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SEC Pauses Defense of Climate Disclosure Rules

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On February 11, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Acting Chairman Mark Uyeda asked the Eighth Circuit not to schedule oral arguments for the SEC’s climate disclosure rules, which were adopted in March 2024, and soon...more

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Dual registrant regulatory roundup - December 2024

Welcome to the Regulatory Roundup. Each month, Eversheds Sutherland Investment Services attorneys review significant regulatory developments (including notable rulemakings and guidance from securities regulators) from the...more

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Horizon - ESG Regulatory News and Trends

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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

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Hot Topics: AI and ESG

The US Government Is Using AI To Detect Potential Wrongdoing, and Companies Should Too With agencies such as the SEC and DOJ using AI and other data analytics tools extensively to detect wrongdoing, companies need to adopt...more

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A Mintz ESG Primer: The Current State of Environmental, Social, and Governance Matters in American Corporations

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The Mintz Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Working Group developed this ESG primer to provide an overview of the current state of affairs in the United States with respect to the ESG issues that businesses...more

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MoFo’s State + Local Government Enforcement Newsletter - October 2023

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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 across the country and...more

Fenwick & West LLP

California’s Proposed Bills Require Companies to Report on Climate Emissions and Risks

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While all eyes are on proposed federal and European climate disclosure rules, the California legislature passed two climate-related bills that overlap somewhat with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s proposed...more

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

Energy & Sustainability Litigation Updates — March 2023

State and Local ESG Regulation. Despite recent public statements by notable Republican federal officials, including an SEC Commissioner, that have expressed considerable skepticism towards the SEC’s proposed ESG...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Rocks and Hard Places: Noteworthy Developments in Climate Change Regulation for US Insurers

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This update highlights some of the most noteworthy climate change-related federal and state regulatory, judicial and other developments of the past few months, and offers insights that may help guide insurers in their...more

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Crosscurrents: J.S. Held’s Environmental, Social & Governance Observations (Fiduciary Duties Become Political)

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The Attorneys General for both Indiana and Louisiana have issued opinions that environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria violate the fiduciary duty owed to corporate investors absent full disclosure of the use of...more

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Crosscurrents: J.S. Held’s Environmental, Social & Governance Observations (ESG Issues at the State Level)

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Right now, one big question for companies is, “How do you balance the demands of investors and consumers against the political backdrop both nationally and at the state level?”...more

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Proposed Legislation in New York Aims to Set New Standards for Worker Rights and Environmental Sustainability in Fashion Industry

On January 7, New York State Senator Alessandra Biaggi (D) and Assemblywoman Anna R. Kelles (D) introduced the Fashion Sustainability Act into the New York State Legislature. If passed and signed into law, the Act would...more

McDermott Will & Emery

A Month of Climate Change Activity Ends with Publication of New York's First-in-the-Country Climate Change Risk Regulatory...

When we published our last climate change update earlier this month, it was probably a safe bet that the last few weeks of the month would continue to be active. That was an understatement. Before summarizing the New York...more

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