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At least 20 states have adopted some type of anti-ESG legislation. In compliance with the Energy Discrimination Elimination Act, state officials are required to maintain a list of financial ...
Legal experts say the judge’s decision, while specific to Oklahoma law, may illustrate legal vulnerabilities of other “anti-boycott” laws passed by Republicans in other states.
"The law violates the First Amendment by barring companies from competing for state investments or contracting with the state whenever Texas believes those companies espouse a disfavored viewpoint ...
In 2005, the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative commissioned a report from the international law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer on the interpretation of the law with respect to investors and ESG issues. The Freshfields report concluded that not only was it permissible for investment companies to integrate ESG issues ...
The ESMA regulation states in Article 1(5): "The objective of the Authority shall be to protect the public interest by contributing to the short-, medium- and long-term stability and effectiveness of the financial system, for the Union economy, its citizens and businesses." [4] This mission is further specified in Article 1(6):
As a matter of law, in the United States, the materiality principle controls whether a publicly traded corporation must disclose certain information, that is: "a fact is material if there is a substantial likelihood that the fact would have been viewed by a reasonable investor as having significantly altered the ‘total mix’ of information ...
Passing restrictive laws at the federal or state level, instructing these administrators to avoid certain industries or banks perceived to be too “woke” or not “woke” enough, could put ...
The rules of directors' duties are enforced through existing Member States' laws. The rules on corporate sustainability due diligence will be enforced through administrative supervision. European Union member states will each designate an authority to supervise and enforce the directive, including fines and compliance orders. The European Union ...