On April 8, 2025, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order 14260, further signaling the federal government’s commitment to rolling back climate change initiatives across all levels of the government. The Executive Order...more
In late January 2025, the New York legislature introduced Senate Bills 3456 and 3697, signaling the state’s ongoing commitment to climate-related corporate accountability. These bills build on prior legislative attempts,...more
After much anticipation, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted last week its climate-related disclosure rules. The adoption of the rules included a press release available here and a fact sheet available here....more
Partner Todd Roessler discusses a legally binding agreement that requires countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in a new Lexology article titled "Is My Company Required to Comply with the Paris Agreement?"...more
In December 2015, 196 parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) reached consensus on the Paris Agreement, which is an international treaty that seeks to keep global temperature rise well...more
There are three letters in ESG. Although different sectors will be weighted differently, every company—big/small, public/private, manufacturing/services/some other sector—touches each component of ESG.
Starting with the...more