In this briefing, we take a look at the EU Green Bond Standard.
The Council of the European Union and the European Parliament recently announced that provisional agreement on the European Green Bond Standard had been reached. The consolidated legal text is now widely available and can be viewed here along with a blackline against
In this briefing, we take a look at sustainability-linked bonds (“SLBs”), which have fast become an important feature of the sustainable finance market. According to Climate Bonds Initiative, SLB issuance reached US$76.3 billion in 2022 and we have seen an increasingly wide variety
May 11, 2023 Hybrid
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm ET
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Join Yafit Cohn, Chief Sustainability Officer and Group General Counsel at The Travelers Companies, Inc., as she discusses the importance of ESG for a holistic view of risks and opportunities that could impact a company’s ability to create long-term shareholder value, juxtaposed
April 24, 2023 Hybrid
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm ET
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In this session, we will take an in depth at look at greenwashing, regulatory risk, reputational risk and litigation risk in the context of capital markets transactions. In short, an overview of emerging ESG related risks alongside practical tips to help mitigate
March 29, 2023 Hybrid
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm ET
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The ESG movement has generated significant changes in the environmental, social and governance practices of many public companies and their investors. Yet the movement now faces rising resistance that could stall or reverse its achievements. Amid intensifying debate, it pays to take
On 28 February 2023, the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on the creation of the European Green Bond Standard (“EU GBS“).
Background
The idea of an EU Green Bond Standard has been in development for many years. An initial proposal for a European standard for
On February 7, 2023, the Division of Examinations of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Division” and the “SEC,” respectively) announced its examination priorities for 2023. This year, the Division identified new and significant focus areas including: (i) recently adopted rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and Investment Company Act of 1940
The update includes discussions of the recent regulatory approach to digital currencies, the accounting and disclosure consequences of the Russian invasion of the Ukraine and subsequent sanctions, the unexpected SEC staff position regarding Rule 15c2-11
On 10 November 2022, the EU Parliament adopted the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (“CSRD”). The EU Council is expected to adopt the CSRD on 28 November 2022, after which it will be published in the Official Journal. The CSRD will then enter into force 20 days after publication and EU member states will have 18
On October 25, SEC Commissioner Mark Uyeda spoke at the Georgetown Law Hotel and Lodging Summit sharing his view on SEC-mandated climate change disclosures. While the Commissioner acknowledged the robust public response to rules regarding climate change disclosure proposed by the SEC (see our Legal Update, “US SEC Proposes Rules Regarding ESG for Certain