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Corporate Social Responsibility refers to a business model that incorporates self-regulation mechanisms and aims to ensure better corporate compliance with ethical standards and international norms. Some businesses approach the concept of corporate social responsibility more generally and define it as efforts to limit businesses' negative environmental and social impacts. less -

[Webinar] A Shift in ESG: Navigating Environmental and Social Issues Under the New Administration - A Three-Part Series - March...

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 3/10/2025

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

Horizon - ESG Regulatory News and Trends - December 2024

DLA Piper on 12/18/2024

Welcome to Horizon, DLA Piper’s monthly bulletin reporting on late-breaking legislative and policy developments in ESG. Our aim is to scan the litigation, enforcement, and regulatory horizon to help inform business decisions....more

Hot Topics: AI and ESG

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 4/1/2024

The US Government Is Using AI To Detect Potential Wrongdoing, and Companies Should Too With agencies such as the SEC and DOJ using AI and other data analytics tools extensively to detect wrongdoing, companies need to adopt...more

DEI Under Scrutiny, Part II: Spotlight on Environmental, Social, and Governance Considerations

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 12/4/2023

This article is the second part of Ogletree Deakins’ series, “DEI Under Scrutiny,” which examines the evolving employment law landscape for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in the United States. Part one of...more

Client Alert: Shareholders Pose Growing Risks to Companies’ DEI Initiatives

Jenner & Block on 10/20/2023

Shareholder activism, in the form of proposals, books and records demands, and litigation, is proving to be an increasingly prevalent tool in challenges to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies. This client alert...more

Timely ESG Updates for Public Companies Preparing Annual Reports

Latham & Watkins LLP on 10/4/2023

Developments span the climate disclosure landscape, risk factor disclosure, and diversity-related efforts. In advance of the annual shareholder proposal and annual reporting preparation season, we believe that a number of...more

ESG in 2022 and Beyond: Recent and Emerging Trends

Clark Hill PLC on 3/2/2022

Outside the United States, particularly in the European Union (EU), the assessment and reporting of corporate Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) considerations and risks have already become legal requirements. In the...more

10 Key Focus Areas for UK-Regulated Financial Services Firms in 2022

Latham & Watkins LLP on 1/6/2022

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations have come to the forefront of firms’ regulatory change agendas in recent years, and this focus looks set to continue in 2022. The past year has witnessed significant...more

ESG in 2022: 10 Things to Look Out For

Latham & Watkins LLP on 1/6/2022

Corporate reporting (including SEC developments), climate change, energy transition, supply chain management, and the mitigation of ESG-related litigation risk are expected to be the leading ESG themes of this year. As...more

UK Public Markets Snapshot – ESG: Look What’s Coming (Part 2) October 2021

Hogan Lovells on 10/5/2021

In Part 2 of our ESG Public Markets Snapshot, we summarise key ESG points coming down the track for UK corporates and their advisers. Key ESG points to watch out for: Practical ESG issues on M&A deals – ignoring ESG can be...more

2021: Trends in Regulatory Compliance and Risk Management

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co. on 4/26/2021

2020 was a particularly challenging year due to the coronavirus pandemic. For corporate risk managers and compliance officers, the year posed additional challenges. Organizations had to contend with an alarming rise in...more

Post-2020 Board Self-Evaluations - COVID and Beyond

BCLP on 1/8/2021

As boards prepare for the post-2020 round of self-evaluations, they will need to make the usual decisions regarding timing, scope and construct (e.g., written questionnaires and/or interviews), among others. But this year,...more

Turning Up the Heat on Board Diversity and E & S Risk Oversight: Quick Guide to ISS and Glass Lewis 2021 Proxy Season Updates

BCLP on 12/14/2020

Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”) and Glass Lewis recently released their respective policy updates for the 2021 proxy season. Key updates are summarized below....more

ESG Litigation Roadmap: What You Need to Know - Fall 2020

Latham & Watkins LLP on 11/30/2020

Followers of the financial press will not have failed to note the prominence of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) developments in recent years, whether through regulatory proposals, statements from asset managers...more

US Board Diversity: Slow-Moving Change

The Volkov Law Group on 8/29/2019

It is hard to admit it but most boards fall well short in dedicating themselves to ethics and compliance. I have a significant list of concerns – boards do not understand how to oversee and monitor a compliance program;...more

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