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Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update, July 2025

We are pleased to share the July 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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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

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Legal Questions for Your Sustainability Team #3

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This series of posts seeks to identify legal questions that can add definition and value to the good work that sustainability teams are doing. Our last post focused on whether the revenue used to evaluate the applicability...more

Jones Day

Legal Questions for Your Sustainability Team #1

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This series of posts seeks to identify legal questions that can add definition and value to the good work that sustainability teams are doing....more

DLA Piper

Horizon - ESG Regulatory News and Trends - June 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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Clark Hill 2025 Commercial Real Estate Outlook: ESG & Sustainability

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In 2025, the commercial real estate (CRE) industry will continue to navigate a new landscape influenced by ever-evolving ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) and sustainability trends. In particular, with regulatory...more

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Extended Producer Uncertainty: Groundbreaking California Packaging Law Faces Setbacks

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Two significant developments have recently emerged concerning California’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) law, SB 54, which aims to phase out single-use plastics. The landmark law for packaging and plastic food...more

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California’s Climate Disclosure Laws: Navigating the Latest Updates

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In late 2023, California enacted “first-of-its-kind” climate-related disclosure laws comprising the following: Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (California Senate Bill 253 (SB253)) – relating to greenhouse gas...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

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

Environmental General Counsel PC

Proposed Regulation Targets Proposition 65 Chemicals in Packaging

On December 2, 2024, California's Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (“CalRecycle”) released proposed regulations for California’s extended producer responsibility (“EPR”) packaging and food service ware program –...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

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update, November 2024

We are pleased to share the November 2024 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

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

Allen Matkins

California Seeks To Delay Demise Of California Climate Related Disclosure Statutes, But Why?

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In February, I noted that the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and several others filed suit in the Central District Court challenging two laws passed last year. SB 253 (Wiener) compels disclosure of...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

What Companies and Investors Need to Know about California Assembly Bill 1305, The Voluntary Market Disclosures Business...

On October 7, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1305 into law, also known as the “Voluntary Market Disclosures Business Regulation Act,” or AB 1305. This law marks the first of its kind in the...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Key Takeaways from the Sustainable Water Investment Summit

Set against the context of unprecedented demand for water supply solutions, Brownstein and WestWater Research brought together water industry and finance leaders for the second annual Sustainable Water Investment Summit. The...more

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Legal Considerations for GCs and CFOs in the Fashion and Retail Industry in 2024

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The fashion and retail industry experienced another year of considerable change in 2023. As advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) spurred innovation within the industry, consumers and regulators worldwide called for...more

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Reminder: Compliance with AB 1305 Is Required by January 1, 2024

As the new year approaches, many companies will need to make sure that their websites include disclosure by January 1, 2024, that complies with California Assembly Bill No. 1305 (AB 1305). AB 1305 is the only law among the...more

Stoel Rives - Environmental Law Blog

California’s New Climate-Related Disclosure Laws

California has enacted two new laws on corporate disclosure of direct and indirect greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and climate-related financial risks.  Senate Bill (SB) 253, the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act,...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update, October 2023

We are pleased to share the October 2023 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

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

California Governor Gavin Newsom Signs ESG Disclosure Bills

In the past few days, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed three bills that will require companies and investors to provide new disclosure. Climate Disclosure - On October 7, 2023, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill...more

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