Navigating Environmental Restrictions on Alternative Project Delivery for Complex Infrastructure Projects
ESG Essentials: What You Need To Know Now - Episode 17 - The Evolution of ESG Enforcement Under the SEC
Navigating Clean Hydrogen Tax Credits: Insights and Implications - Energy Law Insights
COP16 en Colombia: El Futuro de la Biodiversidad
Navigating ESG: Preparing for Future Regulations (Part Two) — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
Podcast - Panorama del sector energético en Colombia
Business Better Podcast Episode: Sustainability Spotlight – A Conversation with Vicinity Energy
Video: Food for Thought and Thoughts on Food: Innovating USDA Science with Sanah Baig, Deputy Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics
State Low Carbon Fuel Standard Outlook
Renewable Fuel Standard Outlook
Climate Risk, the emerging risk
JONES DAY TALKS®: Court Grants Stay on SEC’s Climate Disclosure Rule, but Companies Should Continue Preparations
Business Better Podcast Episode: Sustainability Spotlight – A Conversation with Aramark
Wiley's 10 Key Trade Developments: U.S.-EU Global Arrangement
The Now and Next in International Trade: 5 Fast Facts About CFIUS – a National Security Agency You Should Know
The EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
The Legal and Practical Challenges of California's Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation
Unpacking California's 2024 Zero Emission Fleet Mandate
Podcast - Cracking Down on Carbon Markets: CFTC and FTC Exercise Heightened Scrutiny
Regulated Markets, Generation Planning, and Carbon Reduction: The Ongoing North Carolina Case Study
In a significant development for the investment management industry, a large adviser agreed to pay a hefty $17.5 million civil penalty to settle charges with the SEC over misleading statements about its Environmental, Social,...more
Under the second Trump administration, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is likely to see broad changes in regulatory and enforcement initiatives once Chairman Gary Gensler leaves the commission, as is expected....more
SEC Penalizes Director for Misleading D&O Questionnaire Response - The SEC recently brought an enforcement action against a director for causing violations of the proxy rules by failing to disclose a close personal...more
Soon after California passed far-reaching climate legislation last year (referred to herein as SB 253 and SB 261; see our earlier blog post here and here for background), it was challenged in the U.S. District Court for the...more
On November 5, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California denied a motion for summary judgment that sought to declare SB 253 and SB 261 (the “California Climate Laws”) invalid on their face under the...more
In recent years, we have watched as both international and national regulations trended towards increased mandatory climate reporting requirements for corporations. However, now that a new administration will take control of...more
I was talking to Cooley’s Beth Sasfai and Michael Mencher about the challenges many companies are facing with ambitious climate goals that no longer seem realistic. Here’s what Beth and Michael told me (also see them in this...more
Welcome to the latest edition of the Sustainability Spotlight, your place to keep up with all the ESG action – federal and state enforcement, shareholder proposals and litigation, and state attorney general actions. This...more
The march toward mandated corporate disclosures for climate-related risks continues. Despite significant pushback and substantial legal challenges, state legislatures and regulators are continuing to advance laws and rules...more
Notwithstanding recent reports that the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has quietly disbanded its Climate and ESG Task Force,1 and while the SEC’s new climate-related disclosure rules remain stayed,2 the SEC’s...more
The Taskforce on Inequality and Social-related Financial Disclosures (“TISFD”) launched on 23 September 2024. Background - The TISFD is a global initiative with the aim of developing recommendations and guidance for...more
For 40 years, the standard of review for agency rulemaking was set forth in the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1984 decision in Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council Inc. Chevron held that when a statute is silent or...more
As anticipated, on September 27, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 219 (SB 219), after the California legislature passed it on August 31, 2024. SB 219 amends the Climate Corporate Data...more
This summer, California Governor Newsom had proposed that California delay the implementation date of its climate disclosure law for two years. The California legislature rejected this proposal, instead passing S.B. 219,...more
As the summer heat fades and leaves begin to fall, so, too, does the Securities and Exchange Commission’s regulatory momentum—at least for now. With the presidential election on the horizon, the fate of several key rulemaking...more
The Securities & Exchange Commission has disbanded its Climate & ESG Task Force, which had been launched with great fanfare in March 2021 at the beginning of the Biden administration. However, the Climate & ESG Task Force had...more
Financial services encompass a wide range of services offered by the nation’s financial institutions, including banking, mortgage, investment, and credit services. The next administration and Congress’s financial services...more
An accelerating focus on doing business responsibly will force changes to wide-ranging aspects of business operations and strategy - Societal expectations of businesses have shifted fundamentally over the past five years....more
Welcome to Horizon, DLA Piper’s regular bulletin reporting on late-breaking legislative and policy developments in ESG. Our aim is to scan the litigation, enforcement, and regulatory horizon to help inform business decisions....more
Welcome to the latest edition of Fenwick’s Securities Law Update. This issue contains updates and important reminders on...more
Following the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC")'s adoption of the climate-related disclosure rules on March 6, 2024, dozens of parties filed petitions for review across different appellate courts. The Judicial...more
In case it escaped your notice a few months back—as it did mine—Bloomberg is now reporting that the SEC has “quietly disbanded” its Enforcement Division’s Climate and ESG Task Force. You remember the task force? Back in...more
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
On September 10, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission or SEC) charged Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. (Keurig) for making inaccurate statements about the recyclability of its K-Cup single-use beverage pods. Without...more
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