EU officially publishes CSDDD
July 9th, 2024
The European Union (EU) has officially released the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), which will soon be adopted into EU member states’ law.
Following a final vote by the European Parliament, the …
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Republicans file for SEC climate rules to be scrapped
June 27th, 2024
A group of 35 Republican lawmakers have urged the Eighth US Circuit Court of Appeals in St Louis to vacate the SEC’s climate disclosure rules.
The group, which …
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SEC climate disclosure rules face more legal action
April 3rd, 2024
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will face further legal action over its climate disclosure rule.
Liberty Energy and Nomad Proppant Services filed a lawsuit to block the new …
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US Court pauses SEC climate disclosure rules
March 20th, 2024
The Fifth Circuit US Court of Appeals has granted an administrative stay to temporarily halt the climate disclosures rules released by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
The ruling comes …
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SEC adopts final rules on climate disclosures with no Scope 3 requirement
March 7th, 2024
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has finalised its climate disclosure rules after more than a year wrestling over the requirements.
The final rules will …
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Proxy voting services will not fall under SEC jurisdiction
February 29th, 2024
A federal court has ruled in favour of a challenge to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) rule classifying proxy voting research services as a “solicitation”.
The court …
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SEC delays climate disclosure rules
December 12th, 2023
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has pushed the expected adoption of its final climate disclosure rules until April 2024.
The US regulator released its Fall 2023 Reg Flex Agenda, which …
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California’s new disclosure rules could give cover to SEC
October 13th, 2023
California’s governor has passed new legislation requiring corporations to disclose their scope 3 carbon emissions ahead of new disclosure rules from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).…
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SEC and ASIC crack down on greenwashing
August 16th, 2023
The Australian and US national financial regulators are taking legal action against companies accused of greenwashing funds and misleading investors.
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) and the US …
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