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Florida AG Announces Investigation into Climate Nonprofits for Alleged Violations of Consumer Protection and Antitrust Laws Based...

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3 On July 28, 2025, the Republican Attorney-General of Florida announced that his office had “issued subpoenas to investigate whether the CDP (formerly the Climate Disclosure Project) and the Science Based Targets Initiative...more

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ESG Investing Update: Trends in Legislation, Litigation, and Market Response

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Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing has continued to be the subject of increasing regulatory, legislative, and litigation scrutiny. The scrutiny has accelerated following the results of the 2024 US federal...more

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Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update, April 2025

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

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Horizon - ESG Regulatory News and Trends - April 2025

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Trump Administration actions - Trump orders DOJ to stop states from enforcing unconstitutional or preempted climate laws. In a sweeping Executive Order (EO) issued on April 8, President Donald Trump has ordered Attorney...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update, March 2025

We are pleased to share the March 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

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Major UK Bank Penalized by the ASA for Greenwashing

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On December 18, 2024, the Advertising Standards Authority ("ASA"), the UK's regulator of advertising, issued a ruling against Lloyds Bank plc ("Lloyds") following a complaint by Adfree Cities, a network challenging corporate...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

MoFo’s State + Local Government Enforcement Newsletter (February 2025)

Morrison Foerster’s State and Local Government Task Force is pleased to provide our bimonthly newsletter summarizing some of the most important and interesting developments from state attorneys general (State AGs) across the...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

MoForecast: Navigating State AG Environmental Enforcement Trends for 2025

As we continue into 2025, state attorneys general (AGs) will play a pivotal role in shaping environmental policy and enforcement. With anticipated resistance to environmental regulation rollbacks and a continued focus on...more

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

A Quantitative Analysis of Comment Letters Issued by the SEC Concerning Climate Change Disclosures: Further Developments

In June 2023, Mintz published an article entitled “A Quantitative Analysis of Comment Letters Issued by the SEC Concerning Climate Change Disclosures” (the June 2023 Article), which analyzed the comment letters related to...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

The SEC’s Position Change on The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors

On February 11, 2025, Mark T. Uyeda, the acting chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, took action with respect to The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate Disclosures for Inventors rule, which was adopted...more

Paul Hastings LLP

AFME EU and UK Approaches to Greenwashing Enforcement in the Financial Market: A Comparison

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The briefing contains a mapping exercise and analysis of the approach taken by the European Supervisory Authorities and the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority to address risks or concerns relating to such greenwashing. The...more

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Key Considerations for Updating 2024 Annual Report Risk Factors

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With the 2025 annual reporting season upon us, public companies should consider potential updates to their risk factors for their Form 10-Ks and 20-Fs in light of recent economic, political, technological, and regulatory...more

Cozen O'Connor

The State AG Report – 01.09.2025

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •Maryland’s Lawsuit Adds to Growing Wave of PFAS Litigation...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

[Webinar] ESG Outlook: Preparing for the 2025 Reporting Season - December 17th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm CST

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Join Bass, Berry & Sims and leading environmental, social, and governance (ESG) along with corporate and securities thought leaders for the next installment of our ESG Impact Webinar series. As public companies prepare for...more

Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC

The Pitfalls of “Green Washing”

In a significant development for the investment management industry, a large adviser agreed to pay a hefty $17.5 million civil penalty to settle charges with the SEC over misleading statements about its Environmental, Social,...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Recent Developments for Directors - November 2024

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SEC Penalizes Director for Misleading D&O Questionnaire Response - The SEC recently brought an enforcement action against a director for causing violations of the proxy rules by failing to disclose a close personal...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

[Webinar] Navigating ESG: The Impact of the 2024 Election - November 7th, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm ET

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Please join us for a first look at the potential implications for ESG in the aftermath of next week’s federal and state elections. Our panel of senior Ropes & Gray ESG partners will provide their take on a range of...more

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SEC’s Action on Recyclability Statements Shows Continued Focus on ESG Related Claims

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Notwithstanding recent reports that the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has quietly disbanded its Climate and ESG Task Force,1 and while the SEC’s new climate-related disclosure rules remain stayed,2 the SEC’s...more

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

Energy & Sustainability Litigation Updates — October 2024

The Securities & Exchange Commission has disbanded its Climate & ESG Task Force, which had been launched with great fanfare in March 2021 at the beginning of the Biden administration. However, the Climate & ESG Task Force had...more

Mintz - ML Strategies

2024 Pre-Election Analysis: Financial Services

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Financial services encompass a wide range of services offered by the nation’s financial institutions, including banking, mortgage, investment, and credit services. The next administration and Congress’s financial services...more

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Horizon - ESG Regulatory News and Trends - September 2024

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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

Jones Day

The Climate Report | Third Quarter 2024

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REGULATORY ISSUES & UPDATES - Update on Australia's New Climate-Related Financial Disclosure Regime - Australia's mandatory climate-related financial disclosure regime is inching closer to implementation after the proposed...more

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SEC Settles Charges with Keurig Over ESG Disclosures

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On September 10, 2024, the SEC settled charges against Keurig for "incomplete and inaccurate" ESG disclosures about the recyclability of Keurig's K-Cup pods, signaling a continued focus on environmental-related disclosures...more

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The Tide Continues to Turn on ESG

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As Bloomberg Law recently reported, the SEC quietly disbanded its Climate and ESG Task Force, which had been active since March 2021 and played a key role in bringing enforcement actions against misleading environmental,...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Hong Kong Regulatory Update - May 2024

查看中文 This update primarily provides an overview of key regulatory developments in the first quarter of 2024 relevant to companies listed, or planning to list, on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEx) and their...more

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