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Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure Litigation Updates — August 2025

There was a noteworthy development in the ongoing legal challenge to the SEC’s mandatory climate disclosure law (dating from the Biden administration), which is currently pending in the Eighth Circuit. Following the decision...more

DLA Piper

Horizon - ESG Regulatory News and Trends - July 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

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update, June 2025

We are pleased to share the June 2025 issue of Wilson Sonsini’s Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update. Each issue combines news, key legal developments, and resources related to sustainability and environmental,...more

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Red Tape or Green Future? Unpacking California's Climate Disclosure Laws and the Pushback

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As the federal government works to roll back climate regulations and climate-focused initiatives, states are developing avenues to fill in the gaps left behind. In 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted...more

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SEC withdraws defense of US Climate Disclosure Rules

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Yesterday, March 27, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) notified the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit that the SEC wishes to withdraw its defense of its landmark Climate Disclosure Rules (Climate...more

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure Litigation Updates — March 2025

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

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

2025 Environmental and Social Developments

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

Beveridge & Diamond PC

Changing Climate for Corporate Disclosures: SEC Mandates Climate Disclosures for Public Companies (Updated)

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Update: On February 11, 2025, acting SEC Chairman Mark Uyeda issued a statement changing the SEC’s position on the Final Climate Rules. Chairman Uyeda states that he “continue[s] to question the statutory authority of the...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

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

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

Sustainability Reports Are Getting Longer – Is That a Good Thing?

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As I get older, my motto has been “less is more.” That certainly works for a mindful lifestyle. And it also works for pickleball, as one learns to hit the ball softly and place it cleanly rather than banging away at it to...more

Proskauer - Regulatory & Compliance

Climate Reporting in 2025: Looking Ahead

In this alert, we reflect on recent climate reporting updates and analyze expectations for 2025 that are relevant for international businesses....more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

ESG in 2025: What to Expect in Trump 2.0

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With Trump’s impending inauguration, significant shifts in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) policies domestically are expected, as is the overall cultural and corporate mood for ESG. Companies can anticipate a...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

California Seeks Public Input on Climate Reporting Requirements

On December 16, 2024, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) issued a request to solicit feedback regarding Senate Bill 253, Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB 253) and Senate Bill 261, Greenhouse Gases:...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

California Air Resources Board Invites Comments on Climate Disclosure Laws

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On December 16, 2024, the California Air Resources Board (“CARB”) released a notice soliciting comments on a number of specific questions to inform its implementation of the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (“CCDAA”...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Motion for Summary Judgement Denied: Battle over California Climate Legislation Continues

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Soon after California passed far-reaching climate legislation last year (referred to herein as SB 253 and SB 261; see our earlier blog post here and here for background), it was challenged in the U.S. District Court for the...more

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California Law Highlights the Need to Prepare for Climate Disclosures

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The march toward mandated corporate disclosures for climate-related risks continues. Despite significant pushback and substantial legal challenges, state legislatures and regulators are continuing to advance laws and rules...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Update (and Refocus) on California Climate Disclosures

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As anticipated, on September 27, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 219 (SB 219), after the California legislature passed it on August 31, 2024. SB 219 amends the Climate Corporate Data...more

Alston & Bird

Sustainability Spotlight – Q1 2024

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Welcome to the inaugural edition of the Sustainability Spotlight, your place to keep up with all the ESG action – federal and state enforcement, shareholder proposals and litigation, and state attorney general actions. ...more

Allen Matkins

Chamber Of Commerce Highlights Some Differences Between SEC And California Climate Disclosure Mandates

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Last year, the California legislature enacted two bills, SB 253 and SB 261 that purport to impose burdensome disclosure mandates on businesses.  The legislature did so in spite of obvious constitutional infirmities.  It was...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

SEC, California, and CSRD Climate Disclosure Requirements Comparison Tool

Following an order by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) implementing a stay of its final climate disclosure rules pending review of legal challenges to such rules in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth...more

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

Climate Disclosure Obligations for U.S. Companies: A Work in Progress

What obligations might publicly traded companies face in providing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission disclosures about climate-related risks? Some clarity emerged on March 6, 2024, when the SEC released its...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

California’s New Climate Disclosure Laws: What You Need to Know

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While the highly anticipated adoption of proposed rules on climate risk disclosure by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) appears to be on hold (the SEC’s recently revised regulatory agenda indicates possible...more

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California Passes New ESG Disclosure Laws Ahead of SEC, Triggering Increased Regulatory and Litigation Risk for Companies Doing...

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On October 7, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 253 into law, which imposes climate-related disclosure requirements for companies with revenues over $1 billion annually that do business in California. On the same...more

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California Enacts Landmark ESG Legislation

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Introduction - On 7 October 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law landmark legislation mandating corporate climate and climate-related financial risk disclosures. Together, SB 253 and SB 261 apply to public...more

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