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EU Commission Publishes Omnibus Package Proposing to Simplify EU Sustainability Laws

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While the European Union has established itself as a frontrunner in sustainability legislation, having passed a significant number of sustainability laws under its Green Deal, its recent omnibus sustainability package...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Shifting Sands of EU ESG Reporting Compliance

The Commission has proposed a package of measures compiled in a so-called Omnibus Directive aiming at simplifying substantial elements of the EU’s sustainability regulatory framework (see draft law). This includes amendments...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Corporate Sustainability Obligations in the EU: France Urges the EU To Postpone the Application of Adopted EU Directives

On 20 January 2025, France published a memorandum urging the EU to modify the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (Directive 2022/2464, “CSRD”), and to postpone the application of the Corporate Sustainability Due...more

J.S. Held

2025 J.S. Held Global Risk Report: Sustainability Investments & Headwinds

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Sustainability continues to be a hot issue around the world. While many jurisdictions are creating additional frameworks in support of greater consideration of sustainability, others, most notably the US, are either dragging...more

A&O Shearman

The Simplification Revolution and the Omnibus: What’s Next for EU Sustainability Reporting and Disclosure?

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More competitiveness, more coherence and less administrative burden – these are key political priorities for the new European Commission (the Commission) which took office last December. One of the earliest moves under the...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Environmental, Social & Governance Law 2025 Canada

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1 Setting the Scene – Sources and Overview - 1.1 What are the main substantive ESG-related regulations and who is driving the regulatory agenda in your jurisdiction? Originally Published in the International Comparative...more

Perkins Coie

ESG Landscape: Continued Focus on Sustainability

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In the current political and business environment, companies are taking action to address a range of environmental and social issues.  Corporate attitudes have changed since the late 2010s, when environmental, social, and...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

The Road to Net Zero: Core Principles to Prevent Greenwashing

“Net zero” is a topic as hot as the climate these days. With so much regulatory attention being placed on it, companies that do not communicate their net zero efforts appropriately or, worse, intentionally make false and...more

White & Case LLP

Time to get to know your supply chain: EU adopts Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

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After a two-and-half-year legislative journey, the EU's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive ("CSDDD"), has been formally adopted, and was published in the EU Official Journal on 5 July 2024.1 It will come into...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

A&O Shearman

Taxonomies – why the world needs harmonisation but not uniformity

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Taxonomies will play a critical role in channelling investment towards sustainable activities. But while alignment between frameworks is critical , a one-size-fits-all approach can never be effective....more

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10 lessons in sustainability regulation

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Creating an effective regulatory framework will be critical to deliver Net Zero. But does that mean more – or less – regulation? From trade agreements to taxonomies, carbon adjustment mechanisms to corporate sustainability...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

Life Cycle Assessments and Environmental Product Declarations: An Emerging Trend

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Sustainability is becoming an increasingly important factor in consumers’ purchasing decisions. According to a 2022 report released by First Insight and the Baker Retailing Center at the Wharton School of the University of...more

J.S. Held

How Carbon Management Can Benefit Your Company’s Bottom-Line

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Introduction: Strategic Carbon Management - The corporate world is experiencing significant growth in the need for carbon management services. Within the diverse field of environmental and sustainability services, the top...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

2024 Insights: ESG

The Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Opinion Continues To Spawn Challenges to DEI Programs - Businesses can expect continued challenges to DEI programs, as emboldened opponents to these programs seek to expand the reach...more

NAVEX

3 Best Practices for Maintaining Global Compliance

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The abundance of legislative changes and enforcement may be overwhelming – but they also offer an opportunity for senior leadership, especially those in risk and compliance, to uplevel compliance programs. Several new...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

Anticipating the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s ESG Disclosure Rules and Guidelines: How to Stay Ahead of the Game

As more advisory services, investment companies, and public companies have publicized their Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) goals, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed a set of new rules...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

International News: Spotlight on ESG, Impact & Sustainability

ESG is understood to be an acronym for “environmental, social and governance,” but the term can be challenging because it’s used to describe similar but distinct communities of practice, including corporate social...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

MPs Call on the UK Government to Accelerate ESG Efforts

On April 25, the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group on ESG (APPG) published a report on environmental, social and governance issues. All-Party Parliamentary Groups are informal groups of Members of the House of Commons and...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

State Legislative Developments: Florida Goes One Way – Arizona, Indiana, North Dakota and Wyoming Go The Other

On February 13, 2023, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) announced his support for what his office described as “comprehensive legislation to protect Floridians from the woke environmental, social, and corporate governance...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

ESG in 2022 and Predictions for 2023

Following another year of increasing focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations by companies, investors and regulators alike, ESG appears to have cemented its position in the corporate landscape...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Is Sustainability En Vogue or the Newest Staple? What New York’s Proposed Fashion Sustainability and Social Accountability Act...

In anticipation of New York Fashion Week, lawmakers remind us that this season’s haute couture is not the only thing heating up right now. After years of global warming and environmental, social and governance (ESG) topics...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Growth of ESG-Related Investments & Regulatory Action

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The Biden administration's climate-change priorities and the Securities and Exchange Commission's increased emphasis on environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) have come into focus. The global impact of ESG...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

House Passes ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2021

By a razor thin vote of 215 to 214, the House of Representatives passed the ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2021....more

The Volkov Law Group

The SEC’s Push on ESG Disclosure Regulations

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Corporations are holding their respective breaths.  SEC Chairperson Gary Gensler and his SEC colleagues are moving quickly to establish a regulatory framework for ESG disclosures. ...more

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