1/29/2022 6:29:52 PM Oil & Gas Drilling Licenses Canceled by Federal Judge Due to Climate Change Concerns By Jacob H. Hupart Yesterday, Judge Contreras of the D.C. District Court vacated oil and gas drilling licenses for the Gulf of Mexico issued in connection...
1/19/2022 6:46:13 PM BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Advocates Use of TCFD Climate Disclosures By Jacob H. Hupart In his annual letter to CEOs, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink asked that CEOs "issue reports consistent with the Task Force on Climate-related...
1/18/2022 5:24:18 PM State Street CEO Announces Expectation that Companies Will Issue Climate Disclosures Aligned With TCFD By Jacob H. Hupart Last week, the CEO of State Street Global Advisors--one of the largest investment managers--issued a letter to corporate boards of...
1/14/2022 4:33:12 PM Reports of SEC Enforcement Activity Concerning ESG Disclosures By Jacob H. Hupart It has been publicly reported that the Dallas office of the SEC is currently engaged in an investigation of ESG disclosures by companies...
1/12/2022 9:43:55 PM Delaware's Lawsuit Against Fossil Fuel Companies is Remanded to State Court By Jacob H. Hupart The federal district court in Delaware has remanded the climate change lawsuit filed by the State of Delaware against a variety of fossil...
1/8/2022 2:31:31 PM Vanguard, Inc. Announces Climate Disclosure Expectations for Companies With Significant Coal Exposure By Jacob H. Hupart John Galloway, the global head of investment stewardship at Vanguard, Inc.--one of the preeminent index fund managers in the United...
1/5/2022 7:09:35 PM Canada Announces Plan for Mandatory Climate Financial Disclosures By Jacob H. Hupart Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently announced a plan to compel companies to issue climate-related financial disclosures. ...