7/1/2026 6:31:18 PM EU Forced Labor Regulation: The Time to Prepare is Now By Dr. Jürgen Beninca Bethany Biesenthal Armelle Sandrin-Deforge Aidan Lawes Seth Engel Olga Gidalevitz Bijan Tavakoli +4 more... Show less As the European Commission pointed out on its updated website on the European Union's Forced Labor Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2024/3015)...
6/25/2026 4:30:27 PM CARB Proposes to Defer California’s First SB 253 Emissions Reporting Deadline to November 10, 2026 By Aidan Lawes Howard Sidman Emily Goldberg Knox Olga Gidalevitz Armelle Sandrin-Deforge +2 more... Show less On June 24, 2026, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced that it intends to defer the first-year reporting deadline under...
6/24/2026 11:01:26 PM Seventeen State Attorneys General Challenge California’s SB 54 Plastics Regulations By Emily Goldberg Knox Howard Sidman Olga Gidalevitz Two competing lawsuits now challenge California’s implementation of its Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer...
6/10/2026 10:22:06 PM Environmental Groups Challenge California’s SB 54 Plastics Regulations By Emily Goldberg Knox Olga Gidalevitz On June 2, 2026—one day after producers were required to register or seek an exemption—three major environmental organizations sued...
5/27/2026 8:10:26 PM ExxonMobil is Headed Home By Ferrell Keel Mark Rasmussen ExxonMobil's shareholders have overwhelmingly approved the company's proposal to reincorporate from New Jersey to Texas. More than 70% of...
3/6/2026 7:32:41 PM California Textile EPR—Next Steps for Brands and Retailers Before July 1 By Olga Gidalevitz Emily Goldberg Knox On February 27, 2026, CalRecycle announced that it selected Landbell USA—one of three applicants—as the producer responsibility...
2/27/2026 7:25:25 PM EU Publishes Pared Back ESG Rules in the Omnibus By Seth Engel Armelle Sandrin-Deforge Howard Sidman Aidan Lawes Dr. Jürgen Beninca Amy Pandit Olga Gidalevitz Justine Naessens Yvan Desmedt +6 more... Show less For over a year, the EU has been working to reduce the scope of and simplify two flagship ESG rules, the Corporate Sustainability...
2/25/2026 1:20:37 PM U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Climate Change Preemption Case By Jane Story Daniella Einik Kevin Holewinski Howard Sidman Joseph Parsons +2 more... Show less On February 23, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the petition for writ of certiorari in Suncor Energy, Inc. v. County Commissioners...
2/20/2026 10:18:37 PM A Federal Court Paused Oregon's EPR Law: What Companies Should Know By Olga Gidalevitz Emily Goldberg Knox David Kiernan Howard Sidman +1 more... Show less On February 6, 2026, a federal court granted a preliminary injunction in National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW) v. Oregon...
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 Emily Goldberg Knox The California Air Resources Board ("CARB") has opened a new public docket for voluntary submissions related to SB 261 climate-related...