Will it make a difference when companies have to track and report emissions and environmental impact? Only if policies with teeth follow.
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The rules around climate-related financial disclosures are now being written. But the narrow definition of their target audience is a missed opportunity that can still be rectified.
The rules around risk reporting are changing, but there’s still a long way to go.
In a 6-3 ruling, the court’s majority said the requirements violated donors’ First Amendment rights by subjecting them to potential harassment.
Publicly traded companies must have independent oversight and make regular financial and other disclosures. The Trump Organization has none of these safeguards.
Research shows just 16% of nonprofit organisations disclose their finances. The sector needs more accountability, not less.
Big Pharma in Canada is far behind the curve when it comes to disclosing what payments to health-care professionals are for.
Politicians should be subject to a penalty regime similar to the far more stringent one that applies to company directors.
The Trump administration may reverse a recent push to require oil companies to disclose more information about climate change risks to investors. Is that a good thing?
The SEC and others are pressing Exxon to disclose more climate change risks to investors. But new research suggests shareholders are already pricing in those costs on their own.
We asked a group of scholars to listen to Clinton vs. Trump and pick just one quote to react to. Here’s what the experts heard.
Top contributors
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Distinguished Professor of Management, University of California, Davis
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Director, Energy, Climate Justice, and Sustainability Lab, and Research Professor, New York University
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Professor of Law, Brooklyn Law School
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Associate Professor of Economics, Dartmouth College
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Professor of International Affairs, Texas A&M University
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Samuel J. and Augusta Spector Professor of History and African and African American Studies, Brandeis University
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S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, University of Minnesota
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Associate Professor of International Business and Strategy at the D'Amore-McKim School of Business, Northeastern University
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Senior Lecturer in Law, Charles Sturt University
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Joel Lexchin is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor Emeritus of Health Policy and Management, York University, Canada
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Associate lecturer, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Law, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Chair in the Economics of Disasters and Climate Change, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Professor of Accounting, Durham University
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Associate Professor in Accounting, Swinburne University of Technology
