8/24/2025 7:56:14 PM Companies Join the Fray in the Battle of the Proxy Advisors v. Texas By Ferrell Keel Mark Rasmussen Sidney Smith McClung On June 20, 2025, Texas passed SB 2337, a first-of-its-kind regulation of proxy advisors such as ISS and Glass Lewis. SB 2337 requires...
8/23/2025 3:58:27 PM Will the U.S/EU Trade Deal lead to additional changes in European ESG legislation? By Dr. Jürgen Beninca Howard Sidman Aidan Lawes Olga Gidalevitz Seth Engel Armelle Sandrin-Deforge +3 more... Show less As a follow-up to the political agreement reached between U.S. President Donald Trump and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen...
8/14/2025 3:38:15 PM Court Upholds California Climate Disclosure Laws—for Now By Chuck Wehland Howard Sidman Olga Gidalevitz On August 13, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California denied the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s motion for a...
8/9/2025 1:25:45 PM German Federal Cartel Office signs-off on cooperation between pipeline operators By Dr. Jürgen Beninca Kevin Wilcock Like the European Commission in a series of other projects, the German Federal Cartel Office (FCO) assessed and signed-off on ESG-related...
8/9/2025 1:24:12 AM FCA Publishes Its Findings On TCFD Climate Reporting Following A Multi-firm Review By Aidan Lawes Olga Gidalevitz Seth Engel Dr. Jürgen Beninca Howard Sidman +2 more... Show less On August 6, the UK Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") released its findings following a multi-firm review of climate reporting by asset...
8/9/2025 1:23:19 AM Legal Questions for Your Sustainability Team #4 By Chuck Wehland Olga Gidalevitz This series seeks to identify legal questions that can add definition and value to the good work that sustainability teams are doing. ...
7/28/2025 9:36:41 PM Data Center Permitting on the Fast Track in PA By Jane Story With President Trump's July 23, 2025, executive order, “Accelerating Federal Permitting of Data Center Infrastructure,” and Pennsylvania...
7/25/2025 3:53:47 PM New York Legislature Targets Real Estate Lenders To Lower Rents By Hesh Parlikad David Paulson Michael Riess Tito Escobar +1 more... Show less In an effort to protect small businesses from high rents, on June 13, both houses of New York's legislature passed a bill, S1163, that...
7/25/2025 2:17:00 PM Legal Questions for Your Sustainability Team #3 By Chuck Wehland Olga Gidalevitz This series of posts seeks to identify legal questions that can add definition and value to the good work that sustainability teams are...
7/23/2025 3:30:33 PM GRI Releases New Climate and Energy Standards – Significant Reporting Changes Ahead By Olga Gidalevitz Chuck Wehland Seth Engel The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) published two new topic standards—GRI 102: Climate Change (2025) and GRI 103: Energy (2025). These...
7/21/2025 3:03:28 PM EU Commission Approves French Winemakers’ Sustainable Cooperation Agreement under Antitrust Exemption By Kevin Wilcock Dr. Jürgen Beninca The European Commission has issued its first formal opinion permitting French winemakers to collaborate in promoting sustainable...
7/21/2025 3:02:09 PM Legal Questions for Your Sustainability Team #2 By Chuck Wehland Olga Gidalevitz Emily Goldberg Knox This series of posts seeks to identify legal questions that can add definition and value to the good work that sustainability teams are...