A new study adds up the potential legal and financial risk countries could face from hundreds of agreements, like those under the Energy Charter Treaty.
The SEC’s proposed rules include some reporting of so-called Scope 3 emissions, in companies’ supply chains and use of their products.
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Publicly traded companies must have independent oversight and make regular financial and other disclosures. The Trump Organization has none of these safeguards.
Corporations need to weigh up significant risks against wider benefits.
The Supreme Court of Canada’s recent decision has put a halt to any legal claims that there’s no difference between corporations and people.
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The Supreme Court of Canada’s recent ruling against a company that claimed a fine against it constituted cruel and unusual punishment will quell fears of weakening corporate law.
The statue of Veritas (Truth) is pictured in front of the Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa in May 2018.
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A Québec company is asking for a Charter right usually reserved for people. There could be unintended consequences if it wins its challenge to the Supreme Court of Canada.
The Federal Court found although Myer misled shareholders, shareholders weren’t fooled.
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Myer misled the market, but the market didn’t believe it. The judgment provides a road map for future class actions.
Apple is committed to serving “Americans”, even as Tim Cook’s company asserts that manufacturing the iPhone in the United States would not be a viable option.
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New initiatives have allowed firms to enshrine their purpose in corporate bylaws, but gaps exist between local and international issues that can complicate the definition of a multinational’s purpose.
B Corp certification is the latest status clothing for conscious companies. But without a clear indication of how it improves business practices, what does it really add?
Kenneth Hayne has referred over 20 entities to regulators for investigation.
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The government doesn’t need to extend jurisdictions, or boost enforcement powers to prosecute corporations that have behaved dishonestly. The law for prosecution is there already.
Sophia, a robot granted citizenship in Saudi Arabia.
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A legal loophole could grant computer systems many legal rights people have – threatening human rights and dignity and setting up some real legal and moral problems.
Trump meets with his ‘board.’
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Many contracts have been ended in cases of war or changes in the law. But government action making a contract more expensive does not mean it will be terminated.