- Oral arguments in Chamber of Commerce v. CARB
- The European Parliament’s approval of Omnibus I reforms
- CalRecycle’s proposed revisions to SB 54
- Customs and Border Protection’s
Recent ESG legal developments
The October issue of Horizon covers late-breaking developments in sustainability law, among them CARB’s postponement of rulemaking – but not reporting deadlines – for SBs 253 and 261; the historic TotalEnergies greenwashing decision; proposed changes to the EUDR that would preserve current reporting dates; federal banking regulators’ withdrawal of climate
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Recent ESG legal developments
In the September issue of Horizon, we report on late-breaking developments in ESG law – in particular, the California Air Resource Board’s release of its SB 261 Preliminary List of Reporting/Covered Entities; another potential delay for the EUDR; the Ontario Securities Commission’s greenwashing allegations against an asset management company
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Eighth Circuit pauses SEC climate rules litigation pending SEC action
On September 12, 2025, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ordered that the proceedings in Iowa v. SEC – the case challenging the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) landmark climate disclosure rules – remain paused until the SEC either reconsiders the rules through the notice-and-comment rulemaking process or decides to
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Recent ESG legal developments
The August issue of Horizon is now available, covering an array of late-breaking developments in ESG law. Among the developments we cover in this issue: the coming reporting deadline under California’s SB 261; the €1 million greenwashing fine levied against Shein’s web provider; latest developments around the Endangerment Finding; the
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Recent ESG legal developments
The July issue of our monthly newsletter Horizon is now available. Learn more about an array of ESG legal developments – among them, the ICJ’s historic advisory opinion affirming that a “clean, healthy and sustainable environment” is a human right; the latest Omnibus I reform actions in the EU; EPA’s
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Eighth Circuit indefinitely pauses SEC climate rule litigation: Key implications for public companies
The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently granted the Motion to Hold Case in Abeyance (the Motion) in Iowa v. US Securities and Exchange Commission – the case challenging the SEC’s 2024 climate disclosure rules – thereby pausing or delaying the proceedings until further order of the
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SEC’s climate rule litigation update: Is it actually over?
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s March 27, 2025 decision (the Decision) to withdraw the defense of its landmark climate-related disclosure rules adopted in March of 2024 (the Rules) did not formally pause or terminate the ongoing litigation.
On April 4, 2025, a group of 18 intervening states and the
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SEC Climate Disclosure Rules under the Trump Administration
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted landmark final rules (Climate Disclosure Rules, or Rules) in March 2024 intended to enhance and standardize climate-related disclosures for publicly listed companies.
The Climate Disclosure Rules required all domestic and foreign publicly traded companies to disclose climate-related risks and mandated certain filers
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