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
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
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JONES DAY TALKS®: ESG Reporting Rules: The SEC, CSRD, and California– Who's on the Hook?
ESG Masterclass — Legal Risks Hiding in Your DEIB Programming
Leaning in on AI in Compliance Programs
ESG Masterclass — ESG and Impact Investing
As the January 1, 2026, deadline to make the first required disclosure under California’s landmark climate laws approaches, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has announced that it will host another virtual public...more
On July 31, 2025, the long-awaited drafts of the updated European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) were published and are now open for public consultation. The ESRS are the mandatory reporting standards for European...more
Though it has been a little quieter this month, there are still ongoing developments in relation to the EU omnibus simplification package, including the anticipated “quick fix” for companies currently reporting under the...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has asked the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals to lift its stay and issue a ruling in Iowa v. SEC, the case challenging the validity of its landmark Climate Disclosure Rules...more
The Conference Board recently reported that the number of Russell 3000 companies issuing sustainability reports in the first half of 2025 fell 52% compared to the first half of 2024. ...more
On July 23, 2025, there was a notable development in the legal proceeding (currently pending in the Eighth Circuit) challenging the validity of the SEC's mandatory climate disclosure law. By way of background, in April...more
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) published two new topic standards—GRI 102: Climate Change (2025) and GRI 103: Energy (2025). These standards will replace GRI 305: Emissions (2016), GRI 302: Energy (2016), and Disclosure...more
On 15 July 2025, HM Treasury published its response confirming it will no longer pursue a UK green taxonomy – a classification system to define which economic activities could be considered environmentally sustainable (the...more
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has published seven pages of FAQs on California’s corporate greenhouse gas reporting and climate-related financial risk disclosure programs. These disclosure requirements are...more
EU Omnibus updates and dates for your diary: With negotiations continuing at both European Parliament and Council of the European Union level, final agreement on the omnibus proposals for sustainability reporting and due...more
In this article, we reflect on key trends in ESG over the first half of 2025 and look ahead at what to watch in the second half of 2025. We analyse developments, including the following major themes: - EU Omnibus Proposals...more
On 26 February 2025, the European Commission (EC) unveiled a series of proposals (the Omnibus package) that could have far-reaching implications for corporate sustainability and environmental regulations....more
A Commission Notice was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on the interpretation and implementation of certain legal provisions of the EU Taxonomy Environmental Delegated Act, the EU Taxonomy Climate...more
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria or standards or sustainability issues have impacted all sectors of society, including corporate and professional policyholders and their risk managers, insurance...more
The European Commission (EC) has published a call for evidence on a draft Commission Delegated Regulation amending Commission Delegated Regulation 2021/2178 in relation to the simplification of the content and presentation of...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
Aspiring psychedelic business licensees in Colorado now have clarification on the ESG criteria required for natural medicine license applications, as the Colorado Natural Medicine Division (NMD) has finalized the rules for...more
2025 is off to a fast start with several changes in the legal landscape of the environmental and social (E&S) categories of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance). This alert highlights key E&S developments thus far in...more
While ensuring accurate environmental claims is a laudable goal, unclear standards risk deterring businesses from informing the public of their efforts to achieve environmental goals. Ultimately, if businesses are deterred...more
In late 2023, California enacted “first-of-its-kind” climate-related disclosure laws comprising the following: Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (California Senate Bill 253 (SB253)) – relating to greenhouse gas...more
Australian - Update Mandatory Climate-Related Financial Disclosures Come Into Effect - The first phase of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Financial Market Infrastructure and Other Measures) Bill 2024 (Cth) (Bill) commenced on...more
Acting Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC" or the "Commission") Chairman Mark Uyeda directed SEC staff to request that the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals not schedule an oral argument in the pending litigation...more
Within the investment industry, sustainability is an area that has evolved significantly over the past few years. For infrastructure funds, the regulatory environment and regional differences have created a complex landscape...more
On February 11, 2025, acting SEC Chair Mark Uyeda announced that the commission is reconsidering the final enhanced and standardized climate-related disclosure rule it adopted in March 2024. Although the final climate rule...more
Earlier this week, Mark Uyeda, the Acting Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), began the process of unwinding that agency’s final climate disclosure rule enacted during the Biden administration. In a...more