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Belgium
Mayer Brown
On 22 April 2024, the Commission published a much-awaited Communication setting out guiding criteria and principles on the "essential use" concept – a key deliverable of the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability.
Canada
Torys LLP
The Supreme Court of Canada sent ripples across the insolvency waters in 2019 when it granted a regulator a "super priority" environmental remediation claim against a bankrupt...
Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP
Since the release of the International Sustainability Standards Board's (ISSB) two international environmental-related disclosure standards last year (IFRS S1 and IFRS S2)...
Pallett Valo LLP
In March, the Canadian Sustainability Standards Board (CSSB), an organization formed to advance the adoption of sustainability disclosure standards in Canada...
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
On March 6, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") adopted S7-10-22 – The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (the "U.S. Rules").
DLA Piper
Greenwashing, a deceptive marketing tactic where companies overstate or misrepresent their environmental commitments, is a growing area of concern in Canada.
India
BTG Advaya
On 28 February, 2024, the Reserve Bank of India ("RBI") released the Draft Disclosure Framework on Climate-related Financial Risks, 2024, for addressing climate-related financial risks...
Nigeria
Stren & Blan Partners
In recent years, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) has emerged as a crucial method for assessing the sustainability and ethical practices of companies and projects across various industries.
Stren & Blan Partners
The National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC or the "Commission"), in a bid to boost investment and accelerate mini-grid deployment, issued a Mini Grid Regulations in 2016 (2016 Regulations)...
Serbia
Schoenherr Attorneys at Law
As noted in our previous article on this topic, the CBAM is a new carbon tariff instrument introduced as part of the EU's Fit for 55 package, a strategy to reduce the EU's greenhouse gas...
UK
WTW
Explore the environmental risks in aviation: from fuel storage to PFAS chemicals. Learn mitigation strategies and ESG integration in our comprehensive handbook.
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Greenwashing remains at the top of enforcement agendas in 2024. Marketing products and services as "green" and "sustainable" is a common practice and seen as an important way to attract the attention of environmentally conscious customers.
Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong
There is a statutory requirement for the largest schemes to publish climate change governance reports and the Regulator has published...
Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong
While transition planning is not mandatory for scheme trustees, the Regulator's view is that this exercise is useful in the management of climate-related financial risks and opportunities.
Herrington Carmichael
Biodiversity net gain is a government strategy to ensure that habitat for wildlife is in a better state than it was before development. The habitat is in effect used as a proxy for calculating biodiversity.
Travers Smith LLP
Our second episode of Sustainability Insights … in conversation charts Kristen Weldon's journey to natural capital in private markets. Simon Witney and John Buttanshaw from Travers Smith's ESG team talk to Kristen about the importance of nature and
United States
K&L Gates
Carbon Quarterly is a newsletter covering developments in carbon policy, law, and innovation. No matter your views on climate change policy, there is no avoiding an increasing focus on carbon regulation...
Thompson Coburn LLP
The Environmental Protection Agency has had a busy month when it comes to PFAS regulation (aka per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances). In the course of a few short weeks in April...
Arnold & Porter
Consistent with EPA's October 2021 PFAS Strategic Roadmap, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has officially added two PFAS (per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances)...
Mintz
ELM is bringing together business and civic leaders, policymakers, and environmental advocates to recognize local eco champions and to form strategies for turning climate goals into results.
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