This month’s tracker reflects key initiatives from December 16, 2016 – January 15, 2017.
Greetings! While there was some slowdown in regulatory activity towards the end of the year, as usual, there were also some fairly...more
2/2/2017
/ Argentina ,
Brazil ,
Chile ,
Climate Change ,
Colombia ,
Energy Efficiency ,
Mexico ,
Paris Agreement ,
Peru ,
Plastic Bag Bans ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solid Waste
This month’s tracker reflects key initiatives from November 16-December 15, 2016.
Happy New Year! As 2016 ended, Latin America continued its focus on sustainability issues and renewable energy policies, spurred in large...more
This month’s tracker reflects key initiatives from October 16 - November 15, 2016. During this last reporting period, key developments include: -
Argentina’s congress proposes a spate of new initiatives to govern wastes...more
This month’s tracker reflects key initiatives from September 16 – October 15, 2016.
Initiatives to reduce and manage packaging wastes appear to be gaining traction, particularly in Argentina, which enacted a new...more
On October 28, 2016, the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signed a rule finalizing significant modifications to the requirements governing the export and import of hazardous waste. The...more
This month’s tracker reflects key initiatives from August 16 – September 15, 2016.
Climate change legislation predominates in this report, with Argentina, Brazil and Mexico all ratifying the Paris Agreement, Colombia...more
This month’s tracker reflects key initiatives from June 16 - July 15, 2016.
Brazil’s proposal to establish the region’s first comprehensive chemical regulatory program is the top story of this issue. Elsewhere, Chile...more
This month’s tracker reflects key initiatives from March 15 - April 15, 2016.
Latin America continues to focus on product stewardship initiatives covering a host of issues. This month we see new green-marketing...more
This month’s tracker reflects key initiatives from February 15 – March 15, 2016.
Greetings! Spring has sprung and the legislatures are back in full force and active on scores of new initiatives regulating a range of...more
This month’s tracker reflects key initiatives from January 15, 2015 – February 15, 2016.
LAR is quickly embracing consumer-right-to-know initiatives through a host of new proposed labeling and product claims standards....more
3/7/2016
/ Brazil ,
Ecuador ,
Energy Efficiency ,
Energy Sector ,
Food Labeling ,
GMO ,
Green Marketing ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Latin America ,
Mexico ,
Mining ,
Product Labels ,
Renewable Energy ,
Waste Management ,
Water Conservation
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) appears to have significantly increased its enforcement of the ENERGY STAR Program’s conformity verification rules over the past year. During 2015, under the broad category of...more
This month’s tracker reflects key initiatives from December 15, 2015 – January 15, 2016.
Happy New Year! Although activity typically slows down over the holidays, the New Year is off to a fast start, signaling what will...more
After a fall busy with climate change initiatives in advance of the Paris negotiations, recent proposals reflect a resurgence of waste and product take-back initiatives. Key among these are the repeal and revision of Peru’s...more
On October 19, 2015, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed significant modifications to rules governing the export and import of hazardous waste. The proposal would affect transboundary shipments...more
In a 2-1 decision, a three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit reaffirmed its previous decision striking down a narrow portion of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) conflict...more
Recent developments in the U.S., European Union and China underscore the dynamic nature of evolving supply chain due diligence requirements and expectations for companies sourcing tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold. The...more
11/20/2014
/ American Meat Institute ,
Amnesty International ,
China ,
Conflict Mineral Rules ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Agriculture ,
Due Diligence ,
EU ,
NAM ,
NAM v SEC ,
Popular ,
Supply Chain
At EPA’s request, the National Research Council (NRC), the policy arm of the National Academy of Sciences, has authored a report that recommends tools and approaches that EPA might use to operationalize its growing focus on...more
On September 30, 2014, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the Northern District of California’s summary judgment that the Alameda Safe Drug Disposal Ordinance (the “Ordinance”) does not violate the dormant Commerce Clause of the...more