The June 2023 issue of Wilson Sonsini’s Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update covers news, key legal developments, and resources related to sustainability and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) matters relevant to public and private companies internationally.
Read MoreA recession is likely over the next 12 months, but what are the chances that the economy has a soft landing?
Read MoreThe US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has initiated a review of its 2012 “Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims” — commonly known as the Green Guides — and likely will be under pressure to address certain thorny environmental marketing claims that it declined to weigh in on 10 years ago, including provisions on climate change, sustainability, “environmentally preferable,” “eco-friendly,” and “free” of hazardous chemicals claims.
Read MoreDiligent Institute, along with partners Spencer Stuart and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, hosted more than two dozen public company board members for the annual Next Gen board Leaders West Coast Summit in Spring 2023.
Read MoreIn a recent episode of the Morrison Foerster Above Board podcast, shareholder activism is discussed.
Read MoreWSGR recently released a client alert about U.S. privacy and consumer protection considerations associated specifically with GenAI.
Read MoreDiligent Institute’s recent “Inside Today’s Boardrooms” episode featured Carin Robinson, Director at the PwC Governance Insights Center, discussing key findings from the 3rd annual edition of their latest report: “Board Effectiveness: A Survey of the C-Suite.”
Read MoreDLA Piper partners gathered to discuss the policies and practices that impact ESG issues and the increased scrutiny around this trend.
Read MoreRead about the top suggestions on how to manage and mitigate risk in your company around the growth of AI.
Read MoreDiligent Institute issued the April Director Confidence Index, which saw a rebound in board optimism, despite an originally gloomy 2023 forecast.
Read MoreFortune and Diligent have teamed up to put together an annual list of the top companies with the most “modern” boards.
Read MoreSVDX is pleased to share the Lonergan SV150 list - the annual ranking of the top public tech companies in Silicon Valley - produced by Lonergan Partners.
Read MoreDiligent’s “Inside Today’s Boardroom” series recently featured David Berger, Partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and newly elected President of the American College of Governance Counsel, to discuss important corporate governance trends from a legal perspective.
Read MoreCooley recently released an article around how companies are reacting to anti-ESG efforts.
Read MoreThe Closer Look Series - as part of the Stanford Corporate Governance Research Initiative - just released a report around the top seven holes in our knowledge of corporate governance.
Read MoreA recent episode of Evan Epstein’s Boardroom Governance podcast featured Penny Herscher, a Silicon Valley-based tech executive and corporate director at Lumentum, SGH (Smart Global), Embark Trucks and Forvia SA, Delphix and Modern Health.
Read MoreStanford Graduate School of Business recently released an Insights article around how to diversity your company’s board.
Read MoreWSGR released their recent Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice update for April 2023, covering issues around regulatory updates (in the United States and Europe), shareholder trends, M&A news, and other highlights.
Read MoreRSM’s April issue of The Real Economy looks at the turmoil in the financial sector and how it is affecting the nation’s small and midsize banks.
Read MoreAs AI takes center stage with the arrival of generative AI like ChatGPT, there are specific AI risks that business leaders should watch out for.
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