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AI and GDPR: A Road Map to Compliance by Design - Episode 2: The Design Phase

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The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and its widespread availability offers significant growth opportunities for businesses. However, it necessitates a robust governance framework to ensure compliance with regulatory...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

White & Case LLP

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

Allen Barron, Inc.

Integrated Consulting, Legal, Tax and Accounting Services

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What is the value of value of integrated consulting, legal, tax, and accounting services? Just before the millennium, a group of prominent professional service companies was known as “The Big Eight.” The Big Eight included...more

J.S. Held

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

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update, July 2024

We are pleased to share the July 2024 issue of Wilson Sonsini's Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update. Each issue combines news, key legal developments, and resources related to sustainability and environmental,...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

StoneTurn

The Importance of Having a National Security Strategy

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The United States and an increasing number of other countries are evaluating the impact of foreign investment on their countries’ national security posture. Generally, foreign investment regulatory regimes allow regulators to...more

BCLP

Navigating the FemTech regulatory landscape: which rules apply and what are the enforcement priorities?

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Security, scale or functionality – pick two. This computer science principle coined by the late Professor Anderson is particularly relevant to the FemTech industry. Anderson’s Rule states that for a system to provide high...more

DarrowEverett LLP

Cross-Border M&A Opportunities Favor the Prepared

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Cross-border mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”) unlock growth, diversification, and a stronger global stance for businesses. These strategic moves enable firms from different nations to blend resources, making way into new...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

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

A&O Shearman

An extraordinary and transformative year

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Senior partner Wim Dejonghe reflects on a game-changing year for A&O, culminating in the transformative merger with Shearman & Sterling, record full-year revenues and progress across many other strategic areas....more

White & Case LLP

ESG in the Consumer & Retail Industry – Key Legal Issues and Risks

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The importance of environmental, social, governance ("ESG"), in particular from the perspective of consumers, stakeholders and regulators, is growing across all industries, and the consumer & retail industry is no exception....more

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European Council Adopts Position on Amendments to EU’s Green Transition Consumer Rules

On May 3, 2023, the European Council adopted its position and commented on a March 22, 2023 proposal to amend EU consumer rules targeting greenwashing. The proposal was submitted by the European Commission in March 2022 as...more

NAVEX

Staying Ahead of ESG Disclosures – What to Expect and How to Prepare

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When my private equity peers ask me how to handle ESG disclosures, my answer is typically, “don’t let the tail wag the dog.” What I mean, is it’s better to proactively report on what you know to be the most material and...more

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What You Need to Know About the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDD)

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On February 23 2022, the European Commission published a proposal of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDD or the Directive), which would require both EU and non-EU companies operating within the EU to...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

EU's ESG Push Goes Global: Significant Expansion of Corporate Sustainability Reporting for Companies Active in the EU

The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) entered into force on January 5, 2023. The CSRD significantly broadens the existing EU regime for non-financial disclosure requirements currently governed by...more

A&O Shearman

Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive: New EU ESG Disclosure Requirements for EU and Non-EU Companies

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The EU is promulgating new ESG disclosure requirements that will expand the number of companies that have to report ESG information; broaden the categories and types of ESG information that must be reported; mandate a “double...more

Hogan Lovells

ESG Regulation Monthly Round-Up – October 2022

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In a busy month for ESG and sustainability-disclosures developments, we take a look back at key developments such as the long-awaited publication of the UK FCA proposals around sustainability related disclosures and labelling...more

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ESG Regulation Monthly Round-Up - October 2022

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After a relatively quiet August in the area of sustainable finance-related disclosures, we have looked back throughout September 2022 and summarised the key points coming out of the EU....more

Hogan Lovells

Doing business in Poland 2022 - Ukrainian Version

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Ведення підприємницької діяльності в Польщі регулюється так само, як і в інших країнах Європейського Союзу. Це дає змогу вести економічну діяльність підприємствам різних правових форм і на різних засадах, тобто вільно...more

Hogan Lovells

Doing business in Poland 2022 - English

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Doing business in Poland is regulated in the same way as in other European Union countries. It allows business activities to be conducted in various legal forms and on various bases including the freedom of services, and the...more

A&O Shearman

European Commission Publishes Proposed Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence

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The European Commission has published a proposed Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence. The proposed Directive is designed to encourage the conduct of due diligence by major companies (including regulated...more

Jones Day

2021 Transactional Year in Review and 2022 Forecast - The ESG Surge Continues: Focus on Europe

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The focus on ESG across the business spectrum ramped up over the course of 2021, surpassing several milestones along the way and resulting in a surge of regulatory changes and new initiatives by the end of the year....more

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