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Securities Law Update - September 2025

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Welcome to the latest edition of Fenwick’s Securities Law Update. This issue contains updates and important reminders on...more

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FinReg Monthly Update - August 2025 #2

Welcome to Proskauer’s FinReg Monthly Update, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation. Key developments in August 2025: 28 August. FCA Communications: The UK...more

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CARB Hosts Public Workshop on California Climate Laws - Updated 9.3.25

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The California Air Resources Board (“CARB”) hosted a public workshop on August 21, 2025 to provide information on Senate Bills 253, 261 and 219 (the “California climate laws”) and solicit feedback from consumers and...more

Carlton Fields

Expect Focus - Volume III, August 2025

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At the beginning of July, SEC Chair Paul Atkins painted a picture: tokenization was the “next step” in the evolution of securities. Generally, tokenization entails creating a digital representation of a real-world asset —...more

Jones Day

New Sustainability Reporting Obligations in Mexico

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To facilitate capital flow toward investments that foster economic development by promoting environmental and social sustainability, transparency, and long-term strategies in financial and economic activity, early this year...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

California Air Resources Board Publishes Draft SB 261 Guidance

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Last night, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released draft guidance on the Climate‐Related Financial Risk Act (Health & Safety Code Section 38533/Senate Bill 261). This disclosure mandate will require subject...more

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Greenwashing Legislation Trends: Key Takeaways for Businesses

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On Wednesday, August 27, Ropes & Gray Litigation & Enforcement partner Alexander Simkin and associate Eileen Falk joined Sami Grover, Sustainability Communications Director at thinkPARALLAX, to discuss the intersection...more

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Europe: UK FCA Plans to Streamline UK Sustainability Reporting

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Following a multi-firm review of sustainability reporting, the FCA has announced that it is considering how to streamline and enhance the UK’s sustainability reporting framework by simplifying disclosures, easing unnecessary...more

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Transition Finance Update: Creating a Global Framework for Entity-level Transition Finance

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The UK Transition Finance Council (TFC) is consulting until September 19, 2025 on Guidelines on providing entity-level transition finance (Guidelines) to high-emitting and hard to abate sectors....more

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German Government Follows Up On Promise To Change German Supply Chain Act

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On August 29, 2025, the German Government started the legislative process for an amendment to the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz, LkSG). Pursuant to the draft proposal, the...more

DLA Piper

Horizon - ESG Regulatory News and Trends - August 2025

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Welcome to Horizon, DLA Piper’s monthly 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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Prospectus Regime Changes in the EU and UK—A Debt Capital Markets Update

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The EU and UK prospectus regimes govern disclosure requirements for securities offered to the public and/or admitted to trading on a regulated market. Recent and forthcoming changes to these regimes have implications for...more

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US-based Multinationals (and Others) Get More Time Before Singapore Climate Reporting Requirements Kick In

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Over the last few years, we have kept our US multinational company readers current on the progress and timing of Singapore corporate climate reporting. Singapore’s climate reporting requirements capture many larger US-based...more

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A step towards CSRD implementation in Germany: The new draft bill of 10 July 2025

On 10 July 2025, the Federal Ministry of Justice presented a revised draft bill for the implementation of Directive (EU) 2022/2464 (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive – “CSRD”) as amended by Directive (EU) 2025/794...more

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ESMA Publishes Updated Registration Guide

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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published an updated registration guide (dated 14 August), outlining the procedures and expectations for entities seeking registration, authorisation, recognition, or...more

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[Webinar] Proof in the Process – Why Documentation and Visibility Define Supply Chain Success - September 9th, 10:00 am - 10:45 am...

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The strength of your supply chain isn’t just in the partners you choose – it’s in the records, oversight, and accountability that prove your program works. This webinar explores how effective documentation and visibility...more

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US and EU Agree on Trade Framework Agreement – Implications for ESG/CSR Compliance

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On August 21, the US and EU announced that they have agreed on a Framework on an Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair, and Balanced Trade. The Framework Agreement expands upon earlier official statements on the US-EU trade deal and...more

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2025 Horizons Life Sciences and Health Care

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In 2025, Life Sciences and Health Care (LS&HC) companies face rapidly evolving regulatory paradigms that create transactional risks and require daily monitoring. After more than 70 national elections in 2024, the dust hasn’t...more

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California Air Resources Board Addresses the Who, What, How and When of California’s Corporate Climate Disclosure Laws at August...

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Yesterday, the California Air Resources Board held its second marathon virtual public workshop on California’s pending corporate climate disclosure laws. These laws will require subject companies to publicly report on...more

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California’s Unique Greenhouse Gas Emissions Laws Remain in Effect—For Now

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

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Texas’ Proxy Advisor Law Takes Effect on September 1st

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Back in June, Texas passed a law – known as “Senate Bill 2337” – that mandates certain disclosures when proxy advisors recommend casting a vote for “non-financial reasons” or provide conflicting advice to multiple clients....more

Kilpatrick

5 Key Takeaways: Global Compliance and Sustainability - Green Claims in Fashion Law

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As part of a three-part series on Fashion Law, Barry M. Benjamin, managing partner of Kilpatrick’s New York office and chair of its Advertising and Marketing group, and Bryan Wolin, also part of Kilpatrick’s Advertising and...more

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California Climate Disclosure Laws Survive First Amendment Challenge

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Two California climate disclosure laws have withstood an attempt to block them in a lawsuit challenging their constitutionality. Our Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group breaks down what the federal court’s...more

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Ropes & Gray CSRD Transposition Tracker - Updated 8.20.25

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Reporting obligations under the European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive are created under EU member state national legislation adopted pursuant to the CSRD. We have again updated our tracker to reflect...more

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EBA issues no-action letter on the application of the ESG Pillar 3 disclosure requirements

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The European Banking Authority (EBA) has issued an Opinion in the form of a no-action letter dated 5 August, addressing the application of ESG Pillar 3 disclosure requirements under the EBA disclosure implementing technical...more

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