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Tag: ESG

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Carl Icahn: Champion of Animal Rights?

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So-called activist investors come in many different shapes and sizes. Broadly speaking, they all seek to use their equity positions in companies to influence management. What they want to accomplish can vary dramatically. A legend in the ac...

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Molten hot iron poured into kiln for sustainability

Charges Against Brazilian Mining Company Tests SEC’s ESG Authority

Molten hot iron poured into kiln for sustainability

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s foray into required corporate reporting on environmental, social and governance issues has been the top story in financial regulation since the start of the Biden administration. To this point, howev...

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Stakeholders Continue Board Diversity Push Despite Overturning of California Law

Dedicated readers of this site know that California has served as a bellwether regarding environmental, social and governance issues in the corporate sphere. In one of the landmark developments in legislative efforts to increase diversity,...

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Can ESG Handle Adding an H?

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The concept of corporate sustainability has evolved over time beyond just environmental concerns such as carbon emissions and pollution. It now incorporates social and governance issues ­– the “S” and “G” to go with the “E” of what is commo...

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Amplifying the impact of greenhouse gases

The Climate Disclosure Rules Are Here! The Climate Disclosure Rules Are Here!

Amplifying the impact of greenhouse gases

The Securities and Exchange Commission this week finally proposed its rules for disclosing companies’ climate change-related risks. If enacted, registered companies would be required for the first time ever to report on their greenhouse gas...

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