1/31/2026 11:26:25 PM Industrial Emissions Directive 2.0: Mandatory EMS, Stricter Limits, Materially Higher Sanction and Liability Risks By Bijan Tavakoli Dr. Sarah Jabri On January 21, 2026, the German Federal Cabinet adopted a draft bill to implement the EU’s revised Industrial Emissions Directive...
1/17/2026 12:09:04 AM ECB Climate-Related Enforcement: Legal and Supervisory Implications for the 2026 SREP Cycle By Michael Fischer Philippe Goutay Bijan Tavakoli As institutions enter the 2026 SREP cycle, the ECB is signaling a shift from remediation to enforcement in respect of unresolved...
12/18/2025 10:41:28 PM EU On Track To Simplify Important ESG Regulations By Dr. Jürgen Beninca Aidan Lawes Armelle Sandrin-Deforge Seth Engel Olga Gidalevitz Dr. Sarah Jabri +3 more... Show less On December 16, 2025, and December 17, 2025, the European Parliament (EP) formally approved simplifications and postponements of the...
12/10/2025 7:34:47 PM Omnibus – EU to Reduce Sustainability Reporting and Due Diligence Requirements By Dr. Jürgen Beninca Armelle Sandrin-Deforge Bijan Tavakoli Seth Engel Aidan Lawes Dr. Sarah Jabri Olga Gidalevitz +4 more... Show less On December 9, 2025, negotiators of the Council of the European Union (Council) and the European Parliament (EP) reached a provisional...
12/2/2025 3:06:54 PM CARB Opens Voluntary SB 261 Docket and Issues Enforcement Advisory Following Ninth Circuit Injunction By Olga Gidalevitz Chuck Wehland Emily Goldberg Knox The California Air Resources Board ("CARB") has opened a new public docket for voluntary submissions related to SB 261 climate-related...
11/14/2025 5:08:07 PM Omnibus - European Parliament Has Adopted Its Negotiating Position With Further Scaling Back Of CSRD And CSDDD By Aidan Lawes Dr. Jürgen Beninca Armelle Sandrin-Deforge Olga Gidalevitz Seth Engel Howard Sidman +3 more... Show less After previously failing to come to an agreement, the European Parliament yesterday adopted its negotiating position on the Omnibus...
10/30/2025 5:39:00 PM Ninth Circuit Declines Delay of California's Climate Disclosure Reporting Requirement By Olga Gidalevitz Chuck Wehland Emily Goldberg Knox On October 29, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a short order addressing the emergency motion to expedite...
9/30/2025 2:34:16 AM Legal Questions for Sustainability Team #5 By Chuck Wehland Emily Goldberg Knox Olga Gidalevitz Q: The California Air Resources Board put our company on a preliminary list of businesses subject to climate reporting under SB 253 and...
9/19/2025 3:58:21 PM EU Court: Investments In Nuclear Energy and Natural Gas Can Qualify As Sustainable By Dr. Jürgen Beninca Armelle Sandrin-Deforge Seth Engel Aidan Lawes +1 more... Show less On September 10, 2025, the European Court of Justice held that the European Commission was entitled to take the view that nuclear and...
9/19/2025 11:51:08 AM Upcoming Event: The Extraterritorial Impact of EU ESG Laws - New York Climate Week By Howard Sidman Aidan Lawes Charlotte Taylor How will the EU’s new ESG rules affect companies worldwide—and what legal challenges could arise in the US? Join us in New York to hear...
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...
8/14/2025 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...