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GHOS Meeting: Basel III implementation and climate-related financial risks

A&O Shearman on 5/21/2025

The Group of Central Bank Governors and Heads of Supervision (GHOS), the oversight body of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BIS), met to discuss the implementation of Basel III and its work on climate-related...more

New York Climate Week: TFMR event explores perspectives on accelerating decarbonization

A&O Shearman on 10/14/2024

We were delighted to host the U.K. Transition Finance Market Review’s (TFMR) flagship event at New York Climate Week, in partnership with the City of London Corporation who host the TFMR secretariat. The session offered a...more

July 2024 ESG Policy Update—Australia

K&L Gates LLP on 8/20/2024

Australian Update - Proposed Code of Practice to Reduce Modern Slavery Through Lending, Investment and Asset Management - The New South Wales (NSW) Anti-Slavery Commissioner (Commissioner) recently released its discussion...more

Republicans Unveil Bills Targeting ESG in Securities and Banking

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 9/7/2023

In late July 2023, House Republicans on the Financial Services Committee introduced four bills targeting various business and market activities that implicate environmental, social, and governance issues. In a statement...more

The UK Infrastructure Bank Act 2023 has been passed by Parliament

Hogan Lovells on 4/6/2023

Giving the UK Infrastructure Bank a basis in primary legislation not only sends a message about the intended permanence of UKIB, but also provides greater clarity about its governance, reporting and accountability....more

NYC Comptroller and Pension Funds Advocate for Banks to Establish Interim Absolute GhG Emissions Targets

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 1/31/2023

On January 2, the New York City (NYC) Comptroller, Brad Lander, the NYC Employees’ Retirement System, the NYC Teachers’ Retirement System, and the NYC Board of Education Retirement System, announced that they had submitted...more

Expect New SEC Leadership To Require More ESG Reporting

Proskauer Rose LLP on 1/12/2021

Public companies should expect more environmental, social and governance-related disclosure requirements, focusing initially on climate risk. An element of President-elect Joe Biden's platform has been "[r]equiring public...more

Financial Daily Dose 12.19.2019 | Top Story: Uber Settles With EEOC Over “Culture of Sexual Harassment” Allegations

Robins Kaplan LLP on 12/19/2019

Ride-hailing company Uber has resolved EEOC charges related to its alleged “culture of sexual harassment” and will “start a $4.4 million class fund to compensate victims of sexual harassment or retaliation from as early as...more

European Economic and Social Committee Publishes Opinion on Sustainable Finance Reforms

A&O Shearman on 10/7/2019

The European Economic and Social Committee has published an Opinion on the European Commission’s Reflection Paper, “Towards a Sustainable Europe by 2030”, which was published earlier this year. The Commission’s Reflection...more

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