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Developments in climate change disclosure requirements

Torys LLP
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Canada
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February 28 2008

Investors and securities regulators are increasingly paying attention to what public companies are disclosing about their climate change risks and opportunities

Directors and the environment: toward accrued liability?

Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
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Canada
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February 28 2008

The environment has a more and more prominent position in the news and political sphere

Advertising & marketing: recent developments of importance

Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
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Canada
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March 3 2008

Advertising law in Canada encapsulates a multitude of legal issues and is governed by federal and provincial laws as well as self-regulatory codes, policies and bodies

Magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Honduras causes relatively minor property damage but may pose business interruption issues

Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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Honduras
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May 29 2009

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake occurred near the coastal Honduran island of Roatan at 3:24 a.m. local time on Thursday May 28, 2009

Directors beware potential environmental liability

WeirFoulds LLP
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Canada
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April 30 2008

When it comes to industrial clean-ups, the Ministry of the Environment is looking for help and personal liability can lurk in the murky ponds and work sites of the companies you serve

Flashing green ahead: environmental reporting in Ontario securities law

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
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Canada
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April 28 2008

On February 27, 2008, the Ontario Securities Commission ("OSC") released OSC Staff Notice 51-716 Environmental Reporting ("Staff Notice 51-716") outlining the results of a targeted review of 35 public companies’ compliance with continuous disclosure requirements related to environmental matters under National Instrument 51-102 Continuous Disclosure Obligations

Climate change shareholder resolutions increasing

Torys LLP
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USA
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September 11 2009

The non-profit groups Ceres and the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility recently issued a report concluding that shareholder resolutions on the issue of climate change are increasing in frequency and success