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TheCorporateCounsel

TheCorporateCounsel.net

A basis for research and practical guidance focusing on federal securities laws, compliance & corporate governance.

DealLawyers

DealLawyers.com

An educational service that provides practical guidance on legal issues involving public and private mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity – and much more.

CompensationStandards

CompensationStandards.com

The “one stop” resource for information about responsible executive compensation practices & disclosure.

Section16.net

Section16.net

Widely recognized as the premier online research platform providing practical guidance on issues involving Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and all of its related rules.

PracticalESG

PracticalESG.com

Keeping you in-the-know on environmental, social and governance developments

Podcast

Flaws in the carbon offset market are well known. Listen to this 34-minute podcast with Tomas Thyblad at puro.earth, recently acquired by Nasdaq to develop new market solutions for carbon risk management. Hear about:

  • The concept behind Puro.earth.
  • What makes it and carbon removals different from traditional emissions offsets/trading.
  • What risks are important in the carbon offset market, and how Puro.earth deals with those.

Checklist

Even though the SEC’s climate disclosure rule is only in the proposal stage, investors are already asking companies to supply information aligned with the proposal, and there is a reasonable chance the rule will be finalized be the end of this year. Taking practical action now is necessary due to the complexity of the disclosure, the prevailing lack of emissions data and related governance/control systems. Our new checklist Preparing for the SEC’s New Climate Disclosure offers step-by-step guidance on what you need to be doing now.

Regulatory Documents

Annotated version of the final SEC’s climate disclosure proposal showing differences between the original document and the document published in the Federal Register. Numerous additions and deletions were made with no public announcement.

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The Editor

Lawrence Heim has been practicing in the field of ESG management for almost 40 years. He began his career as a legal assistant in the Environmental Practice of Vinson & Elkins working for a partner who is nationally recognized and an adjunct professor of environmental law at the University of Texas Law School. He moved into technical environmental consulting with ENSR Consulting & Engineering at the height of environmental regulatory development, working across a range of disciplines. He was one… View Profile