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Corporate Governance: In the News - Articles of Interest

• Banks responsible for human rights impacts of companies owned on behalf of clients, says UN - RI, October 6, 2021
• Activist Investor Engine No. 1 Invests in GM, Praises Company’s Leading Position in the EV Transition - ESG Today, October 6, 2021
• Asset managers engaging with less than 20 per cent of portfolios on climate change, says Redington research – Institutional Asset Manager, October 6, 2021
• MSCI Launches Platform Enabling Institutional Investors to Manage and Monitor Climate Risks and Goals - ESG Today, October 6, 2021
• Google Integrates Climate-Focused Sustainability Features into its Consumer Product Suite - ESG Today, October 6, 2021
• Gensler Says SEC Will Likely Propose Climate Disclosure Rule in Months – WealthManagement.com, October 5, 2021
• Bank Groups Unite Against Biden’s Pick for Key Regulatory Post - The New York Times, October 5, 2021
• Carl Icahn Holds Significant Stake in Southwest Gas, Opposes Planned Deal - WSJ, October 5, 2021
• Mark Zuckerberg Breaks Silence on Facebook Whistleblower Testimony, Media Reports - WSJ, October 5, 2021
• Democrats Wrangle Over How to Shrink $3.5 Trillion Proposal - WSJ, October 5, 2021
• KPMG to Invest Over $1.5 Billion to Boost ESG Solutions, Provide ESG Training to all Employees - ESG Today, October 5, 2021
• KPMG invests $1.5B in multiyear ESG program | Accounting Today, October 5, 2021
• U.S. Companies Pick Up Adoption of Libor Alternative SOFR - WSJ, October 5, 2021
• Private companies continue to delay lease accounting implementation | Accounting Today, October 5, 2021
• Is the Stock Market Open at 3 a.m.? This Startup Says It Should Be - WSJ, October 5, 2021
• Companies to pay nearly $78M to clean California toxic sites - AP, October 5, 2021
• Japan to require 4,000 companies to disclose climate risks - Nikkei Asia, October 5, 2021
• Big Law Has a Diversity Problem, and Corporate Clients Are Stepping In - Bloomberg, October 4, 2021
• JPMorgan Restricts Business Travel for Unvaccinated Staff - Bloomberg, October 4, 2021