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ESG Ready: Unpacking the Latest UK Developments and Guidance

Audit Board

According to a recent global PwC report , 44% of investors say that tackling climate change should be a top-five priority for companies, while 78% of investors believe that greenwashing is prevalent in corporate reporting. The most important ones to be aware of are: UK Corporate Governance Code 2018.

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5 global trade trends impacting US importers and exporters

ThomsonReuters

Trade regulations, geopolitics, free trade agreements, sourcing trends, and even the latest WCO 2022 tariff schedule update all add to the complexity of trade compliance. Global trade trend #1: The Trade Act of 2021 may expand duty-free trade under the Generalized System of Preferences.

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ISS Discusses New UK Strategy for Sustainable Finance

Reynolds Holding

Government published its updated Green Finance Strategy in March 2023. In addition to significant delays in the implementation of SFDR, there was (and remains) confusion as to whether the SFDR is a simple disclosure regime or a product labelling and transparency regime. Comprehensive in nature, the Strategy articulates the U.K.’s

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Does Going Private Affect Peer Firms’ Disclosures?

Reynolds Holding

is that they allow going-private firms to continue their business operations while substantially eliminating their disclosure obligations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. For example, in the UK, the Companies Act requires going-private firms to file their financial statements, even if the firms have no publicly traded securities.

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Davis Polk Discusses Rulings on Fed’s Denial of Master Accounts to Custodia and PayServices

Reynolds Holding

Custodia has a Special Purpose Depository Institution (SPDI) charter from the State of Wyoming that allows it to take deposits but does not require it to obtain insurance from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). We covered Custodia’s initial complaint in a previous client update. government.

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ESG Regulations Guide: Decoding the US, UK, and EU Climate Rules

Audit Board

Many companies have built out COSO internal controls over financial reporting to support Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) compliance activities, and ESG reporting requirements will require similar levels of rigor, transparency, and auditability. Many of the processes and tools used to manage SOX (e.g., board diversity).

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Skadden Discusses ESG in 2022 and Predictions for 2023

Reynolds Holding

Following another year of increasing focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations by companies, investors and regulators alike, ESG appears to have cemented its position in the corporate landscape. and Europe. In the U.K., In July 2022, two environmental NGOs succeeded in their judicial review case of the U.K.

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