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Luca CM Melchionna, Esq., Principal Luca CM Melchionna has 25+ years of experience in both private practice and academia, in Italy and in the United States. He is a...

Posted on 13th January 2023 by lcmm@melchionnalaw.com

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Mission and Values

Mission Melchionna PLLC’s mission is to provide outstanding legal services and tax advice. We focus on building a relationship with each client to truly understand their needs and...

Posted on 5th November 2019 by lcmm@melchionnalaw.com

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Melchionna PLLC, a law firm with a focus on business, corporate, tax, and IP law.

About us Melchionna PLLC represents and assists North American and European business clients in achieving their goals with sound legal advice and innovative solutions to current...

Posted on 18th February 2019 by lcmm@melchionnalaw.com

Business law

ESG Investing: why it matters

Many investors, particularly younger ones, are putting their money where their values are, prompting some of the world’s largest institutional investors to demand more from...

Posted on 30th July 2021 by lcmm@melchionnalaw.com

Technology law

Non Fungible Tokens (NFTs). From an art dealer perspective.

Art dealers can support their portfolio of artists through Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). What is an NFT? How does it work? NFTs are blockchain-based virtual tokens that convey...

Posted on 2nd July 2021 by lcmm@melchionnalaw.com

Business law

Publications: Luca CM Melchionna among the authors of ‘Rule of Law: Cases, Strategies, and Interpretations’

Forthcoming – Summer 2021 – Preview here Based on a division of powers and the supremacy of a constitution,the rule of law is not invulnerable, as was demonstrated in...

Posted on 31st May 2021 by lcmm@melchionnalaw.com

Alcohol Law

Are the COVID-19 related state alcoholic changes here to stay?

Since the issuance of the shelter at home orders (beginning in March, at least for the North East region), the alcohol buying habit of consumers adapted rapidly: regardless of bar...

Posted on 29th May 2021 by lcmm@melchionnalaw.com

Business law

Practicing in the State of New York: Luis E Denuble in the Media.

Auno Abogados (Argentina) recently interviewed Luis Denuble here.

Posted on 28th March 2021 by lcmm@melchionnalaw.com

Alcohol Law

ICC Italia Live Webinar: US News. Risks and Opportunities for Foreign Firms. January 28, 2021

Luca Melchionna presented the latest news on: “Risks and opportunities for Foreign Firms in the US Market” – January 28, 2021 More Info here

Posted on 29th January 2021 by lcmm@melchionnalaw.com

Internet Law

ICC Italia Live Webinar – News from the U.S.: Cybersecurity. December 3 – 2020

Luca Melchionna spoke on: “IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act, November 2020” – December 3, 2020 More Info here

Posted on 3rd December 2020 by lcmm@melchionnalaw.com

Alcohol Law

NYSBA, Business Law Fall Meeting 2020

Luca Melchionna spoke on: “From the Producer to Your Glass – Importation and Distribution of Alcohol in New York” – October 23, 2020 Info here

Posted on 26th October 2020 by lcmm@melchionnalaw.com

M&A and corporate law

Workshop on COVID-19 and M&A, University of Trento School of Law, October 22, 2020

Luca Melchionna spoke on: “The Current Status of the M&A Market in the US, Q2 and Q3 2020”. More here

Posted on 26th October 2020 by lcmm@melchionnalaw.com

Tax Law

Emergency tax measures linked to COVID-19 pandemic. Updated April 27, 2020

U.S. tax authorities across the country have taken emergency measures to provide relief for taxpayers in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Businesses in particular have several...

Posted on 27th April 2020 by lcmm@melchionnalaw.com

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ESG Investing: why it matters


lcmm@melchionnalaw.com
ESG Investing: why it matters
Posted on 30th July 2021 by lcmm@melchionnalaw.com

Many investors, particularly younger ones, are putting their money where their values are, prompting some of the world’s largest institutional investors to demand more from businesses. Indeed, since 2006, the United Nations Environmental Program – Finance Initiative (UNEP-FI) assessed the intersections between the finance industry and human rights in order to develop a sustainable approach. The immediate consequence for companies is to adjust and serve a “social purpose” that benefits all stakeholders.

The criteria used to evaluate whether firms satisfy this social purpose are generally grouped into environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) standards. Individual investors, investment institutions, and rating agencies track performance according to these standards to decide whether to invest in a particular company. By 2018, nearly $12 trillion of investments had been selected according to these criteria, an increase of $8.1 trillion from 2016.

There are many investors who also believe ESG investments provide better risk-adjusted returns than typical investment strategies. This is because firms that focus solely short-term profit are at risk of sudden market or firm-level shocks. Employee strikes, environmental disasters, and supply-chain mishaps are largely preventable crises that ultimately harm stock price, consumer perception, and sales. Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, for instance, BP’s stock price fell to its lowest level since 1996. Today, BP’s stock trades for less than 50% of its price the morning the spill occurred in 2010.

The economic consequences of socially harmful business decisions may become more amplified for public corporations soon than you think. SEC Chair Gary Gensler recently announced the regulatory agency’s new agenda, which includes an expansion of ESG-related disclosures. Although no new formal regulations have been promulgated yet, Gensler’s announcement demonstrates the government support of ESG investing.

As individuals, institutional investors, and government entities begin formalizing policies on ESG criteria will only become more influential. It may be a good time for large and small companies alike to consider how well they conform to investor values.

lcmm@melchionnalaw.com
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