The California Air Resources Board held an almost four hour virtual public workshop on May 29 on California’s pending climate risk and greenhouse gas emissions disclosure laws. The stated purpose of the workshop was to...more
The EU Deforestation Regulation requires the European Commission to classify countries according to their risk of producing EUDR covered commodities that are not deforestation-free. The Commission adopted its country...more
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SEC Commissioner Mark Uyeda took a pretty big swing at the U.S. Conflict Minerals Rule in his prepared remarks yesterday at Practical Law Institute’s annual “SEC Speaks” conference. Here’s what the Commissioner had to say: If...more
Over the last few months, most of the attention in the climate space in the U.S. has been on the dramatic, and expected, shift in federal government policy. However, some “blue state” officials continue to seek to advance...more
The International Sustainability Standards Board has released an Exposure Draft proposing targeted amendments to greenhouse gas emissions disclosure requirements under the IFRS S2 Climate-related Disclosures standard. The...more
On April 25, EFRAG officially submitted to the European Commission its adopted work plan for the simplification of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). The ESRS contain the reporting requirements under the...more
At the end of March, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) released draft regulations for a proposed Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program. If adopted, the regulations would require annual...more
A few weeks ago, we wrote about growing calls for a “fleet of omnibuses” – a holistic approach to simplifying EU due diligence requirements that takes into account sector-specific laws pertaining to deforestation, conflict...more
Ropes & Gray – in conjunction with leading law firms across Europe – has once again updated its monthly CSRD Transposition Tracker. The Tracker describes Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive transposition activity...more
In connection with the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive Omnibus proposals, the European Commission indicated it will trim and make other changes to the European Sustainability Reporting Standards requirements. The...more
On March 26, the European Council announced its support for the stop-the-clock proposal that would push back some compliance dates under the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due...more