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Introduction to the Environmental Licensing (Brazil)

This short article explains what types of licensing and procedures are required under Brazilian law in order to exploit natural resources, and the competence of each of Brazil's federative entities to issue licenses.
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Mining in Morocco: Ten Things to Know

<a href="http://www.nortonrosefulbright.com/middle-east/knowledge/publications/99327/mining-in-morocco-ten-things-to-know">Mining in Morocco: Ten Things to Know</a> A review of legal issues related to mining in Morocco. Includes brief overview of legislation, licensing, environmental protection, and investment.
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Exploring Utility and Local Government Partnerships to Fund Energy Efficiency Projects for Compliance with AB 32

This is The California Sustainability Alliance white paper which leverages action on environmental initiatives such as climate, smart land use and growth, renewable energy, waste management, water use efficiency, and transportation planning to help the State of California achieve its aggressive energy efficiency goals more effectively and economically.

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Practical Tips for CLOs to Increase their Organization’s Social Governance: Using the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 16

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Thu, 08/13/2020 - 11:53

As a Chief Legal Officer (CLO), how do you mobilize corporate stakeholders around Environmental Sustainability and Governance (ESG) issues? The United Nations Global Compact’s Sustainable Development Goal 16 offers a framework to articulate key ESG goals within and outside your organization.

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Interest Area: Environmental

Collection: Sustainability, CLO Toolkit

Region: Global

Audience: CLO / GC

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Future-proof Investment: A Legal Guide to ESG and Creating Sustainable Financial Products

Urszula McCormack, Partner, Richard Mazzochi, Partner, Guo Sun Lee, Partner, Cindy Shek, Partner, Alix Prentice, Partner, Anne-Maire Neagle, Partner, John Eagleton, Partner, and Leonie Tear, Senior Associate, King & Wood Mallesons

Mon, 06/22/2020 - 12:22

18 pages

ESG, which stands for Environmental, Social and Governance, refers to a stance or an approach to projects, including financial investments.
In this article, this approach is applied to legal and regulatory framework and how it can impact a companies process when they create financial products. This resource was produced in May 2019.

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Interest Area: Financial Services, Environmental

Region: Hong Kong, Global

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Visit ACC's COVID-19 Resource Center for In-house Counsel (Global and Regional Resources regarding the Novel Coronavirus Pandemic)

Thu, 05/21/2020 - 15:35

Explore ACC's selection of global, regional, and country-focused resources to help in-house counsel navigate legal, business and career issues arising from the COVID-19 (coronavirus / 2019-nCov) crisis.

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