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Gibson Dunn ESG: Risk, Litigation, and Reporting Update (August 2026)

We are pleased to provide you with Gibson Dunn’s ESG Risk, Litigation, and Reporting update covering the following key developments during August 2026. Please click on the links below for further details. I. GLOBAL United Nations Environment Programme report concludes that exceeding 1.5°C warming is unavoidable and identifies an “overshoot, peak and decline” pathway On September…

SEC Staff Updates Schedule 13G Interpretive Guidance Addressing Routine Shareholder Engagement

The new CFIs (103.13, 103.14 and 103.15) address whether certain forms of shareholder engagement are consistent with the requirement under Exchange Act Rules 13d-1(b) and 13d-1(c) that a Schedule 13G filer certify that the subject securities “were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer.” ,,, The new guidance, which arrives at the start of the fall engagement season, may help restore some of the dialogue between issuers and shareholders that has diminished over the past two proxy seasons.

SEC Proposes New Crypto Exempt Offering Framework

Now, at a time when the global cryptocurrency market is valued at well over $2 trillion, the SEC’s proposed rule is intended to facilitate capital raising involving crypto assets within the U.S. capital markets.