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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CTFC) subcommittee meeting for carbon markets met on March 15, 2024. The subcommittee specifically discussed the CTFC’s recently proposed guidance for trading of voluntary carbon...more
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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
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This episode of the "Eyes on Washington" podcast series by Holland & Knight's Public Policy & Regulation Group is presented by attorneys Halley Townsend, Andy Kriha and Alex Holtan of the firm's Greenwashing Mitigation Team....more
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