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Council of the European Union Agrees Mandate to Streamline CSRD and CSDDD Requirements

On 23 June 2025, the Council of the European Union (“Council”) endorsed its negotiating mandate on the European Commission’s Omnibus I proposal, which aims to streamline the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive ((EU)...more

Proskauer - Regulatory & Compliance

CSRD Slashed: EU’s Corporate Sustainability Regulations Significantly Reduced

On 26 February 2025, the European Commission (the “Commission”) adopted a new package of proposals to simplify the regulations on sustainability. Their aim is to combine the competitiveness and climate goals of the European...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

The SEC Stays Its Own Climate Rule—What’s Next?

On March 6, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finalized a historic set of climate disclosure rules, which stand to be the most significant disclosure regime change since the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The rule...more

ArentFox Schiff

Airline 401k Decision Illustrates Continued Takeoff of ESG Litigation

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A Texas federal judge recently permitted an environmental, social, and governance- (ESG) related Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) case filed by an airline pilot against his employer and its benefits plan to...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence in the EU: Latest Updates and What to Expect Next

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A European legislative initiative aimed at requiring companies to undertake human rights and environmental due diligence is gradually but steadily making its way through the EU institutions. Previously, on March 10, 2021, the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Q&A: The EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive: To Whom Does It Apply and What Should EU and Non-EU Companies Consider?

As part of the European Commission’s (EC’s) commitment to strengthen sustainability disclosure in its 2018 Sustainable Finance Action Plan, the EC, together with the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG), has...more

J.S. Held

European Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD) Legislation – Preparing for the Future

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Sustainable social development is increasingly viewed as critical to ensure the future stability of the global economy and planet. This often-overlooked element of the ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) agenda is...more

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics...

[Virtual Event] ESG and Compliance Conference - December 1st, 8:25 am - 3:00 pm CST

Discover how to set and accomplish your ESG goals - Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) is no longer an isolated function within a company, nor is it an issue only for publicly traded companies. It’s front and center...more

A&O Shearman

EU Proposes Mandatory Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence with Civil Liability for Non-Compliance

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At a time when all eyes of the world were on Ukraine, in late February the European Commission published its highly anticipated proposed directive on corporate social and environmental due diligence. The Proposal for a...more

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics...

[Virtual Event] ESG and Compliance Conference - April 26th, 7:55 am - 3:15 pm CDT

Discover how to set and accomplish your ESG goals - Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) is no longer an isolated function within a company, nor is it an issue only for publicly traded companies. It’s front and...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Converting to a Delaware Public Benefit Corporation: Lessons from Experience

The past two years have seen a dramatic shift in practice relating to the Delaware public benefit corporation (the PBC)—a corporate form that requires the board of directors to balance stockholders' monetary interests, the...more

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics...

[Virtual Event] ESG and Compliance Conference - November 16th, 8:25 am - 2:15 pm CST

Discover how to set and accomplish your ESG goals - Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) is no longer an isolated function within a company, nor is it an issue only for publicly traded companies. It’s front and...more

Morgan Lewis

Incoming Changes for Corporate ESG Accountability in European Union

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Companies doing businesses in the European Union should note an important development that could introduce a duty of care for companies. On 10 March 2021, the EU Parliament approved an outline proposal for an EU Directive on...more

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics...

[Virtual Event] ESG and Compliance Conference - June 17th, 8:25 am - 3:45 pm CDT

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) risks cannot be effectively managed as an isolated function within a company, nor are they issues only for publicly traded companies. ESG is front and center for organizations of...more

Morgan Lewis

The SEC Staff Takes On ESG Investing

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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

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