Overview
Sustainability and social responsibility considerations have a broad reach, implicating various financial products, investments, and institutions, and are the focus of financial regulators in the United States and globally. Written for legal and compliance professionals, Climate Change, Sustainable Investments, and Social Governance provides a comprehensive analysis of the regulatory landscape affecting financial products and institutions with these considerations, as well as coverage of these themed financial products and investments. The treatise analyzes the key role sustainability and social responsibility considerations have assumed in financial institutions as a market opportunity, institutional investor expectation, compliance requirement, component of prudent risk management, and as part of corporate values. The discussion covers financial products with sustainability and social responsibility considerations, and what these considerations mean for investors and shareholders; SEC enforcement and exams and the development of effective compliance programs for corporate issuers and advisers; and other special topics.