On November 4, the SEC's Division of Examinations issued a risk alert that identified systematic problems with funds' ESG disclosures. ...

On November 8, the SEC and an investment advisor entered into a settlement to resolve an administrative proceeding featuring allegations...

On September 25, 2024, the federal district court in Minnesota denied Target Corp.'s motion to dismiss a consumer-fraud action against it...

Over the past couple of weeks, there have been a pair of greenwashing lawsuits filed--by both private plaintiffs and government...

As of June 2024, Canada added certain provisions to its Competition Act that explicitly target the practice of greenwashing.  In...

On May 13, 2024, a group of 21 Democratic Congressmen--4 Senators and 16 Representatives, as well as the D.C. Delegate--submitted a...

Yesterday, the Second Circuit upheld the district court's award of summary judgment in favor of the defendant concerning certain class...

The European Commission and EU consumer authorities have sent letters to 20 airlines “identifying several types of potentially misleading...

Last week, the United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority issued guidance on its proposed anti-greenwashing rule, which will come into...

On September 25, 2023, the SEC announced a settled administrative proceeding against a major investment advisor in which it agreed to pay...

On September 20, 2023, the SEC approved amendments to the "Names Rule," which were initially proposed in May 2022.  Although the stated...

It has been publicly reported that the SEC's Enforcement Division has been "sen[ding] document requests, including subpoenas" to asset...

Today's edition of the New York Times featured an opinion piece that critiqued ESG investing--and not from the perspective that "values"...

In remarks delivered today to the SEC Investor Advisory Committee, SEC Commissioner Pierce--one of the Republican appointees to the...

The European Parliament has now "endorsed labeling some gas and nuclear energy projects as 'green.'"  This designation will now enable...

The international news media have publicly reported that German law enforcement has raided an asset manager concerning a "whistleblower's...