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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

ESG Guidepost | Issue 21

Katten ESG Guidepost is a monthly publication highlighting the latest news, legal and regulatory developments involving environmental, social and governance matters....more

Cooley LLP

Climate and Sustainability Regulations: 2024 End-of-Year Review

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2024 was an active year for environmental, social and governance (ESG) regulations, voluntary reporting standards, and stakeholder policies. While the incoming Trump administration is expected to halt federal sustainability...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

V&E Quarterly Securities & ESG Updates - Fall 2024

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The first half of 2024 was eventful in the world of environmental, social and governance (“ESG”). Although ESG continued to lose the market tailwinds that have pushed it forward in recent years, regulatory pressures both...more

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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

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Stay ADvised: 2024, Issue 15

Stretching the Truth? Class Action Targeting Lululemon Claims Athleisure Brand "Greenwashing" Its Environmental Impact - Claims of greenwashing in the ESG space continue: A Florida class action lawsuit alleges that...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Stay ADvised: 2024, Issue 7

With a Little Nudge from the FTC—NAD Able To Take a Closer Look at "Smarter Reviews" Advertising - Following a referral to the FTC, a "review" site suspected of improperly making advertising claims that look like editorial...more

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Top 10 ESG Developments for 2023

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2023 saw terms like “ESG,” “greenwashing,” and “circular economy” come into common use. We also saw a tsunami of other environmental, social, and governance (ESG)-related developments at the international, federal, and state...more

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California’s Combatting of Greenwashing in the Voluntary Carbon Market - UPDATED December 2023

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Much of the attention on California of late has focused on the passing of two climate-related disclosure laws; namely, the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (“CCDAA”) (SB 253) and the Climate-Related Financial Risk...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

ESG Claim to Fame: Addressing Fund Names and Safeguarding Investor Expectations Under the SEC's Amended Names Rule

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Regulators across the globe continue to focus on disclosures and marketing relating to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues. Consistent with this trend, on September 20, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Saul on ESG: Trends & Updates (October 2023)

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​This issue of Saul on ESG: Trends & Updates marks our first update tracking the legal trends and developments around environmental, social and governance (ESG). In recent years, we have been tracking and highlighting changes...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Informed Board - Summer 2023

Short sellers make their money by publishing information that attacks a company in order to drive down its share price. How can a company prepare? And what should it not do in the face of a short attack? We offer some tips in...more

Perkins Coie

ESG and the Apparel Industry: Always in Fashion

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In recent years, the apparel, fashion, and luxury goods industries have seen an increased focus on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives. As industry leaders continue to make ESG commitments, regulators,...more

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2023 Off & Running in Different ESG Directions?

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Just over a month into 2023, we are poised for friction between the Biden Administration’s ESG strategy efforts and those of certain Congressional leaders now in the majority. A variety of proposed rules and legislation...more

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Energy & Sustainability Litigation Updates — December 2022

SEC Enforcement: In its yearly summary of enforcement activity, the SEC chose to highlight ESG-related issues as one of only a handful of subject matter areas that the SEC is focused on, indicating the significant priority...more

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Greenwashing Litigation is Increasing

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Newspapers often expose famous actors who publicly profess to be ardent climate change activists committed to reducing their carbon footprint while traipsing across the world aboard private jets. The World Economic Forum, for...more

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No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: Growing ESG Litigation Risks

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Plaintiffs are inventing new theories to attack businesses for alleged ESG-related deficiencies. Companies need to carefully manage their ESG initiatives, performance, and representations....more

Jones Day

JONES DAY PRESENTS®: Is there a "P" in ESG? Where does privacy fit in?

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Privacy issues affect nearly every aspect of operating a multinational corporation, and ESG-related matters—Environmental, Social, and Governance—are no exception. As interest in ESG investing continues to grow, the related...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest, Featuring Articles on the Latest FINRA Guidance on CAB Rules and Fees; New HSR Filing...

SEC/CORPORATE - SEC Proposes Amendments to Financial Disclosure in Regulation S-K and Issues New Guidance - On January 30, the Securities and Exchange Commission voted to propose amendments to certain financial...more

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