The business “responsibility to respect” human rights in Latin America, until recently, was governed mainly by soft law, namely the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (“UNGP’s”). Two new legal...more
On March 21, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed widely anticipated rules that would require registrants to provide specified climate-related information in registration statements and periodic...more
The European Commission has published a proposed Directive on “Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence” (the “Proposed Directive”). The Proposed Directive would impose extensive and legally enforceable duties on large...more
Business and human rights will continue to receive significant attention and development in 2021. Take a look at what is on the horizon . . .
COVID-19: Vaccines are being administered in some countries but COVID-19...more
1/21/2021
/ Child Labor ,
Climate Change ,
Contact Tracing ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
European Commission ,
Foreign Governments ,
Human Rights ,
New Guidance ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Supply Chain ,
US State Departments ,
Vaccinations
Report from the 2019 Mayors’ Annual Energy Summit in Carlsbad, NM -
We attended the Mayors’ Annual Energy Summit again this year, on September 12, at the Walter Gerrells Civic Center Annex in Carlsbad, NM. The Mayors’...more
10/14/2019
/ Arbitration ,
CFIUS ,
Climate Change ,
DIFC ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Summit ,
Foreign Investment ,
Human Rights ,
Oil & Gas ,
Project Finance
An increasing number of lawsuits relating to climate change are being filed with courts all around the world. But there is another avenue for pursuing grievances related to climate change that has been relatively unexplored...more
10/10/2019
/ Climate Change ,
Due Diligence ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Violations ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Human Rights ,
Multinationals ,
NGOs ,
OECD ,
Project Finance
Environmental Citizen Suits—A Growing Trend Under the Trump Administration -
In his first year in office, President Trump has begun to deliver on his campaign promise of rolling back environmental regulations—from the...more
12/14/2017
/ American Institute of Architects ,
Architects ,
Citizen Suits ,
Climate Change ,
Construction Contracts ,
Construction Industry ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Human Rights ,
Keystone XL Pipeline ,
Oil & Gas ,
Trump Administration
Climate change has been in the news recently in the wake of the Bonn Climate Talks, which took place between November 6 and 17, 2017. One key take away from the Talks: energy companies must seriously consider potential...more
12/11/2017
/ Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Commission on Human Rights ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
OECD ,
Oil & Gas ,
Paris Agreement ,
Renewable Energy ,
United Nations