News & Analysis as of

Climate Change New Regulations Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Mintz

Environmental Groups Drop Challenge to SEC Climate Disclosure Rule

Mintz on

When the SEC announced its mandatory climate disclosure rule on March 6, 2024, this regulation was immediately challenged by parties on both ends of the political spectrum. A number of states, fossil fuel companies, and...more

J.S. Held

Crosscurrents—European Union Fails to Pass Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive & SEC Bails on Scope 3 Requirements

J.S. Held on

Introduction - With the adoption by 196 parties of the Paris Agreement in December 2015, legally binding international climate change arrived. The Paris Agreement requires increasingly aggressive five-year cycles climate...more

Mintz

A Mintz ESG Primer: The Current State of Environmental, Social, and Governance Matters in American Corporations

Mintz on

The Mintz Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Working Group developed this ESG primer to provide an overview of the current state of affairs in the United States with respect to the ESG issues that businesses...more

BakerHostetler

New Regulations and Standards Look to Clean Up the Voluntary Carbon Market and Fight Greenwashing

BakerHostetler on

As businesses across the globe strive to fulfill carbon-neutral and net-zero promises over the coming decades, the voluntary carbon market has emerged as a necessary resource to help businesses bridge the gap to...more

King & Spalding

ESG and Securities Litigation

King & Spalding on

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

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

Energy & Sustainability Litigation Updates — November 2022

Regulatory Developments. During the past month, there have been two notable developments in connection with the SEC’s proposed climate disclosures rule — “The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for...more

Mintz

Republican SEC Commissioner Peirce Questions Proposed SEC Rule Concerning ESG "Greenwashing"

Mintz on

In remarks delivered today to the SEC Investor Advisory Committee, SEC Commissioner Pierce--one of the Republican appointees to the Commission--offered a critique of the proposed SEC rule re: "greenwashing," which is the...more

Mintz

SEC Commissioner Crenshaw Focuses on Internal Controls Concerning ESG Risks

Mintz on

In a recent speech, SEC Commissioner Crenshaw, one of the Democratic appointees to the Commission, focused on the role internal controls play in assessing and monitoring ESG risks. Specifically, after noting that the SEC...more

Mintz

SEC Commissioner Lee Highlights Role of Prior Efforts in Develop SEC Climate Disclosure Regulations

Mintz on

On October 20th, SEC Commissioner Lee delivered a speech focused on the regulations concerning climate disclosures that the SEC is expected to issue soon. (Indeed, Commissioner Lee emphasized that these regulations are...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Climate Change Regulation for US Insurers: September 2021 Update and Overview

McDermott Will & Emery on

There are less than two months before world leaders meet in Glasgow for the UN-sponsored Climate Change summit known as the Conference of the Parties (COP 26). This summer, we have been inundated with dire reports about...more

10 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide