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Horizon - ESG Regulatory News and Trends

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Welcome to Horizon, DLA Piper’s regular bulletin reporting on late-breaking legislative and policy developments in ESG. Our aim is to scan the litigation, enforcement, and regulatory horizon to help inform business decisions....more

White & Case LLP

Mind the Gap: A Comparative Analysis of the CSRD, the CSDDD and the SFDR as Green Deal 2.0 (2024 to 2029) unfolds

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The European Green Deal1 is a suite of new EU laws designed to support a just transition, first to reduce CO2 emissions by 55% by 2030 and with the ultimate aim of achieving climate neutrality by 2050 whilst at the same time...more

Jones Day

The Climate Report | Second Quarter 2024

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REGULATORY ISSUES & UPDATES - Recent Evolution of the European Regulatory Framework on Greenwashing - Two new Directives adopted by the EU in 2024—the "Empowering Consumers Directive" and the "Green Claims...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Greenwashing and Plastics: Getting Ahead of the Upstream Risks

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Consumer packaged goods companies know that sustainability sells. And in their efforts to market their products as sustainable, they’ve long contended with allegations of greenwashing—the practice of claiming their products...more

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Australia's Climate Disclosure Regime Moves Closer to Implementation Beginning 1 January 2025

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On 27 March 2024, Australia's climate disclosure regime moved a significant step closer to implementation, with the federal government's introduction of proposed legislation into Parliament. Any organisations with a presence...more

J.S. Held

Charting the Course for Ethical Supply Chains

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Global supply chains are complex webs that span continents, cultures, and economies. They move goods and services across borders to meet the demands of consumers worldwide. However, this complexity often obscures the...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law

Each Federal Agency Should Use Its Judgment in Determining the Social Cost of Carbon — How’s That Going to Work Out?

Late last month, the Interagency Working Group on Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases quietly released a three-paragraph memo on how agencies should determine the social cost of greenhouse gas emissions.  I hesitate to call it...more

Jenner & Block

Remote Sensing as a Supplement to Emissions Monitoring and Quantification

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According to a recent Bloomberg article, a company did not report an August 2023 air emissions event to state environmental regulators until December, just days after the company was asked by Bloomberg Green about a methane...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

MAS Launches Singapore-Asia Taxonomy

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The Taxonomy aims to define green and transition economic activities to identify and allocate capital to sustainable projects and initiatives. On 3 December 2023, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) unveiled the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Previewing COP28: Opportunities, Challenges and Anticipated Outcomes

The 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has commenced this week in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), and will run through December 12, 2023. The UAE is...more

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Decarbonizing the industry sector with small modular reactors

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According to the 2022 World Energy Outlook of the International Energy Agency, the industry sector generates 45 percent of the total direct emission from end-users and it will be extremely difficult to reach net zero without...more

A&O Shearman

Delivering Net Zero by 2050: the $200 trillion opportunity

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Until now, however, no comprehensive estimate existed of the of that opportunity, (or, to put it another way, the size of the financing gap between committed spending and the investment needed to deliver Net Zero by 2050...more

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California Legislature Passes Climate Bills

This week, the California legislature approved Senate Bill 253, the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB 253), and Senate Bill 261, Greenhouse gases: climate-related financial risk (SB 261), which are headed to...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

This Week’s Climate Policy Update - July 2023 #3

Good afternoon! This is Akin’s newsletter on climate change policy and regulatory developments, providing information on major climate policy headlines from the past week and forthcoming climate-related events and hearings......more

J.S. Held

Carbon Offsets: Overview & Market Outlook in 2023

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What Is Carbon Offsetting and Why Is It Used? Carbon offsets are used by sustainability managers to make progress toward a company's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets. Carbon offsetting allows companies to...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Uncertainty in Carbon Markets Leads to Novel Carbon Offset Litigation

Net zero goals and carbon neutrality have hit the mainstream, propelled over the past decade by consumer and investor demands that businesses curb greenhouse gas emissions to counter the climate crisis. In response, companies...more

Jenner & Block

Can You Go Green Without Being Accused Of Greenwashing?

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On Earth Day and every day, companies face increasing pressure to “go green” or be more “sustainable.” When companies heed this call—whether it’s by reducing GHG emissions, investing in renewable energy, or making their...more

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HUB Talks: Sustainable Outlook: Building a Low-Carbon Pacific Northwest With Rachel Brombaugh of PACE Equity

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Effects of climate change continue to impact the Pacific Northwest, from California wildfires to smoky Seattle summers. Our guest on this episode of Sustainable Outlook concentrates on the financial facets of resource...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

European Commission Adopts Proposal to Promote Repair of Goods

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As part of the European Green Deal ambitions, the proposal encourages sustainable consumption through additional incentives to repair products to reduce waste and emissions. On 22 March 2023, the European Commission...more

Morgan Lewis - Power & Pipes

Buyer Beware Regulatory Enforcement Exposure Risks of Using Carbon Offsets to Meet ESG Initiatives

ESG. Net zero. Carbon sequestration. In 2023, all of these terms will continue to be widely referenced in mainstream media publications, corporate governance and shareholder materials, and regulatory filings and issuances....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

This Week’s Climate Policy Update - January 2023

Good evening! This is Akin Gump’s weekly policy newsletter on climate change policy and regulatory developments, providing information on major climate policy headlines from this past week and forthcoming climate-related...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

6 Sustainability Takeaways in EU Antitrust & Regulatory - December 2022

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Latham lawyers highlight key takeaways and developments in the sustainability space from the second half of the year. ...more

ArentFox Schiff

ESG and Sustainability Litigation as Vehicles to Compel Environmental Policy Change

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US environmental policy changes tend to occur at a glacial pace, particularly at the federal level. Frustrated with the pace of change, environmental non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and state regulators are increasingly...more

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COP27: Overview and Key Takeaways

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Establishment of the loss and damage fund and development in Article 6 of the Paris Agreement were among the major developments in this year’s conference. On November 20, 2022, the 27th annual Conference of Parties...more

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UK Government Announces Review of Net Zero Target

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The outcome of the review may signal what climate-related laws and policies to expect in the UK in the coming years. On 8 September 2022, newly appointed UK Prime Minister Liz Truss announced that Chris Skidmore MP, a...more

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