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I recently authored an article for IR Magazine on "CSR and the Role of the Board." In looking at board oversight in the area of CSR, one source that I relied upon was the 2010 report, Board Oversight of Environmental and Social Issues, published by Calvert Asset Management Company and The Corporate Library.

Technology companies typically begin to think about corporate social responsibility in the context of "giving back to the community" once they have become large, established market players with a track record of profitability.

The Nasdaq Stock Market, already permits direct listings.

Human rights due diligence requires many of the hallmarks of existing corporate compliance programs systems.

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced recently that it is adopting new Rule 163B to allow all issuers to "Test-the-Waters"

Perhaps in the spirit of the saying "if you can't beat them, join them," the Securities and Exchange Commission recently launched an initial coin offering website of its own – HoweyCoins.com.

The International Finance Corporation ("IFC") released its updated Sustainability Framework today, reflecting changes adopted by the IFC's Board of Directors in May 2011.

We are pleased to announce the launch of the Conflict Minerals Consortium.

This week was the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) Retail Law Conference in Austin, Texas.

On April 14, 2011, the Massachusetts Attorney General issued a report outlining two steps that the Attorney General will take to limit – but not explicitly ban – independent director compensation at public charities.

After nearly a year and half of negotiations with Bank of America, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase, Citi, and GMAC, 49 state attorneys general yesterday announced a settlement regarding mortgage servicing and foreclosure issues. .

The Massachusetts Senate voted this week to adopt an amendment to the budget to prohibit the compensation of directors, independent officers and trustees of public charities without approval from the attorney general of the Commonwealth.

Every day it seems there is another outcry over excessive executive compensation at public companies.

In a last-minute change, officers and employees of investment advisers that are registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, who have signature of other authority over (but no financial interest in) a foreign financial account will have until June 30, 2012, to file FBARs for calendar year 2010 and prior years for which the filing deadline was previously deferred.

One of my partners, Jeff Quillen, recently brought to my attention an interesting discussion about non-competes that took place last month at a meeting of the 12x12 group.

The Obama Administration has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum in support of the plaintiffs' position that corporations are proper defendants in cases involving claims under the Alien Tort Statute ("ATS").

As a reminder, investment advisers who are subject to any state registration, renewal or notice filing fees must have funded their IARD accounts by December 17 in order to cover such fees...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the current administration has again put the frequency of public-company reporting under the spotlight.