On Demand, On Purpose: Fashion Manufacturing That Doesn’t Cost the Earth
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Navigating Renewable Energy: Insights from the ACP Siting and Permitting Conference - Energy Law Insights
Compliance Amidst a Global Consensus Breakdown
A Voltage Voyage With Danielle Spalding, Cirba Solutions — Battery + Storage Podcast
Cobalt, Lithium, and the Quest for Sustainable Batteries With John Busbee, Xerion — Battery + Storage Podcast
Emerging Risks & Opportunities: Navigating Environmental & Sustainability Regulations During the First 100 Days
Innovation in Compliance: Visionary Leadership with Jackson Calame
A Thermal Storage Revolution With Nis Benn, Hyme Energy — Battery + Storage Podcast
Innovation in Compliance: Navigating AI Governance in 2025 with Christine Uri
Greenhushing: What It Is & Why It Matters
Scaling Sustainable Fuel for the Future | Insights with Niels Jensen
COP16 en Colombia: El Futuro de la Biodiversidad
Election Roundup: How a Harris Administration Could Shape the Oil and Gas Landscape
Navigating ESG: Preparing for Future Regulations (Part Two) — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
Navigating ESG: The Growing Importance and Compliance Challenges (Part One) — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 201: SHL Medical’s Investment in the Carolinas with Kimberlee Steele of SHL Medical
Sustainable Procurement: A Closer Look at the New Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
Compliance into the Weeds: Sustainability and Managing 3rd Party Risk
JONES DAY TALKS®: ESG Reporting Rules: The SEC, CSRD, and California– Who's on the Hook?
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a final report on the technical standards on the external reviewer regime under the European Green Bonds Regulation (EuGB). The regime requires external...more
AT A GLANCE - The Federal Reserve and FDIC have withdrawn from the Network for Greening the Financial System due to concerns that its activities exceeded the Federal Reserve's and the FDIC's statutory mandates—and amid...more
The green term sheet accompanies the provisions for green loans previously published at the end of 2024. Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principles continue to be a focus for the financial markets. Notably, the...more
Christmas is coming early to the ESG bond market as the new EU Green Bond Standard applies from 21 December 2024. The new standard is conceptually similar to existing ICMA use of proceeds standards but quite different in...more
We are pleased to share the November 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
Our second annual study into the scale of the financing needed to decarbonize the global economy reveals the challenge is bigger than previously thought. - Our research shows we are USD6 trillion a year short of what needs...more
INTRODUCTION - Asset managers (i.e., investment advisers) offering funds in more than one country are accustomed to adapting to different regulatory requirements. However, the challenges presented by the global regulation...more
Set against the context of unprecedented demand for water supply solutions, Brownstein and WestWater Research brought together water industry and finance leaders for the second annual Sustainable Water Investment Summit. The...more
After years of financial and investment firms solidifying their Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) bona fides, the political push-and-pull surrounding “woke” investing seems to be causing a significant withdrawal from...more
Asset managers (i.e., investment advisers) offering funds in more than one country are accustomed to adapting to different regulatory requirements. However, the challenges presented by the global regulation of environmental,...more
The Situation: On October 5, 2023, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union adopted the European Green Bond Regulation ("EuGB Regulation"), establishing a voluntary harmonized standard open to both EU and...more
Environmental. All sectors of the Canadian economy are adopting increasingly sustainable and environmentally-friendly practices to help the transition to a net-zero economy. In particular, as the Government of Canada stated...more
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
The EU published a new Sustainable finance package 2023 on June 13, 2023. The package includes - - A Proposed Regulation on the transparency and integrity of ESG rating activities, which aims to enhance the quality of ESG...more
The government published a new document outlining its existing and proposed objectives to develop the UK’s sustainable economy. On 30 March 2023, the UK government published an updated version of its Green Finance...more
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) promises to drive business decision making in 2023 and impact how companies plan, operate and report. The complex and rapidly-evolving world of ESG is set to remain a priority for...more
As part of its new Green Finance Strategy, HM Treasury has published a consultation paper on proposals to regulate providers of environmental, social and governance ratings. Such ratings providers offer assessments on a...more
The Commission is also consulting on proposed targeted amendments to the Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act and on the Taxonomy Disclosures Delegated Act. On 5 April 2023 the European Commission opened a consultation on its...more
The government's updated net-zero Green Finance Strategy was published on 30 March 2023. We set out below the key elements of the updated Strategy which focuses on the need for green investment and on opportunities for the...more
The Canadian Association of Pension Supervisory Authorities' (CAPSA) draft guideline on ESG sets out three principles as guidance for pension plan administrators - - consider ESG characteristics that may have material...more
In recent years, there has been a distinct increase in climate-related shareholder activism with shareholder proposals and other initiatives on climate-related topics becoming prominent world-wide. On May 12, 2022,...more
Singapore’s Green Finance Industry Taskforce (GFIT) published a second consultation paper on 12 May 2022, proposing detailed thresholds and criteria for a revised Singapore taxonomy for Singapore-based financial institutions...more
In a long-awaited report, the EBA offers timely recommendations for Europe’s developing sustainable securitisation market in a world transitioning to green. Key Points: ..The report champions a pragmatic approach to...more
The position as set out in this article is correct as at 9 December 2021. ESG issues - driven by consumer, investor and stakeholder demand, and rapid regulatory change – have experienced a meteoric rise. They are...more
The CFA Institute has published the first Global ESG Disclosure Standards for Investment Products (the Standards) in relation to environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in investment products, to allow stakeholders...more