order

Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility v. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission - order

Challenge to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) adoption of amendments to Rule 14a-8, which governs the submission of shareholder proposals for inclusion in a company’s proxy statement.

Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility v. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

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memorandum opinion

Federal Court Rejected Challenges to 2020 Amendments to SEC Proxy Statement Rule Amendments

amicus brief

Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility v. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission - amicus brief

motion for summary judgment

Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility v. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission - motion for summary judgment

complaint

Plaintiffs Alleged that True Reason for SEC Shareholder Proposal Rule Amendments Was Management Opposition to Environmental and Social Issue Proposals

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An aim to achieve a quantifiable outcome within a given time-frame, set by an institution such as a national government.

Policy instruments are techniques or tools used by governing authorities to promote certain policies in order to achieve predetermined goals. Put simply, instruments are how a government tries to achieve its goals, with this taxonomy being focused on national policy instruments.

Risk is the potential for adverse consequences resulting from the dynamic interplay between (climate-related) hazards, exposure, and vulnerability of affected human or ecological systems.

Groups  of people who are adversely affected by climate change or the response to it

A set of principles, processes, and practices that build economic and political power to shift from an extractive economy to a regenerative economy.

Renewable energy means all forms of energy produced from renewable sources in a sustainable manner.

Fossil fuel is a generic term for non-renewable energy sources such as coal, fossil gas, and oil (including crude oil, and petroleum products), that can be used for electricity and heat generation. Fossil fuels are hydrocarbons formed from pressurised and heated organic material buried over millions of years.

Molecules in the atmosphere that play a key role in the greenhouse effect by trapping heat radiating from Earth’s surface.

Area of the economy in which actors engage in identical or related activities.

In human systems, the process of adjustment to actual or expected climate change and its effects, in order to moderate harm, increase resilience or exploit beneficial opportunities. In natural systems, the process of adjustment to actual climate change and its effects; human intervention may facilitate adjustment to expected climate change and its effects.

The management and allocation of funds, assets and investments to meet various objectives

Activities of businesses and institutions that provide financial services and products to individuals and organisations.

Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility v. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission - order

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