We are pleased to share the July 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
8/1/2025
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Carbon Emissions ,
Climate Change ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Executive Orders ,
New Legislation ,
Popular ,
Renewable Energy ,
Sustainability ,
Tax Credits
SB 261 requires companies with over $500 million in total annual revenue that do business in California to publish a climate-related financial risk report (Risk Report) by January 1, 2026, and every two years thereafter,...more
We are pleased to share the June 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 April 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
4/30/2025
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Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Energy Sector ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
European Commission ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Renewable Energy ,
United States
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)
We are pleased to share the November 2024 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
11/29/2024
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Carbon Emissions ,
Climate Change ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Green Finance ,
Popular ,
Sustainability ,
Sustainable Finance ,
Tax Credits ,
United Nations
On September 27, 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 219, the Greenhouse gases: climate corporate accountability: climate-related financial risk (SB 219) after the California Assembly and Senate each...more
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
As the new year approaches, many companies will need to make sure that their websites include disclosure by January 1, 2024, that complies with California Assembly Bill No. 1305 (AB 1305). AB 1305 is the only law among the...more
We are pleased to share the October 2023 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
10/27/2023
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Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Disclosure ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Financial Accounting Standards Board ,
Nasdaq ,
Sustainability
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
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