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U.S. state and local governments continue to adopt EPR laws targeting an ever-growing array of products and, in some cases, even including packaging. From early EPR programs that dealt with consumer electronics, paint, and pharmaceutical products, we now see expansion to tires, EV batteries, solar panels, household hazardous waste and more. Implementing these laws, which make companies responsible for the collection and recycling or disposal of their products at end-of-life, can present compliance headaches and gets expensive fast – especially as they proliferate across the country with different requirements. In this webinar, we’ll explore the industries environmental groups are targeting for the next round of EPR expansion and lessons learned from existing EPR programs to minimize compliance burdens.
Even companies with sophisticated EHS programs will have to continue to adapt their compliance systems to the ever-changing regulatory landscape, fast-moving business needs, and increased enforcement risk from governments and NGOs. During this webinar, Principal Allyn Stern (Seattle) and Associate Lauren Karam (Boston) will provide best practices for designing an EHS compliance audit, how to identify significant issues, and when it is appropriate to self-disclose findings under DOJ’s Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy or EPA’s Audit Policy.
Even companies with sophisticated EHS programs will have to continue to adapt their compliance systems to the ever-changing regulatory landscape, fast-moving business needs, and increased enforcement risk from governments and NGOs. During this webinar, Principal Allyn Stern (Seattle) and Associate Lauren Karam (Boston) will provide best practices for designing an EHS compliance audit, how to identify significant issues, and when it is appropriate to self-disclose findings under DOJ’s Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy or EPA’s Audit Policy.
Environmental regulations are evolving quickly, and companies will have increasingly more opportunities to influence new or updated rules that affect essential aspects of their business, from materials restrictions and disclosure rules to energy efficiency, emerging contaminants, and emissions requirements. Participating in the regulatory process, as an individual organization or an industry group, is critical to ensuring an agency understands and responds to concerns about technical data as well as the practical effects and potential costs of the proposed regulation. During this webinar, Nessa will discuss best practices for in-house counsel to proactively advocate for their company’s interests, whether directly or through a trade association, on proposed regulations and the keys to effective comment submission at the state and federal level. She will also discuss factors to consider when evaluating whether to challenge a rulemaking in court.
Environmental regulations are evolving quickly, and companies will have increasingly more opportunities to influence new or updated rules that affect essential aspects of their business, from materials restrictions and disclosure rules to energy efficiency, emerging contaminants, and emissions requirements. Participating in the regulatory process, as an individual organization or an industry group, is critical to ensuring an agency understands and responds to concerns about technical data as well as the practical effects and potential costs of the proposed regulation. During this webinar, Nessa will discuss best practices for in-house counsel to proactively advocate for their company’s interests, whether directly or through a trade association, on proposed regulations and the keys to effective comment submission at the state and federal level. She will also discuss factors to consider when evaluating whether to challenge a rulemaking in court.
Governments across the globe have begun implementing decarbonization measures and policies such as banning natural gas hookups in new buildings or the sale of new gasoline-powered vehicles and shareholders regard such decarbonization measures as an important factor in elevating a company's environmental, social, and governance (ESG) profile. This panel will explore in-house counsel's role in decarbonization initiatives using case studies to outline strategies and tactics.
Governments across the globe have begun implementing decarbonization measures and policies such as banning natural gas hookups in new buildings or the sale of new gasoline-powered vehicles and shareholders regard such decarbonization measures as an important factor in elevating a company's environmental, social, and governance (ESG) profile. This panel will explore in-house counsel's role in decarbonization initiatives using case studies to outline strategies and tactics.
A well thought-out green advertising campaign can be very successful, but green claims are under legal scrutiny. Competitors, non-governmental organizations, and regulators across the globe are regularly checking green, eco, carbon, and sustainability-related claims on the market. Explore how an international green advertising campaign can be successful and compliant across borders, discuss claims that should be avoided, and examine the upcoming Green Advertising Directives of the EU, which will completely change the landscape of sustainability advertising!