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SSRN @ssrn.bsky.social · 1d

Shane Goodwin SMU Cox School of Business traces the pivotal shift from New Jersey to Delaware, revealing how #legal infrastructure—not just statutes—shaped long-term dominance in U.S. #corporategovernance.

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 1d

You have heard the EU bubble's new buzzword "deregulation" and you have no idea what it means?
Or even better, you know what it means and whant to know how to fight it?
That's why we joined forces with out friends at @lobbycontrol.bsky.social to create free lobby tour of Brussels about the D-word!👇

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The Pentland Centre for Sustainability in Business @pentlandcentre.bsky.social · 4d

REMINDER: Join us on 9 Oct, 10AM-11AM at LUMS LT 16/online for a session on Incorporating sustainability into research practice: Gaining insight from different perspectives by Dr Valerie Seymour and Dr Georgiana Allison.

All LU staff & students welcome.

Registration info here: tinyurl.com/sus-res

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Rafael Savva @rafsavva.bsky.social · 10d

The SEC chair claims laws like the CSRD and CSDDD require reporting on socially significant issues even if they’re not financially material. That’s not quite right - both laws hinge on materiality assessments, not blanket disclosure. on.ft.com/485W3DK

Wall Street regulator vows light touch and end to quarterly reporting

Paul Atkins says SEC will ‘remove its thumb from the scales’ while criticising European over-regulation

on.ft.com

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Michelle Bastian @mhbastian.bsky.social · 11d

Ive seen LLMs pushed a lot to fellow #adhd students and scholarship to "help" them with things like detail work and structuring work. Ive also seen many punished for trusting this offer of help too. Here's what to use instead:

#academicsky

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Writing Support @writing.support · 16d

ACADEMIC WORD OF THE DAY
Today's word (23/09/2025) is COMPENSATE: 1. to pay money to someone for damage suffered or problems caused;  2. to balance, equalise or offset. More at www.writing.support/academic-wor...
#AcWri #AcademicWriting #TESOL #AcademicSky #EduSky #ELT #TEFL

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 21d

💸 New @re-set.bsky.social report shows how EP Group (€10.3bn) & Sev.en Energy (€0.95bn) have siphoned public money across Europe. While ordinary people paid sky high energy bills, coal tycoons cashed in.
👉 re-set.cz/download/fre...

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · Sep 8

It’s fine if steps towards circularity are small – but progress must be consistent.

The hard truth about the circular economy – real change will take more than refillable bottles

It’s fine if steps towards circularity are small – but progress must be consistent.

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Writing for Wellbeing @writeforwellbeing.bsky.social · Sep 2

Words are magic

My seven-year-old asked for a dictionary this week. We went to the bookshop today to buy one. She walked home hugging it, pausing every so often to look up a word, grinning as though she had been given a book of spells, the key to wonders.
(Credit: Ann Morg)

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Rafael Savva @rafsavva.bsky.social · Aug 29

So, according to some of corporate law’s finest, women miss out on top roles in corporate and finance law because they want a normal life and don’t brag hard enough (presumably in fluent LinkedInese). Who knew! I’d blame the sector’s toxic attitude towards work and what ‘good service’ means. 🙃

Corporate law firms hire mostly men for highest-paid roles

Few women are being recruited to most lucrative practice areas despite big steps forward in sector diversity

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SSRN @ssrn.bsky.social · Aug 27

This article explores how the #environmental crisis of the shrinking Great Salt Lake creates #financial risks for businesses & bond issuers, potentially triggering disclosure requirements under #securities law.

Read: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Rafael Savva @rafsavva.bsky.social · Aug 21

Mistakes happen, but surely not to that scale? Accountants of Bluesky, what are your thoughts on this?

WH Smith shares crash after retailer’s £30m accounting error

Group cuts profit forecasts and launches review after mistake relating to North American arm

www.theguardian.com

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Sam Varvastian @samvarvastian.bsky.social · Aug 11

Happy to see Sam Adelman's wonderful review of my book in @journallawsociety.bsky.social, which raises key concerns about the efficacy of international environmental law - for example, the fact that the ongoing session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop a treaty on plastic 1/2

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ShareAction @shareaction.bsky.social · Aug 12

An excellent article from our CEO on our call to the Government to reform fiduciary duty for people and planet. 🌍👫👇

corporate-adviser.com/catherine-ho...

Catherine Howarth: For more productive pensions, clarify fiduciary duty

Across the UK pensions landscape, there’s a growing sense of unease. Trustees and advisers are being asked to make investments

corporate-adviser.com

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Rafael Savva @rafsavva.bsky.social · Aug 11

Ain’t that a bit worrying.

BlackRock and Vanguard lead US ‘super league’ dominating Europe

Regional expansion by group of US-based asset managers far outstrips local sector’s growth

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ClientEarth @clientearth.bsky.social · Aug 7

📢The UK needs a strong climate plan📢

After two wins in court, we're waiting for the current govt to deliver a plan full of bold, credible actions to meet the country's climate targets.

YOU can help us put pressure on the government to deliver👉 act.clientearth.org/page/174981/...

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Andrea Howard @drandreahoward.bsky.social · Aug 6

I don’t know who needs this right now, but I really enjoy browsing “Paper Skygest”, a feed of posts on academic papers *from people you follow*. I think it’s what a lot of us are actually here for

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ClientEarth @clientearth.bsky.social · Jul 31

With Ipsos, we surveyed people in the UK, France, Germany & Poland with questions about common recycling claims & symbols used on plastic packaging.

We asked about the impact of plastic on the environment & how recycling claims change how people feel about it.🧵

www.clientearth.org/latest/news/...

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Jul 25

Since at least the time of Greek philosophers, many writers have discovered a deep, intuitive connection between walking, thinking, and writing.

Why Walking Helps Us Think

Since at least the time of Greek philosophers, many writers have discovered a deep, intuitive connection between walking, thinking, and writing.

www.newyorker.com

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Rafael Savva @rafsavva.bsky.social · Jul 22

RIP legend #ozzy

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midnightsun49.bsky.social @midnightsun49.bsky.social · Jul 20

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Rafael Savva @rafsavva.bsky.social · Jul 21

London Stock Exchange Group considers launching 24-hour trading. Can firms work around it though?

London Stock Exchange Group considers launch of 24-hour trading

Discussions come as bourses race to extend hours amid increasing demand from small investors

on.ft.com

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Sarah O'Connor @sarahoconnorft.ft.com · Jul 2

This is an excellent essay by @pilitaclark.bsky.social about the links between climate change, property values, insurance and the financial system www.ft.com/content/9e5d...

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Writing Support @writing.support · Jul 15

ACADEMIC WORD OF THE DAY
Today's word (15/07/25) is EVIDENCE: information (documents, photos, videos, testimony, etc.) which helps to demonstrate whether something is true or not. More at www.writing.support/word-of-the-...
#AcWri #AcademicWriting #TESOL #AcademicSky #EduSky #ELT #TEFL

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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · Jul 13

Ex-farm worker here.

We need to talk about this whole "But a living wage for farm workers would spike the cost of food!" thing.

Not true AT ALL.

Y'all don't understand how fast experienced farm workers are.

The average tomato picker pulls 650lbs per hour.

At $20/hr, that's $0.03/lb for labor.

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