Sustainability Rulemaker to Monitor Global Climate Guidelines
The International Sustainability Standards Board said Monday that it would assume responsibility for monitoring climate reporting guidelines set by global regulators.

An SEC enforcement initiative targeting misleading ESG disclosures has become a business risk for dozen of public companies, including bankrupt Bitcoin miner Core Scientific, shale oil producer Pioneer Natural Resources and banking giant Ally.
The International Sustainability Standards Board said Monday that it would assume responsibility for monitoring climate reporting guidelines set by global regulators.
Recent leaps in artificial intelligence technology have raised significant questions about fair lending, fraud detection, and cybersecurity at banks, but federal banking regulators already have the tools in place to deal with many of those issues, according to industry watchers.
The US Supreme Court resolved a 20-year circuit split near the end of its term, when it backed the Justice Department’s authority to end a whistleblower’s False Claims Act suit that prosecutors viewed as too costly in government resources to continue.
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Adopting a carbon border adjustment mechanism would help US manufacturers avoid potential EU carbon tariffs and encourage production of low-carbon alternatives, says Project Canary’s Chris Romer.
The International Sustainability Standards Board said Monday that it would assume responsibility for monitoring climate reporting guidelines set by global regulators.
The backlash against investing strategies that factor in environmental, social and governance issues is rising in the US and is impacting the way managers are thinking about integrating such considerations into their funds, according to a survey by
The first proxy season after a key US rule change was expected to rock the shareholder activism world. Instead, the
As home to the world’s second-biggest rainforest, the largest tropical peatlands, and swathes of mangroves, governments across the African continent appear to be in a good position to benefit from the growing global trade in emissions offsets.
The US House’s top government watchdog committee is asking Federal Reserve Chair
Rebellion Energy Solutions LLC is one of a handful of companies that have popped up in the past two years aiming to locate abandoned oil and gas wells, calculate how much they’re leaking and cap them to keep the gases deep underground. If all goes to plan, they’ll sell their work as so-called carbon credits to buyers seeking to voluntarily offset their own emissions.
Most types of insurance policies, like auto and homeowner insurance, kick into action when a customer calls to submit a claim. Parametric insurance, a category of insurance which includes life insurance, for example, flips that model. Claims are automatically paid out when certain parameters are met, whether that’s the policyholder dying or, in the case of climate insurance, when an extreme weather disaster meets certain conditions.
Defense programs at the Pentagon, Energy Department, and other agencies would be authorized to receive $886.3 billion under
Natasha S. Hwangpo has joined Ropes & Gray as a restructuring partner in New York, the firm announced Monday.
Harry Valetk has joined Loeb & Loeb as a partner in the privacy, security and data innovation practice group in New York, the firm announced Monday.
Shailesh Sahay has joined Baker Botts as a partner with the environmental, safety, and incident response section of the litigation department in Washington, D.C., the firm said Monday.
Ryan Phair and Craig Y. Lee have joined Paul Hastings as partners with the antitrust practice in Washington, D.C., the firm said Monday.
Adam M. Weg has joined Venable LLP as a partner in the commercial litigation practice in Los Angeles, the firm said Monday.
Sarah La Voi has joined BakerHostetler as a partner in the digital assets and data management practice group in Chicago, the firm announced Monday.
Republican state leaders have been pulling billions out of pension funds managed by investment firms like Black Rock. Why? Something called ESG. In this video, we explain what ESG is, why it’s become such a hot topic and what regulation — and litigation — we can expect in the near future.
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