Speaking Sustainability

In our latest episode, we discuss the rising expectations for corporate oversight and what that means for directors and officers in an increasingly complex regulatory and litigation environment. Corporate directors today face scrutiny from regulators, plaintiffs' firms, proxy advisors, investors and shareholder activists. That scrutiny is translating into increased litigation risk, regulatory inte...

In this latest episode of the firm's  Accelerate ESG  series,  Akin  environmental, social & governance, or ESG, group co-leaders Amy Kennedy and Stacey Mitchell discuss the firm's recently issued 2023 ESG Survey of noteworthy trends and developments in that field, as well as the ESG environment on both sides of the Atlantic. Topics include: ·         The growing politicization of ESG. ·         C...

In this second in a three-part series for  Accelerate ESG , Akin Gump climate change group co-leader Ken Markowitz leads a conversation with ESG and climate change groups co-leader Stacey Mitchell and litigation partner Stephanie Lindemuth on the legal challenges that may arise in response to the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) proposed amendments requiring public companies to provide c...

This new episode of  Accelerate ESG  is part one of a two-parter, as Akin Gump ESG and climate change groups co-leader Stacey Mitchell and climate change group co-leaders Cynthia Mabry and Ken Markowitz discuss the Securities and Exchange Commission's proposed amendments requiring public companies to provide climate-related information in their registration statements and annual reports. Topics in...

In this new episode of  Accelerate ESG , Akin Gump litigation partner Jacqueline Yecies and counsel Stephanie Lindemuth discuss litigation related to environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters in the United States. Topics include: The sources of ESG-related litigation risk. The Securities Exchange Act and ESG. Noteworthy cases of ESG-related securities litigation. ESG disclosures, the SEC...

Accelerate ESG  debuts with Akin Gump partners Stacey Mitchell, Ken Markowitz and Naboth van den Broek reviewing the recent UN Climate Change Conference, which Ken and Naboth attended, to offer listeners insights into the conference's achievements and next steps. Topics include: ·         The intersection of climate and nature preservation. ·         The private sector's involvement at COP26. ·   ...