We are pleased to share the May 2025 issue of Wilson Sonsini’s Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update. Each issue combines news, key legal developments, and resources related to sustainability and environmental,...more
We are pleased to share the February 2025 issue of Wilson Sonsini's Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update. Each issue combines news, key legal developments, and resources related to sustainability and environmental,...more
2025 is off to a fast start with several changes in the legal landscape of the environmental and social (E&S) categories of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance). This alert highlights key E&S developments thus far in...more
3/3/2025
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Climate Change ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Following an order by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) implementing a stay of its final climate disclosure rules pending review of legal challenges to such rules in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth...more
4/19/2024
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Climate Change ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sustainability ,
Transparency Directive
In the past few days, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed three bills that will require companies and investors to provide new disclosure.
Climate Disclosure -
On October 7, 2023, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill...more
10/12/2023
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Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Diversity ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Governor Newsom ,
New Legislation ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sustainability ,
Venture Capital