REGULATORY RADAR - The UK's FCA published plans to extend climate reporting requirements to most UK-listed companies and domestic asset managers.
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REGULATORY RADAR - The guidance is intended to enhance companies' capacity to eradicate forced labor from value chains.
Read MoreREGULATORY RADAR - The SEC's annual regulatory agenda includes proposed rules dealing with climate change disclosure, board diversity, ESG investments, cybersecurity, and human capital management
Read MoreREGULATORY RADAR -On July 13, 2021, Maine signed the United States’ first packaging-based extended producer responsibility (EPR) program into law, signaling a possible change in the recycling systems in the nation.
Read MoreREGULATORY RADAR - On August 6, 2021, the SEC approved two board diversity proposals previously filed by the stock market index Nasdaq: the Board Diversity Proposal and the Board Recruiting Service Proposal.
Read MoreREGULATORY RADAR - On August 5, 2021, President Joseph Biden announced and signed an executive order that sets a new target to make half of all new vehicles sold in 2030 zero-emissions vehicles.
Read MoreREGULATORY RADAR - On July 7, 2021, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) issued its Roadmap for Addressing Climate-Related Financial Risks, prepared in consultation with standard-setting bodies.
Read MoreREGULATORY RADAR - On July 14, 2021, the European Commission proposed a landmark “Fit for 55” package of climate and energy legislation.
Read MoreREGULATORY RADAR - New laws and guidance in Louisiana, Maine, and New York limit the ability of employers to consider and demand criminal history during the hiring process.
Read MoreREGULATORY RADAR - On August 18, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it will stop the use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos on all food, by revoking all “tolerances” for the chemical.
Read MoreREGULATORY RADAR - Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) is proposing a roadmap for climate-related disclosures to be made mandatory in issuers’ sustainability reports
Read MoreREGULATORY RADAR - On August 20, 2021, China's National People's Congress passed a law designed to protect online user data privacy, which will go into effect on November 1.
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