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...
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. ...
7/25/2025 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 3:02:09 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...