On April 22, 2021, the White House published the U.S. International Climate Finance Plan, as called for in President Biden’s January 2021 “Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abro...

Yesterday, the SEC released a statement on climate change disclosures. The statement directs the SEC staff to review company disclosures against its 2010 climate change disclosure guidanc...

We’ve considered the options that a Biden administration may have to effect its environmental and climate change policies now that the Democrats will have control of Congress for the ne...

This deck provides our current views on the likely key areas of focus under a Biden presidency and a Republican Senate on environmental and climate change policy.  A Biden Administration ...

On September 9, 2020, the Climate-Related Market Risk Subcommittee of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission published a report, Managing Climate Risk in the U.S. Financial System,...

On Friday, April 10, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued an interim guidance document focused on addressing risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic on EPA-led or sup...

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has had, and will continue to have, a significant impact on the global economy, businesses and individuals. This memorandum summarizes the ways i...

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce released this month a set of ESG voluntary reporting best practices.  By releasing its best practice guide, the Chamber makes clear that it believes further r...

On October 16, 2019, the SEC Division of Corporation Finance issued Staff Legal Bulletin No. 14K. SLB 14K outlines the analytical framework of the Division regarding Exchange Act Rule 14a...

President Trump has signed two significant executive orders regarding transparency in federal agency guidance and enforcement.  This visual memorandum provides an overview of and key take...