Shareholders, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Disclosure Requirements

Important State Law Developments

Fenwick & West LLP on 7/21/2025

Companies doing business in Texas and California should be aware of the following state law developments, which could affect them....more

Oversight of climate disclosures: SEC stay doesn’t mean stop

KPMG Board Leadership Center (BLC) on 7/9/2024

Despite the sense of relief that many companies initially felt with the SEC’s stay of its climate disclosure rules, the pause is unlikely to temper the forces demanding climate disclosures by other means. In the latest paper...more

ESG Insights: Silicon Valley’s Largest Public Tech and Life Sciences Companies Expanded ESG Reporting in 2023

Fenwick & West LLP on 4/12/2024

Amidst challenges and conflicting demands from a variety of stakeholders, technology and life sciences companies have increased their voluntary disclosure regarding environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns. Despite...more

Making Waves: The SEC Publishes Final Climate Disclosure Rules

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 3/12/2024

Key Points - On Wednesday, March 6, 2024, the SEC in a 3-2 vote adopted “The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors” (Final Rule). The Final Rule will require public companies to...more

Public Company Watch: October 2023

Paul Hastings LLP on 10/20/2023

In the October edition of our Public Company Watch, we cover key issues impacting public companies, including the SEC adopting rules modernizing beneficial ownership reporting and short sale reporting, and issuing new C&DIs...more

Will Stakeholder Objections and Legal Uncertainty Slow an ESG Revolution?

Foley Hoag LLP - White Collar Law &... on 2/27/2023

According to the Securities & Exchange Commission, its proposed revisions to SEC regulations regarding climate change disclosures in May 2022 were intended to provide investors with consistent and reliable information...more