7/10/2025 3:58:42 PM The EU's Deforestation Regulation: Will There Be Further Changes? By Dr. Jürgen Beninca Armelle Sandrin-Deforge Aidan Lawes The EU's Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), designed to ensure that no products that contribute to deforestation are sold in, or exported...
7/10/2025 3:54:29 PM CARB Breaks Its Silence on Climate Reporting Rules By Olga Gidalevitz Chuck Wehland On July 9, 2025, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released a set of Frequently Asked Questions related to regulatory development...
7/1/2025 9:15:41 PM It's Confirmed: 2020 Proxy Advisor Regulations Exceed the SEC's Authority By Ferrell Keel David Peavler Evan P. Singer On July 1, 2025, a federal court of appeals held that the SEC's regulation of proxy advice exceeded its authority and the SEC's 2020...
6/25/2025 8:00:57 PM Texas Expands Jurisdiction of Texas Business Courts By Evan P. Singer Ferrell Keel On June 20, 2025, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 40 (HB 40), a piece of legislation that expands the Texas Business Court’s...
6/18/2025 3:49:48 PM SEC Withdraws Proposed ESG Disclosure and Shareholder Submission Rules By Amanda Dollinger In a significant but not unsurprising policy shift, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced the withdrawal of...
5/19/2025 1:38:49 PM Amending the EU CSRD and CS3D for Non-EU Companies: New Proposed Changes Would Fix Legal Loopholes By Seth Engel The EU ESG rules are undergoing extensive revision as part of the EU's “Omnibus” process that began with the European Commission's...
5/1/2025 1:22:44 PM Holding Proxy Advisors' Feet to the Fire By Ferrell Keel Proxy advisors, and specifically ISS and Glass Lewis, are in the business of advising asset managers on whether to vote for or against...
4/29/2025 12:41:33 AM California Kicks Off Public Workshops on Corporate Climate Disclosure Rules By Olga Gidalevitz The California Air Resources Board (CARB) will host a virtual public workshop on May 29, 2025, to begin formal discussions on developing...
4/18/2025 1:30:11 PM The UN's International Maritime Organization to Adopt a Framework to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Ships By Dr. Jürgen Beninca Olga Gidalevitz During its 83rd session from April 7 to 11, 2025, the International Maritime Organisation's (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee...
4/10/2025 6:58:10 PM Hard Launch: TXSE Goes Public By Ferrell Keel TXSE (pronounced TEX-see) announced on April 4, 2025, that its Form 1 registration is now public, putting it one step closer to Y'all...
4/10/2025 6:28:31 PM Trump Issues Orders to Block State Climate Laws By Amanda Dollinger Olga Gidalevitz On April 8, 2025, President Trump issued a series of executive orders directing the federal government to analyze state-level climate...
4/3/2025 5:49:13 AM OCC Ends Climate Risk Guidance for Large Banks By Amanda Dollinger In a recent shift, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has officially ended its climate risk guidance for large U.S....