实践研究——以汽车行业上市公司为例
By King & Wood
作者：吴青 张帆 在全球经济格局深度重塑与国际治理体系加速变革的时代背景下，可持续发展理念及环境、社会和治理（ESG）已突破传统企业社会责任范畴，成为重塑全球商业规则、驱动企业参与国际竞争及价值创造的核心战略要素。2024年4月，上海证券交易所、深圳证券交易所和北京证券交易所分别发布《上海证券交易所上市公司自律监管指引第14号——可持续发展报告（试行）》《深圳证券交易所上市公司自律监管指引第17号——可持续发展报告（试行）》《北京证券交易所上市公司持续监管指引第11号——可持续发展报告（试行）》（以下统称《可持续发展报告指引》），标志着我国境内上市公司可持续发展信息披露从以往的鼓励性披露模式，正式迈入对特定上市公司实施强制性披露的新阶段。在资本市场的信息披露体系中，上市公司的可持续发展报告或ESG报告已经成为继财务报告之后，全面展现企业可持续发展前景的关键载体。 阅读更多