IR Leader
February 28, 2023

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Stock Buybacks Take Off. So Does Scrutiny of Them

Companies are buying back stock at double the pace of last year. But this once little-noticed move may be drawing unwanted attention.

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IFRS Sustainability and Climate Reporting Standards to Take Effect in 2024

The International Financial Reporting Standards Foundations’ (IFRS) new global sustainability and climate disclosure standards will be effective as of January 2024, according to an announcement today by the IFRS’s International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)

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ISSB Ramps Up Activities to Support Global Implementation Ahead of Issuing Inaugural Standards End Q2 2023

The ISSB has taken its final decisions on all the technical content of its initial Standards. Given the importance of capacity building to ensure this is a truly global initiative, the ISSB will focus efforts on developing further guidance and training material, as well as working with partners to deliver a core capacity building programme across different economic settings, so that all market participants can access its benefits.

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Board Directors and Executive Officers Beware: Personal ESG Liability Is Here

In a previous article, we discussed how a subpar ESG strategy could create liability and make your company a litigation target. Recently, a significant ESG liability trend has emerged and things are starting to get personal (literally). Directors – and now officers – could face personal liability.

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Who’s On First, What’s On Second: How Can Companies Score on ESG Reporting?

ESG is a group effort and assembling a team knowledgeable on ESG issues — both on the strategy and reporting side — is critical.

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SEDAR+ is Coming – Will You be Ready?

Reporting issuers (corporate and investment funds) that file disclosure documents on SEDAR – the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval – must complete an onboarding process by April 14, 2023 to gain access to SEDAR+, the new web based system that will replace SEDAR on June 13, 2023.

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Tidal Wave of ESG Disclosure Rules Will Trigger Flight to Quality

Opinion: Investors want leadership in sustainability, and transparency will help them find it

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