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Potential Cybersecurity Strategies Taking Shape, Including Disclosure Rules

Potential Cybersecurity Strategies Taking Shape, Including Disclosure Rules

Potential Cybersecurity Strategies Taking Shape, Including Disclosure Rules

Last month, we detailed the emerging threats posed by cyberattacks to companies and the public at large. We also discussed the absence of obvious solutions to improve defenses against hackers. We’re starting to see some strategies for possi...

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TComments Reveal Concerns with ESG Reporting

Comments Reveal Concerns with ESG Reporting

TComments Reveal Concerns with ESG Reporting

Commissioner Hester Peirce has developed a reputation for marching to the beat of her own drum since former President Trump appointed her to the Securities and Exchange Commission three years ago. Not surprisingly, she’s pushing back agains...

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The Looming Threat of Water Scarcity

The Looming Threat of Water Scarcity

The Looming Threat of Water Scarcity

If you polled sustainability-driven investors about the most important environmental issues facing corporations today, carbon emissions would likely be the most common response. But according to some companies and analysts, the investment c...

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ESG Crisis: Remains of a Forest Fire

E and S, but not so much G

ESG Crisis: Remains of a Forest Fire

As the spotlight continues to shine ever brighter on environmental, social and governance issues at companies, ESG proposals from shareholders are enjoying record levels of support. At least the “E” and “S” proposals are. According to gover...

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Five Things to Know About the SEC’s Regulatory Agenda

Five Things to Know About the SEC’s Regulatory Agenda

Five Things to Know About the SEC’s Regulatory Agenda

The annual release of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s regulatory agenda is typically a dry affair in which the agency rehashes priorities with which close observers are already familiar. Not so this year, as a change in the White H...

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