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ESG Market Alert UK – April 2025

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In our latest round-up of developments in ESG for UK clients, we cover the following topics: The UK’s seventh carbon budget Scottish court finds consents for new oil and gas fields were unlawful for failing to take into...more

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China’s Ministry of Finance Publishes Corporate Sustainability Disclosure Standards

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The Standards provide a framework for all Chinese companies’ sustainability disclosures and the applicability extends beyond listed companies. On May 27, 2024, China’s Ministry of Finance published the new Corporate...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Insights Special Edition: Women’s History Month

Celebrating Women’s History Month, we present a special edition of our quarterly Insights publication, highlighting the talent and insights of women at Skadden. The issue spotlights their authorship on such topics as the...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update, March 2024

We are pleased to share the March 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

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China’s Stock Exchanges to Plan Sustainability Disclosure Rules for Big Companies

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The guidelines aim to transform China’s approach to ESG by introducing sustainability disclosure rules for large listed companies. On February 8, 2024, under the auspices of the China Securities Regulatory Commission...more

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Maritime Outlook: 5 U.S. Maritime Issues to Watch in 2024

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The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails. – William Arthur Ward The U.S. maritime industry is much like a great ship: It is subject to unforeseen forces, and it...more

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Regulatory Updates in Asia ESG - August 2023

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As ESG regulation in Asia develops at an increasing pace, Latham lawyers give an update on noteworthy developments across the region....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

A Divided Congress Will Have an Active Investigations Agenda Over the Next Two Years

Democrats, having maintained narrow control of the upper chamber in the midterm elections, likely will remain focused on the issues and industries they prioritized in 2022....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Skadden’s 2023 Insights – Five Critical Areas for the Year Ahead

The pandemic’s impact may be subsiding, but businesses are encountering new challenges across the globe, including the potential for an economic retrenchment, rising interest rates, shifting regulatory and litigation...more

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Top Legal Issues Facing the Manufacturing Sector in 2022

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As the global economy faces the third year of the pandemic, manufacturers are no longer focused on figuring out when things will return to “normal.” Instead, they are applying lessons learned from the past few years to become...more

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China to Introduce Its First ESG Disclosure Standard

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The move follows a number of similar standards that regulators and governments across the globe have proposed. With effect from 1 June 2022, the Guidance for Enterprise ESG Disclosure (the Guidance), published by...more

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ESG in 2022: 10 Things to Look Out For

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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

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New Global Initiatives Aim to Consolidate Climate and Sustainable Finance Standards

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The SBTi’s standard aims to clarify the target for net zero emissions, whilst the Common Ground Taxonomy indicates China-EU cooperation on sustainable finance issues. Last month, the Science Based Targets initiative...more

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Financial Daily Dose 1.21.2020 | Top Story: World Economic Forum Kicks Off in Davos

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As it kicked off its 50th annual gathering today, the World Economic Forum in Davos is facing some hard questions—both about the state of the ideals it has long espoused (“open borders, liberal democracy and free borders,” to...more

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Mining & Metals 2020: ESG front and center as trade tensions linger

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The global mining & metals sector is facing one of its most challenging transitions yet, as the industry is considering how it can best position itself to regain and maintain stakeholder confidence on ESG matters. Miners...more

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