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Franchise Exemptions: Tool or Strategy?

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A company considering franchising may see exemptions as an ideal way to avoid burdensome registration and disclosure requirements and streamline their path to market. Indeed, exemptions reduce time, avoid the process of...more

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When to Patent: Common Mistakes Business Leaders Make

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Suppose a newly hired engineer on your team sketches a promising new concept for a health monitor in a notebook. Excited by the idea, you loop in marketing, and soon, your company is promoting the product’s features through...more

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[Ongoing Program] CLE Relay - Session 5 - Navigating 2025 Public Company Legal and Regulatory Risks in a Shifting Economic...

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Jenner’s Public Company Advisory Group offers a multidisciplinary overview of the key legal, regulatory, and compliance issues public companies are facing in 2025, including the impact of economic uncertainty and an...more

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Fee-Fallin’: Why “Tariff Fees” Are Not A Quick Fix to Offset New Costs

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In the wake of the Trump administration’s newly-imposed tariffs, many retailers are facing significant unanticipated cost increases across their supply chains, from raw materials, to manufacturing, to transporting goods...more

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UK FCA feedback on responses to discussion paper on finance for positive sustainable change

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published feedback on the views it received in response to its discussion paper DP 23/1 on finance for positive sustainable change. The discussion paper included sections on a...more

Jones Day

CSRD: The Fun Is in the Transposition

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As companies operating in the European Union ("EU") likely now know, new environmental, social, and governance ("ESG") regulations are set to have a significant impact on disclosure and governance obligations for EU and...more

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FTSE 350: Snapshot of AGM Key Trends – November 2024 Update

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We have gathered and examined data from AGM Notices published by FTSE 350 companies until November 2024. We have set out the approach companies have taken on a number of key aspects of their meetings, including the venues of...more

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The trend: Driving responsible business

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An accelerating focus on doing business responsibly will force changes to wide-ranging aspects of business operations and strategy - Societal expectations of businesses have shifted fundamentally over the past five years....more

Perkins Coie

ESG Landscape: Continued Focus on Sustainability

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In the current political and business environment, companies are taking action to address a range of environmental and social issues.  Corporate attitudes have changed since the late 2010s, when environmental, social, and...more

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[Virtual Event] ESG and Compliance Conference - November 7th, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm CT

Stay on top of ever-evolving ESG requirements and emerging trends - With the SEC’s newly issued rules surrounding ESG disclosures and the continued growth of regulations rolling out in the EU, Canada, Asia and elsewhere...more

Perkins Coie

The SEC’s Climate Rules: Item 1502(e)’s Transition Plan Disclosure (Including Annual Progress)

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This is another in a series of blogs we will be posting breaking down the SEC’s new climate disclosure rules. We’re near the end of Regulation S-K Item 1502, Strategy. For the full text, see pages 852 through 855 of the...more

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Crosscurrents: Harmonizing Global Sustainability Reporting & IFRS and ESRS Interoperability Guide

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Introduction: Advancing Global Sustainability Reporting Standards - To improve the alignment of sustainability reporting standards globally, the International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation (IFRS) and European...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Global ESG Insights - May 2024

Welcome to the latest edition of our monthly ESG Insights providing you with a summary of the key developments from around the world. Global - IFRS Foundation releases jurisdictional adoption guide for ISSB Standards- On...more

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The Heat Is On SEC’s Climate-Related Disclosure Rules

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On March 6, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted new final rules requiring issuers to include extensive disclosure in registration statements and periodic reports regarding material...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Global ESG Insights - March 2024

Welcome to the latest edition of our monthly ESG Insights providing you with a summary of the key developments from around the world....more

Epiq

Why Sustainability and Why Now?

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Sustainability is not a new concept. Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) was created as a term back in 2004 in a report called “Who Cares Wins,” which was an initiative created by the United Nations. The ESG...more

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Navigating the Landscape: Exploring the UK Corporate Governance Code and its Guiding Principles

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In the United Kingdom's corporate governance, a development recently emerged with the introduction of the UK Corporate Governance Code and its accompanying Guidance. This change aims to provide more transparent, accessible...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

ESG Masterclass — ESG and Impact Investing

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Latham’s ESG Masterclass video series offers a dynamic exploration of the ever-changing environmental, social, and governance terrain. Sarah Fortt, Global Co-Chair of the ESG Practice at Latham, and special expert guests...more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

SEC Adopts New Rules for Climate-Related Disclosures; Lawsuits Challenge New Rules

On March 6, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted its highly anticipated climate-related disclosure rules. The rules faced public scrutiny since their proposal two years ago, with the SEC receiving more than...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Final SEC Climate Disclosure Rules Greeted with Mixed Emotions and Lawsuits: What Your Company Needs to Know

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On March 6, 2024, the SEC announced its long-awaited adoption of final rules regarding climate-related disclosures by public companies and in public offerings (the “Climate Rules”). The SEC dialed back the more prescriptive...more

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ESG Masterclass — ESG and Politics

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Latham’s ESG Masterclass video series offers a dynamic exploration of the ever-changing environmental, social, and governance terrain. Sarah Fortt, Global Co-Chair of the ESG Practice at Latham, and special expert guests...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

SEC Adopts New Rules for Climate-Related Disclosures

On March 6, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 3-2 to adopt new rules mandating climate-related disclosures in public companies’ annual reports and registration statements. While the final rules are...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

SEC Adopts Climate-Related Disclosure Regulations

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On March 6, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted new rules that increase public company reporting requirements regarding climate change.  The new rules, which the SEC originally proposed in March 2022,...more

A&O Shearman

Taxonomies – why the world needs harmonisation but not uniformity

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Taxonomies will play a critical role in channelling investment towards sustainable activities. But while alignment between frameworks is critical , a one-size-fits-all approach can never be effective....more

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Top Sustainability Trends to Watch in 2024

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As the lead-up to the November 2024 election brings increased focus to issues that fall along partisan lines, we expect to see sustainability issues garner continued attention among investors and other stakeholders. We expect...more

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