Daily Compliance News: August 15, 2025, The Privilege Protected Edition
FCPA Compliance Report - Episode 770 - Integrating ESG in Global Outsourcing: Insights from Inge Zwick
On Demand, On Purpose: Fashion Manufacturing That Doesn’t Cost the Earth
Daily Compliance News: July 16, 2025, The Corruption Comes to Cannes’ Edition
Understanding Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery: A Business Imperative with Clint Palermo
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - Navigating Fiduciary Responsibilities in a Tide-Turning ESG Era
ESG Essentials: What You Need To Know Now - Episode 18 - The Reshaping of ESG & DEI
Compliance into the Weeds: More Compliance Challenges in the Trump Era
Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 64 – Building Inclusion Through Sustainable Leadership / The EU Omnibus Proposal with Janet Ledger and Dr. Inna Amesheva
Podcast — UK FinReg Focus Areas in 2025: Sectoral Trends
Environmental and Sustainability Regulations & the New Administration
Podcast - Beyond Compliance: A Deep Dive into Carbon Markets Fraud and the Government's Response
ESG Essentials: What You Need To Know Now - Episode 17 - The Evolution of ESG Enforcement Under the SEC
Navigating ESG: Preparing for Future Regulations (Part Two) — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
Regulatory Uncertainty: Benefits-Related Legal Challenges in a Post-Chevron World — Troutman Pepper Podcast
Navigating ESG: The Growing Importance and Compliance Challenges (Part One) — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business Podcast - Episode 16: The Political and Legal Maze of ESG in the U.S. and Abroad
Episode 326 -- Dottie Schindlinger on Diligent's Report on Board Oversight of Cybersecurity Risks and Performance
Why ESG Matters?
JONES DAY TALKS®: ESG Reporting Rules: The SEC, CSRD, and California– Who's on the Hook?
This year, the environmental agenda has focused on “deregulation” to promote industrial competitiveness, as well as a sharpened focus on energy generation and transmission to support economic growth. While deregulation may...more
On August 1, 2025, a federal district court judge rejected the attempt by three major asset managers to dismiss an antitrust complaint filed by a coalition of 11 Republican state attorneys general (and subsequently receiving...more
Relief is not immediately in sight for companies subject to key California greenhouse gas emission laws. A federal court in California recently denied a motion for a preliminary injunction to pause compliance with SB-253,...more
In a landmark advisory opinion dated 23 July 2025, the International Court of Justice (“ICJ”) has unanimously found that States are legally bound to protect the environment from greenhouse gas emissions (“Opinion”). We...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) controversial climate disclosure rules have been essentially dead since last March, when the SEC voted to end its defense of the rules. ...more
In 2025, the commercial real estate (CRE) industry will continue to navigate a new landscape influenced by ever-evolving ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) and sustainability trends. In particular, with regulatory...more
The Trump administration’s SEC has begun the process of undoing the mandatory climate disclosure rule promulgated by the SEC under the Biden administration. Specifically, the SEC has now asked the Eighth Circuit — where the...more
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
A growing awareness of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and the pervasiveness of microplastics have led to an uptick in litigation by private plaintiffs, nongovernmental organizations, and state attorneys...more
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
The SEC continues its focus on greenwashing, despite the recent disbandment of the SEC’s Climate & ESG Task Force.Notably, in the past month, the SEC Department of Examinations has issued a risk alert focused on greenwashing,...more
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
Regulatory Updates - Governor Newsom (D-CA) recently proposed a two-year delay to California’s sweeping new mandatory climate disclosures, which apply to all large companies—public or private—doing business in California....more
Governments are increasingly discussing climate change, including resilience to climate impacts and how to promote the energy transition. Less common are governmental commitments to take concrete steps to address climate...more
The Situation: On January 17, 2024, mandatory biodiversity net gain ("BNG") regulations took effect, impacting most new developments in England. ...more
Recently, a pair of bills were proposed in the New Hampshire state legislature that would make it a felony to knowingly invest state or taxpayer funds based upon ESG criteria in violation of fiduciary duty. Specifically, the...more
As so many of my professional circles eagerly awaited the Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard (the Harvard Decision), they wondered what it might mean for the Biden administration’s...more
On Earth Day and every day, companies face increasing pressure to “go green” or be more “sustainable.” When companies heed this call—whether it’s by reducing GHG emissions, investing in renewable energy, or making their...more
The Net Zero transition will not be smooth. The scale of the investment required and the appetite and ability of countries to implement new policy – both now and in the years to come – will cause unprecedented disruption and...more
In a recent webinar, "Greenwashing and its Dirty Consequences," I spoke about what greenwashing is, some examples, types of claims, and referencing the Federal Trade Commission's Green Guides for guidance....more
The past few years have seen “ESG” — referring to environmental, social, and governance factors that influence decision making — move from being a fringe shareholder proxy issue to a front-of-mind C-suite issue....more
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN A MINUTE OR LESS - As we enter into 2023, our team is focused on our own list of resolutions. Like traditional goals for the new year, our priorities revolve around well-being, productivity, and...more
In a significant development for environmental litigation in the U.K., the English Court of Appeal has allowed a £5 billion damages claim brought by around 200,000 Brazilian individuals and other persons to proceed against...more
On March 15, 2020, the Second Circuit rejected an appeal brought by ExxonMobil attempting to block investigations by the New York and Massachusetts Attorneys General into historical claims made by Exxon regarding climate...more
In its decision of 18 January 2022, the German Federal Constitutional Court rejected several constitutional complaints against climate protection laws on the federal state level. Further to its seminal 2021 Climate...more