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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.

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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

In today’s world that recognizes the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion, revisiting our language and its impact is paramount to moving the needle toward a more inclusive society. This Guidebook is intended to help readers identify biased or prejudicial words and phrases and replace them with neutral ones.

Say This Instead Guidebook

Ngozi Okeh

The varied nature of ESG can make management of litigation risks difficult. This guidebook presents a broad scope of ESG litigation and explains core concepts that will help you assess your company’s risk areas and take steps to mitigate your litigation exposure.

Evaluating and Managing ESG Litigation Risks Guidebook

Zachary Barlow

This Guidebook focuses on SB 261 — Greenhouse Gases: Climate-Related Financial Risk Act (“the Act”). The Act is the first regulatory disclosure mandate in the U.S. explicitly for financial risks of climate-related exposures to companies.

California Climate-Related Financial Risk Disclosure (SB 261) Guidebook

Lawrence Heim

This Guidebook focuses on SB 253 — Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (“the Act”). The Act defers much to new rules that must be adopted on or before January 1, 2025, with the first reports beginning in 2026 and annually thereafter.

California Corporate Greenhouse Gas Disclosure (SB 253) Guidebook

Lawrence Heim

Here are 10 practical tips on how ESG leaders/staff — who may be unfamiliar with working alongside their boards — can maximize the effectiveness of their presentations, messaging and overall communication to boards.

10 Tips for How ESG Leadership and Staff Can Support Company Boards Guidebook

Lawrence Heim

This guidebook is split into two parts, the first discusses materiality in its various forms the second dives deep into step-by-step instructions for designing and implementing an ESG Materiality Assessment.

How to Conduct an ESG Materiality/Double Materiality Assessment Guidebook

Zachary Barlow

Based on the SEC’s proposal, this sample disclosure helps guide you through what to expect in drafting your company’s greenhouse gas reporting.

PracticalESG.com Sample Disclosure for SEC Climate Disclosure Proposal

Board oversight of ESG issues — or the lack thereof — has become a hot topic. Pressure is mounting for companies to ensure they have good governance practices. Use this guidebook to learn how to utilize your Audit Committee in ESG to oversee data, frameworks, processes, and risk management.

The Role of the Audit Committee in ESG Oversight

Lawrence Heim

The FTC regulates how US companies market their products. Companies that make misleading or deceptive marketing statements can have enforcement actions brought against them. Use this guide to learn what the FTC expects regarding environmental marketing and how to avoid regulatory action and civil litigation.

Using the FTC’s Green Guides for Marketing

Lawrence Heim

By heightening director awareness of ESG issues and encouraging boards to integrate ESG considerations into their decision and policy-making processes, boards can build a working knowledge of the ESG risks and opportunities relevant to their business.

Increasing Board ESG Competence

Navigating the new complex world of sustainability & ESG using practical business approaches, good data, and plain language.

Killing Sustainability

Lawrence Heim

Risk reduction, or something to that effect, is among the claimed benefits of corporate ESG programs and initiatives. While this appears to make sense on its face, there are hidden traps when attempting to quantify risk reduction values of ESG.

E&S Risk Reduction Concepts and Valuations Guidebook

ESG professionals must be prepared for a certain amount of internal negativity based solely on the perception by others in the organization. This guidebook is intended to help evaluate various aspects of staffing considerations in setting up your ESG program to maximize the potential for success.

Considerations in ESG Staffing Guidebook

Without a common basis or language for doing so, many different approaches developed in the way sustainability/ESG matters are communicated. This handbook provides updated guidance on communicating the business value of ESG initiatives to others in a way that results in a higher likelihood of success.

Communicating ESG Value Guidebook

Internally generated environmental and social (E & S) data forms the basis of external ESG disclosures, communications, and the underlying metrics. This handbook provides guidance on ways to validate E&S data generated by reporting companies.

E&S Data Validation Guidebook

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Daily insights and analysis from leading practitioners to keep you up to date with the latest ESG trends

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Brief synopsis to highlight the elements needed to cover your bases and comply with the rules

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Resources that provide detailed discussions on the understanding and application of the rules

Q&A

Community platform giving you the ability to ask practitioners questions and receive timely help with direct responses

Surveys

Interactive surveys covering relevant topics with feedback from peers and other practitioners in your industry

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Industry practitioners and consultants provide perspective on current topical issues and trends

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