Under the new administration, several shifts in E&S have impacted public companies across a number of different practice areas. In light of these developments, companies are taking a wide array of approaches to disclosure,...more
3/10/2025
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2025 is off to a fast start with several changes in the legal landscape of the environmental and social (E&S) categories of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance). This alert highlights key E&S developments thus far in...more
3/3/2025
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Following an order by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) implementing a stay of its final climate disclosure rules pending review of legal challenges to such rules in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth...more
4/19/2024
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On April 4, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an order (the Order) implementing a stay of its final climate-related disclosure rules1 adopted on March 6, 2024 (the Final Rules)....more
Please join us for a practical session on the requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) final climate-related disclosure rules and considerations for companies navigating these disclosures.
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On March 6, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final enhanced and standardized climate-related disclosure rules (the Final Rules). As noted in our client alert addressing the Final Rules, there...more
On November 17, 2022, Glass Lewis released its 2023 U.S. Policy Guidelines (U.S. Guidelines) and its 2023 ESG Initiatives Policy Guidelines (ESG Guidelines), effective for shareholder meetings on or after January 1, 2023. On...more
12/14/2022
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On March 21, 2022, a divided U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed enhanced and standardized climate-related disclosure rules to require disclosure of climate-related information in registration statements,...more
Below is a high-level summary of applicable rule changes, guidance, and disclosure considerations for the 2022 reporting season for public companies....more
12/20/2021
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On January 30, 2020, Chairman Jay Clayton (the chairman) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC, or the commission) issued a statement related to 1) financial disclosures and performance metrics in light of the...more