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Trustees, ESG and Investments – key considerations

Walkers on 7/1/2025

As global attention sharpens on climate change and social justice issues, sustainability and responsible governance are increasingly becoming higher priorities for 'Millennial' and 'Gen Z' Beneficiaries....more

Spence v. American Airlines: A Texas Court’s View of the Duty of Loyalty under ERISA

Verrill on 3/7/2025

Since we last discussed environmental, social, and corporate governance (“ESG”) developments in the context of ERISA retirement plans, ESG litigation has taken a rather unexpected turn. Although the plan lineup in Spence v....more

Global ESG Insights - May 2024

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 7/5/2024

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

Euronext Launches New Sustainable Investment Tools and ESG Initiatives

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 10/12/2023

In September 2023, pan-European stock exchange and market infrastructure provider Euronext announced the imminent launch of a range of ESG tools and initiatives focused on sustainable finance, including its intention to...more

International News: Spotlight on ESG, Impact & Sustainability

McDermott Will & Schulte on 5/24/2023

ESG is understood to be an acronym for “environmental, social and governance,” but the term can be challenging because it’s used to describe similar but distinct communities of practice, including corporate social...more

ESG and the Sustainable Economy Handbook - Overview

K&L Gates LLP on 2/14/2023

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and the sustainable economy are concepts that often overlap and frequently intertwine. Whether viewed separately or together, they have significantly changed global investing and...more

Sustainable finance in Latin America

White & Case LLP on 10/28/2021

GSS bonds and other forms of sustainable finance have become a mainstream feature of Latin American debt capital markets - Sustainability issues in Latin America have long been closely linked to finance, but never more so...more

The SEC Staff Takes On ESG Investing

Morgan Lewis on 4/16/2021

In the US Securities and Exchange Commission staff’s most recent guidance addressing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing, the staff of the Division of Examinations released an April 9 Risk Alert noting...more

Corporate Disclosures of Climate-Related Risks and Fulfilling Sustainability and Climate Commitments

Sullivan & Worcester on 12/8/2020

Corporate disclosures regarding climate change impacts are becoming more prevalent, although not yet universal, and their adoption has been a relatively slow process. We discuss below the impact on corporations of increased...more

ESG: New Disclosure Rules for Investment Managers

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 11/25/2020

1. New EU and UK disclosure requirements - The new disclosure requirements for investment managers and advisers with respect to their environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) policies will apply in the European...more

ESG Reporting Series: How Does CPP Investment’s Updated Policy on Sustainable Investing Affect Energy Companies?

Opportune LLP on 8/18/2020

Investment management organizations are stepping up their commitment to the role ESG plays in long-term value creation, but what are the broader implications for the energy industry?...more

SEC Identifies Policies, Procedures and Disclosures Related to Registered Investment Advisers’ Proxy Voting Responsibilities and...

Proskauer Rose LLP on 9/12/2019

On August 21, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued two interpretive releases involving proxy voting and proxy voting advice. In the first release, the SEC provided guidance regarding the responsibilities of...more

Financial Services: UK Regulators Shine a Spotlight on Cybersecurity and Technology Resilience

King & Spalding on 4/4/2019

In a paper published last month,[i] the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) set out various cybersecurity insights gleaned from the work of cyber coordination groups (“CCGs”) the regulator established in 2017. The...more

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