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SEC Settles Charges with Keurig Over ESG Disclosures

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On September 10, 2024, the SEC settled charges against Keurig for "incomplete and inaccurate" ESG disclosures about the recyclability of Keurig's K-Cup pods, signaling a continued focus on environmental-related disclosures...more

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The Tide Continues to Turn on ESG

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As Bloomberg Law recently reported, the SEC quietly disbanded its Climate and ESG Task Force, which had been active since March 2021 and played a key role in bringing enforcement actions against misleading environmental,...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Hong Kong Regulatory Update - May 2024

查看中文 This update primarily provides an overview of key regulatory developments in the first quarter of 2024 relevant to companies listed, or planning to list, on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEx) and their...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Cadwalader Climate - May 2024 #2

In this week’s edition, the European Commission contacted 20 airlines requiring them to address potentially misleading or inaccurate green claims. The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) launched its digital...more

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April 2024 ESG Policy Update—Australia

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Australian Update - Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Enforcement Priorities for 2024-2025 - The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced its enforcement and compliance priorities for...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Cadwalader Climate - April 2024 #2

In this week’s edition, we discuss the ever-increasing focus on greenwashing by way of enforcement action taken by regulatory authorities and incoming legislation aimed at enhancing consumer protection. The EU confirmed the...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

What Companies and Investors Need to Know about California Assembly Bill 1305, The Voluntary Market Disclosures Business...

On October 7, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1305 into law, also known as the “Voluntary Market Disclosures Business Regulation Act,” or AB 1305. This law marks the first of its kind in the...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Cadwalader Climate - March 2024 - #2

Greenwashing Beef Production - On February 28, New York State Attorney General (NYAG) Letitia James filed a lawsuit with the New York Supreme Court against meat processing company JBS USA for misleading the public about its...more

McDermott Will & Emery

US Insurers: Climate Change Disclosure Litigation and Data Calls Await

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The climate change landscape for insurers has changed dramatically this past month. There are multiple developments insurers should keep in mind – and not just the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) recent adoption...more

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SEC Enforcement Director Emphasizes Current Tools Exist for Combatting Inaccurate Environmental Disclosures

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While there are news reports that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") is on the verge of issuing new climate related disclosure rules for public companies, the SEC's Director of the Division of Enforcement...more

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December 2023 ESG Policy Update - Australia

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Australian Update - ASIC to Focus on Net Zero Statements and Targets - On 21-22 November 2023, the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) hosted the ASIC Annual Forum, outlining: The progress and outcomes ASIC...more

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Preparation for 2023 Fiscal Year-End SEC Filings and 2024 Annual Shareholder Meetings

A number of significant regulatory, legal, market, and ESG-related developments and issues will affect how public companies approach the upcoming year-end reporting process. As in past years, Mintz has prepared an in-depth...more

Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto LLP

Using Whistleblower Laws to Hold Polluters Accountable

Global political and business leaders have purported ambitious climate-focused goals for the decades ahead, such as eliminating landfill waste by 2030, transitioning to 100% renewable energy use by 2035, and achieving...more

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Saul on ESG: Trends & Updates (October 2023)

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​This issue of Saul on ESG: Trends & Updates marks our first update tracking the legal trends and developments around environmental, social and governance (ESG). In recent years, we have been tracking and highlighting changes...more

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Australia Regulator Initiates Greenwashing Suit Against Active Super Over ESG Investing Claims

On August 10, 2023, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) announced its third civil penalty proceeding this year for greenwashing against LGSS Pty Limited, which is trustee for superannuation fund Local...more

Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto LLP

SEC Issues Record Penalty for ESG Greenwashing Violations

In recent years, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has increasingly made Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues a central element of the agency’s enforcement priorities and on September 25, the...more

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Swiss Regulator Finds Against FIFA on World Cup Carbon Neutrality Claims

On June 7, 2023, the Swiss advertising regulator, Schweizerische Lauterkeitskommission (SLK), upheld complaints that the International Federation of Football Association (FIFA) made false statements about the 2022 FIFA World...more

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Environmental, Social, & Governance Law 2023 Canada

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There are a variety of environmental, social and governance (“ESG”)-related regulations applicable to federally and provincially incorporated companies; however, the focus of this chapter will be on public companies that...more

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ESG and Securities Litigation

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Recent Trends Show Increased Focus on Allegations of "Greenwashing" Over the past few years, regulators, businesses, and the market in general have become increasingly focused on environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”)...more

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Brazil Carries Out First Anti-Deforestation Raids

Recently, agents from Brazil’s environmental protection agency, the Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama), carried out the first significant environmental enforcement activity under the new...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Australian Securities and Investments Commission Levies Another Greenwashing Fine

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) appears to be making up for lost time as it imposed another greenwashing-related penalty, this time against Black Mountain Energy, an upstream oil and gas company,...more

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Updating Annual Report Risk Factors: Key Developments and Drafting Considerations for Public Companies

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The Annual Report season will soon be upon us, and it is important to assess a company's risk factors at the outset and whether recent developments, including those relating to macroeconomic, geopolitical, and public health...more

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This Week's Climate Policy Update - October 2022 #4

[co-authors: Kerry Mackenzie and Leila Fleming] The Treasury Department’s Federal Insurance Office issues a request for public comments regarding climate-related financial risk. Meanwhile, the Securities Exchange...more

White and Williams LLP

A Changing Climate: the Rising Tide of ESG Liability and Implications for D&O Coverage

The latest legal buzzword, ESG, represents the environmental, social and governance factors that many corporations are now required to consider and disclose alongside traditional financial information such as operating...more

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A Diffuse Mission for the SEC's Climate and ESG Task Force?

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On July 20, 2022 the SEC issued a press release concerning the resolution of an administrative proceeding in which the defendants "violated certain antifraud and reporting provisions of the federal securities laws and []...more

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