Learn key potential implications of the significant decisions released by the US Supreme Court in the closing days of its 2023 term.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission on March 6, 2024 adopted final rules requiring registrants to disclose certain climate-related information in registration statements and annual reports.
This high-level summary from Latham & Watkins outlines the disclosures required by the final rules, the key differences from the proposed rules, and new compliance dates.
This guide provides corporate counsel and international practitioners with jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction guidance to environment and climate change laws and regulations around the world.
Issue covered include environmental policy and its enforcement, environmental permits, waste, and liabilities.
Are you building or reviewing your organization's ESG program, with a focus on Europe? This tool presents sample frameworks for the environmental, social, and governance components: (i) key considerations, (ii) a detailed map of core ESG subtopics for each of the three ESG facets, and (ii) for each subtopic, potential goals, standards, and metrics, and more.
In a decisive shift from the prior administration’s energy policies, US President Donald Trump has enacted a series of executive orders aimed at bolstering domestic fossil fuel production and overhauling the permitting process for energy projects.
This article provides an overview of these actions, which are aimed at achieving energy independence, expediting infrastructure development, and reinforcing the U.S. oil and gas sector’s competitive position.
This multi-jurisdictional guide covers common issues in oil and gas laws and regulations.
Topics covered include development of oil and natural gas, import/export of natural gas, import/export of oil, transportation, transmission and distribution, and foreign investment in 21 jurisdictions.
Most US federal environmental statutes grant citizens broad authority to bring lawsuits against companies where there is alleged noncompliance. Before they can do so, however, they must provide a Notice of Intent (NOI) to sue. This article provides some steps to consider if you receive an NOI.
Can companies collaborate in the interests of environmental sustainability agreements without breaching competition law in the UK? This important question is tackled by draft guidance published by the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) on 28 February 2023 (“guidance”). The guidance sets out the CMA’s proposed approach to how agreements between competitors in relation to environmental sustainability will be assessed and aims to provide businesses with clarity and comfort on the CMA’s enforcement approach to encourage such initiatives to be progressed. The guidance aligns with the important role the CMA considers it has to play in tackling climate change, as noted in a recent statement by the CMA’s CEO on 25 January 2023.
Learn how Boards can be drivers of ESG in organizations.
Learn about the meaning of ESG, beyond the acronym and misconceptions.