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Multiple Companies Attack Georgia’s new election laws

April 02, 2021

Multiple companies from Apple to Delta are attacking Georgia’s new election laws, calling them «unacceptable », but remain hesitant to speak out against China's human rights violations, where they continue to do business.
SEC Moves Towards Exercising ESG and Climate Disclosure Powers

March 30, 2021

The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has taken a major step towards requiring companies to disclose information relating to ESG and climate impacts, forming a Task Force focusing on climate and ESG issues.
India’s New Social Media Regulation Hits Big Tech

March 17, 2021

India, the second-largest internet economy, launched new regulation that Big Tech must put in place within the next three months and is intended to hold social media platforms accountable, giving the government the authority to have more power over how the social networks regulate their content.
Democrats Question TV Carriers' that Host Certain News Networks

February 24, 2021

U.S. House Democrats questioned a mix of media providers about their decisions to carry Fox News, One America News Network and Newsmax, accusing the right-leaning outlets of serving as "misinformation rumor mills".
National Review: Voluntary ESG Disclosures Not Enough for Feds

February 17, 2021

Richard Morrison explores why the government insists on costly federal mandates, despite dozens of companies voluntarily pledging to disclose information through a new system of rules for reporting on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) topics.
Stakeholder Capitalism Gains Traction with New ESG Metrics

February 02, 2021

Dozens of the world's largest companies, representing trillions of dollars in market capitalization, pledged to use a uniform set of "Stakeholder Capitalism Metrics », set by the World Economic Forum and is based on four pillars: people, planet, prosperity and principles of governance.
KPMG Unveils New « Our Impact Plan »

January 29, 2021

KPMG published its first global environmental, social and governance (ESG) plan called « Our Impact Plan », whose goal is to bring together new and existing ESG commitments under one umbrella, focusing on four important categories: Planet, People, Prosperity and Governance.
Tech Giants May Face Court in Europe Over Data Privacy

January 18, 2021

The European Court of Justice recently declared that any regulator in the EU region should be able to bring about new proceedings concerning data privacy, potentially bringing a wave of new cases against Facebook and other U.S. tech giants.
Bloomberg and Rockefeller Asset Management Launch ESG Improvers Index

January 13, 2021

Bloomberg and Rockefeller Asset Management have launched the Bloomberg Rockefeller US All Cap Multi-Factor ESG (environmental, social, and governance) Improvers Index that ranks a company’s improvement in performance on material ESG issues relative to industry peers.
Barron’s: Concerns Grow Over Big Data Bias

January 11, 2021

Susan Ariel Aaronson, research professor at George Washington University, explores concerns as evidence grows that reliance on big data analytical processes can lead to divisive, discriminatory, inequitable, and even dangerous outcomes.