4/30/2024 8:54:06 PM UK Financial Regulator Confirms Plan to Combat Greenwashing By Jacob H. Hupart Last week, the United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority issued guidance on its proposed anti-greenwashing rule, which will come into...
4/29/2024 4:05:21 PM Expecting the Unexpected By Jennifer B. Rubin April showered us with quite a few unexpected and impactful legal developments in the workplace. Two Federal agencies released proposed...
4/25/2024 12:58:45 PM EU Imposes ESG Compliance Requirements for Companies' Supply Chains By Jacob H. Hupart The European Parliament has now approved the “Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive,” which will apply to both EU companies...
4/22/2024 1:51:46 PM NY AG Launches Greenwashing Lawsuit Against Beef Producer By Jacob H. Hupart Recently, the New York Attorney General filed a lawsuit against the American subsidiaries of JBS Group, the Brazilian-based beef...
4/16/2024 2:25:05 PM Office of the Level Playing Field By Jennifer B. Rubin The recent New York Times piece about the efforts of some organizations to “rebrand” Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives...
4/11/2024 7:56:12 PM Congressional Republicans Seek to Overturn SEC Mandatory Climate Disclosure Rule By Jacob H. Hupart Yesterday, Congressman McHenry (R-NC), the Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, hosted a hearing entitled: “Beyond Scope:...
4/9/2024 9:54:55 PM European Court of Human Rights Declares Switzerland Failed to Adequately Address Climate Change By Jacob H. Hupart Today, the European Court of Human Rights issued a decision holding that Switzerland violated the human rights of its citizens by failing...
4/4/2024 9:33:09 PM SEC Voluntarily Stays Climate Disclosure Rule Pending Litigation By Jacob H. Hupart Today, the SEC issued an order to stay the recently promulgated climate disclosure rule until the courts have the opportunity to...
4/3/2024 2:23:04 PM The SEC Speaks--And Fails to Defend Mandatory Climate Disclosures By Jacob H. Hupart During the opening remarks of the two-day SEC Speaks Conference, Chairman Gensler failed to express any statement of support in...