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...
12/5/2025 3:50:02 PM One Year Postponement Of EUDR Almost Certain! (Update) By Dr. Jürgen Beninca Armelle Sandrin-Deforge Seth Engel Aidan Lawes Kevin Wilcock +2 more... Show less As expected, the trilogue proceedings regarding the changes to the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) ended quickly. The European...
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...
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...
10/27/2025 12:21:06 PM EPA Prioritizes TSCA Review of New Chemicals Used in Data Centers By Jane Story Efforts are underway to support data center development with respect to new chemicals that may be used in such projects. EPA has...
10/21/2025 8:49:10 PM EU Commission changes course on EUDR By Dr. Jürgen Beninca Kevin Wilcock Armelle Sandrin-Deforge Aidan Lawes Seth Engel Olga Gidalevitz +3 more... Show less In a surprise move, the EU Commission changed its plans regarding the EU's Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)…again. According to news...
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...
9/28/2025 12:53:47 PM Will The EUDR Be Delayed For A Second Time? By Dr. Jürgen Beninca Armelle Sandrin-Deforge Seth Engel Aidan Lawes +1 more... Show less According to news reports, the EU Commission proposed delaying the European Union's Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) for a second time....
9/19/2025 11:49:29 AM Eighth Circuit Declines to Advance SEC Climate Disclosure Litigation By Olga Gidalevitz Howard Sidman Ashley Heintz Sarah Levine +1 more... Show less On September 12, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit paused challenges to the SEC’s climate-related disclosure rules....
9/16/2025 11:08:14 AM Court Again Declines to Block California Climate Disclosure Laws, Pauses Case Pending Appeal By Olga Gidalevitz Emily Goldberg Knox Chuck Wehland Howard Sidman +1 more... Show less Back in August, we wrote about a federal court’s refusal to issue a preliminary injunction that would have blocked California’s new...
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...