Profiling the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive
If the EU is to meet the challenging goals it has set itself on sustainability, companies need to play their part. The trade bloc...
Regulatory & compliance archive
The week in GRC: SEC proposes increased proxy voting disclosure and private equity firms target ESG reporting
– Bloomberg spoke to activist investor Engine No 1’s CEO Jennifer Grancio about her firm’s strategy, its ExxonMobil boardroom...
Ad group WPP settles FCPA enforcement
London-based advertising company WPP has agreed to pay more than $19 mn to settle SEC charges that it violated the anti-bribery...
CII seeks better ESG disclosures under accounting rules
The Council of Institutional Investors (CII) has urged FASB to make ESG-related disclosures one of its top priorities amid growing...
The week in GRC: Companies face vaccine mandate questions and SEC’s Gensler outlines agenda
– CNN reported that Senator Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, called for the Federal Reserve to break up Wells Fargo following...
The week in GRC: ‘Mission-driven’ companies plan for IPOs and Amazon to pay workers’ college fees
– Reuters reported that ExxonMobil said it will begin measuring methane emissions from production of natural gas at a New Mexico...
Opinion: Taking a new look at US securities law
In my recently published book Rethinking Securities Law, I examine deficiencies in the existing framework and changes that should...
The week in GRC: Delta to raise health costs for unvaccinated staff and CFA’s Barbara Roper joins SEC
– Reuters reported that ISS backed cloud storage vendor Box in its fight with activist investor Starboard Value by recommending...
Long-Term Stock Exchange has first listings
The Long-Term Stock Exchange (LTSE) has officially listed its first two companies. The listings went live at a virtual opening...
The week in GRC: Gensler eyes human capital disclosure and Walmart hires compliance chief
– Reuters reported that, according to a law student group, US law firms are handling ever more deals and litigation for the fossil...
