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In a 9-8 en banc decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit blocked the Nasdaq board diversity rules, ruling that the U.S....
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The "news" about ESG has recently been overwhelmingly that it is dead – killed by some regulators and fatigued consumers. Although,...
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Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Rostin Behnam recently spoke about voluntary carbon markets (VCMs) in a speech...
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On February 28, the New York Attorney General (NYAG) sued JBS USA Food Company and JBC USA Food Company Holdings (collectively, JBS),...
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COP28 came to an end this month in Dubai in the final weeks of the hottest year in recorded history. Since 1992, this “Conference of the...
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After two years of examining carbon markets, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) proposed measures focused on improving...
An increasingly diverse regulatory landscape presents substantial reputational challenges for investment managers. Amid the shifting ESG...
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On 28 November 2023, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its Policy Statement on Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR)...
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Responding to pressure from activists who have argued that “[c]arbon neutral claims are greenwashing, plain and simple,” the European...
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In response to litigation about carbon neutrality claims, many corporations and asset managers have been inclined to go silent, that is,...
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A recent DC Circuit Court of Appeals challenge to a FINRA enforcement action brings into question whether FINRA should be held...
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Late last week, the United States District Court for the Southern District of California denied a motion to dismiss a putative class...
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Major media and consultants are noting the increasing trend towards corporate “greenhushing,” that is, adopting a “radio-silence approach...
Greenwashing is an evolving issue involving exaggerated or misleading claims about the sustainability or environmental benefits of a...
Third-party environmental certifications are under misguided civil litigation attacks that will be counterproductive to environmental and...
These days, articles about ESG are often tempered with mentions of a growing anti-ESG movement. Indeed, ESG has become a political wedge...