Sep 22, 2023 California Lawsuit Launches Massive Climate Change Lawsuit Against Major Oil Producers and Their Trade Association By Chris Cole On September 15, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the filing of a 135-page complaint against major oil producers and their...
Sep 22, 2023 Greenwashing? Try 'Greenhushing' – A Look at Recent Developments in Fashion Sustainability Claims By Chris Cole The fashion industry continues to be a target of activist plaintiffs who allege greenwashing, or in other words, false advertising...
Sep 22, 2023 Health Equity: An Important Pillar of ESG By Johnjerica Hodge India Williams Arron Pak In recent years, the federal government has placed a renewed emphasis on addressing structural, policy, and operational challenges and...
Jul 19, 2023 District Court Denies Nestle's Motion to Dismiss False Advertising Class Action Based on Alleged Child Labor in Cocoa Supply Chain By Chris Cole Late last week, the United States District Court for the Southern District of California denied a motion to dismiss a putative class...
Jul 13, 2023 "Aspirational" claims: an alternative to greenhushing? By Chris Cole Major media and consultants are noting the increasing trend towards corporate “greenhushing,” that is, adopting a “radio-silence approach...
Jul 11, 2023 Transferability of Renewable Energy Tax Credits Under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022: What Are We Waiting For? By Harold Davidson Brandon Hadley The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 provides for the transferability of certain renewable energy tax credits, including the investment...
Jul 10, 2023 Implications of 'Students for Fair Admissions' for Private Employers By Johnjerica Hodge India Williams Loren Lee Catherine O'Brien +1 more... Show less Late last month, the Supreme Court delivered a significant ruling on affirmative action in the jointly decided cases Students for Fair...
Jun 16, 2023 Litigation Beginning to Challenge Carbon Offsets By Chris Cole Imagine an entity that is currently heavily dependent on fossil fuels pledging to become "net zero" by calendar year 2050. This is not...
May 24, 2023 What Will the FTC Do With Recycling? By Chris Cole The FTC is in the process of updating its venerable Green Guides, which "govern" environmental marketing claims in the United States. A...
May 16, 2023 SEC No-Action Letters on Proxy Materials and Other Developments Reinforce Commission-Wide Commitment to ESG By Danette Edwards Richard Zelichov Trevor Garmey Any doubts about the commitment of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) to environmental and social governance...
May 09, 2023 President Biden's New Executive Order on Environmental Justice Broadly Expands Environmental Justice Requirements By Chris Cole The Biden Administration has issued Executive Order (EO) 14096: Revitalizing Our Nation's Commitment to Environmental Justice for All,...
Apr 25, 2023 ESG investment is here to stay By Chris Cole I wrote an article last month chronicling the rightwing-led backlash to ESG. Pouring corporate resources into ESG, the theory goes,...
Apr 19, 2023 President Biden’s First Veto Frustrates Anti-ESG Coalition By Allison Clark On March 20, President Joe Biden used his first presidential veto to block a GOP-sponsored anti-ESG bill from taking effect. The bill...
Apr 13, 2023 SEC’s ESG Task Force Racks Up Another Win — Dam Collapse Becomes $55 Million Securities Fraud By Johnjerica Hodge The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Climate and ESG Task Force has scored another victory quickly on the heels of its recent...
Mar 24, 2023 Increasing International Focus on Greenwashing to Investors By Johnjerica Hodge India Williams Nikita Yogeshwarun Greenwashing is an evolving issue involving exaggerated or misleading claims about the sustainability or environmental benefits of a...
Mar 22, 2023 Certifications Matter By Chris Cole Third-party environmental certifications are under misguided civil litigation attacks that will be counterproductive to environmental and...