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ACC's curated selection of resources on key ESG topics and trends, tools and strategies.

Eversheds Sutherland
5 pages

Learn about the UK Pensions Regulator's guidance on new climate change governance and reporting requirements.

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Collection: Sustainability
Region: United Kingdom
Eversheds Sutherland
15 pages

A multijurisdictional overview of how Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) trends influence pensions.

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Region: United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands, Canada, Australia
Ellen M. Hunt, JD, Principal Consultant & Advisor, Spark Compliance Consulting
6 pages

On March 21, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proposed long-awaited rule changes for climate-related disclosures for investors. In this article, learn five things that every compliance professional should know about ESG and five steps to take now.

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Interest Area: Environmental
Collection: Sustainability
Region: United States
Latham & Watkins
14 pages

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) proposed climate disclosure rule, approved by a 3–1 vote on March 21, 2022, is the agency’s most significant regulatory undertaking in more than a decade. In this resource, learn more about how the decision can impact all domestic registrants and foreign private issuers.

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Region: United States
Audience: Deputy GC, Mid-Career
Latham & Watkins
5 pages

On March 21, 2022, by a 3-1 vote, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC or the Commission) proposed rules that would require registrants, including both domestic and foreign private issuers, to include climate-related information in registration statements and annual reports. In summary, the proposed rules would require significant, detailed new narrative disclosures in the body of annual reports and prospectuses.

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Region: United States
Audience: Deputy GC, Mid-Career, New to In-House, CLO / GC, Small Law Departments, Large Law Departments
Frédéric Louis, Christian Duvernoy, Anne Vallery, Prof. Dr. Hans-Georg Kamann, Geoffroy Barthet and Su Şimşek, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
6 pages

Learn the key features of the proposal adopted on February 23, 2022 by European Commission (“Commission”) for a Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive.

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Collection: Sustainability
Region: European Union
Global Legal Group
152 pages

In this multi-jurisdictional guide, explore an overview of key legal issues, rules and developments regarding renewable energy across a range of jurisdictions.

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Region: Global, Australia, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Japan, Malta, Mexico, Oman, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Zimbabwe
Audience: Small Law Departments, Large Law Departments
Thomson Reuters
4 pages

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategy is fast becoming a norm within corporations, although how those strategies are being implemented and managed may vary as numerous leaders with different roles within the C-suite may become involved.

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Region: Global
Audience: Deputy GC, CLO / GC
Thomson Reuters
3 pages

Law firms and their client companies have been adjusting their long-term growth strategies to more fully address environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) issues, particularly to help organizations improve their own sustainability and communicate their societal impact. Learn how to incorporate these values and systems into your work.

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Region: Global
Audience: Deputy GC, CLO / GC
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