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Join Babst Calland Corporate and Commercial Attorneys Mary Binker and Ben Clapp for a two-hour CLE that will provide an in-depth review of legal considerations associated with the purchase and sale of environmentally distressed properties from both the Purchaser and Seller’s perspectives.  This program will first provide an overview of the framework of environmental laws establishing liability for the ownership or operation of contaminated properties, followed by how these laws and existing environmental conditions on the subject site can impact a party’s diligence considerations and inspections.  It will then turn to transaction structures and contractual mechanisms for allocating environmental liabilities between the parties.  Finally, the program will also cover voluntary action programs, brownfield grants, and other regulatory programs aimed at assisting with returning environmentally challenged properties back to productive use. 


Registration and Lunch:     11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.   

Program:                              12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

 

This program has been preapproved for two hours of PA substantive CLE credit.

Eric L. Christensen (Principal) and Astrika Adams (Associate) of Beveridge & Diamond PC
2 pages

Corporate mergers, asset acquisitions, and divestitures often include a variety of environmental components or considerations – some of which can be nuanced – that can affect and can be affected by other non-environmental components.

This article offers six strategic considerations for businesses to successfully navigate the negotiation and execution of transactions involving industries or operations subject to significant environmental regulations.

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Region: Global, United States
Sarah E. Fortt, Malorie R. Medellin (Latham & Watkins LLP)
5 pages

This article looks at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s proposed auditing standards which feature major implications for ESG that could upend corporate audits.

ACC Houston Environmental & Sustainability Practice Group CLE
Staying Out of Hot Water: Top Water Issues for In-House Counsel
October 4, 2023 | 11:30 am - 1:00 pm | 1.00 Hours CLE (TX)
 

This lunch & learn will address a variety of "hot topic" issues affecting permits and operations for wastewater and stormwater for in house counsel at organizations with manufacturing operations, refineries, utility companies, chemical plants, wastewater treatment plants, concentrated animal feeding operations, etc. The speakers will discuss insights on recent interpretations from federal and state courts, how agencies may implement these rulings, and potential implications and risks for industry in Texas and nationwide. Among these, we will cover and provide practical tips for in-house counsel should consider when managing issues related to TPDES permitting, emerging constituents, water rights, sources of wastewater, recent enforcement and litigation, and more.

Diane Gilhooley, Christopher Shelton, Sarah Turner (Eversheds Sutherland)
2 pages

This article discusses the UK Financial Conduct Authority's guidance setting out next steps to enhance sustainability reporting by listed companies.

Diane Gilhooley, Thomas Player, Christopher Shelton (Eversheds Sutherland)
2 pages

This article discusses the European Commission's adopting the first set of EU Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). The ESRS are mandatory common standards by which in-scope companies must report comparable, consistent and detailed information across environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues.

Economic globalization is undergoing a restructuring , including the social/labour front. The rising concern against the use of forced and child labour is impacting Canadian businesses.Canadian corporations have witnessed a series of developments— on the legislative, judicial and regulatory front — that have a legal impact as well as in terms of reputation and brand. 

In this ACC session, we will discuss the key elements of the Canadian modern slavery legislation coming into effect on January 1 , 2024 and the flurry of activity from the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE). Our comments will incorporate the American experience.

These developments are not the final destination in the social repair of globalization. It is anticipated that the journey from “soft” (voluntary) to "hard“ (mandatory) law will include additional milestones further impacting corporations and their human rights footprint. 

Please join us for a timely and informative session on the now critical subject of Business and Human Rights (BHR)

Kari McCormick, Phil Spyropoulos, Christopher Shelton, and Sarah Turner (Eversheds Sutherland)
2 pages

This article provides an overview of the International Sustainability Standards Board's inaugural sustainability disclosure standards. The standards are a significant step towards the development of a global baseline of corporate reporting standards on sustainability and climate change, integrated with financial reporting standards.

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