Category: ESG Policy
Proposed regulations will streamline and improve processes for offshore wind initiatives The Department of the Interior announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will publish a proposed rule...
Australia’s Labor government proposed on Tuesday to make the country’s biggest polluters slash emissions by 30% over the next seven years, with some leeway for trade-exposed industries, such as aluminium...
Bringing offshore wind power to the West Coast. Providing funding for 90,000 new EV chargers across the state. Approving a new solar policy that will make our grid more reliable...
The European Union is hoping to reach a deal late on Monday to impose a carbon dioxide tariff on imports of polluting goods such as steel and cement, a scheme...
Today the Center for Social Value Creation (CSVC) at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business published an extensive report on the most effective strategies for driving environmental and...
By July 2026, all big publicly listed companies in the EU will have to take measures to increase women’s presence at their helm. The adoption of the so-called “Women on...
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (GSAM) for policies and procedures failures involving two mutual funds and one separately managed account strategy marketed as ESG...
Protects the financial security of nation’s workers, families in retirement The U.S. Department of Labor announced a final rule that allows plan fiduciaries to consider climate change and other environmental,...
On November 10, 2022, the Biden-Harris Administration took historic action to address greenhouse gas emissions and protect the Federal Government’s supply chains from climate-related financial risks. In support of President...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Thursday it plans to issue tougher greenhouse gas emissions rules for heavy duty trucks and other larger vehicles through at least the...
Senior legal analysts examine recent Supreme Court cases impacting abortion rights, the power of administrative agencies, and the ESG terrain Supreme Court impacts ESG issues and is poised to do...
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Federal Insurance Office issued a proposed data collection from insurers to assess climate-related financial risk across the United States. FIO is seeking public input...
During the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in September, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) once again warned that global emissions are on track to surpass the 1.5 degrees...
Norms may eventually apply to unlisted companies, KPMG says Regulator also plans to collect historical data on emissions India’s new environmental rules will help eliminate green washing by requiring companies...
Claims ESG investors “push a social and political agenda shrouded in secrecy” Investment and finance giants BlackRock, Credit Suisse and UBS are among a list of ten financial companies published...
Toyota continues to share the vision of GHG reduction and carbon neutrality goals with CARB and the State. In our recent communication, we acknowledged CARB’s leadership in climate policies and...
Leading ESG rating providers including MSCI and the London Stock Exchange Group have rejected the European Union’s proposals to regulate the sector. Responding to an EU consultation, the pair both said there was a...
FTA’s FY22 Low- and No-Emission and Bus and Bus Facilities programs will provide $1.66 billion in grants to transit agencies, territories and states across the country to invest in bus...
Up to $6.9 million in Clean Water Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law grants will be awarded this year to reduce toxics in fish and water, address climate impacts in communities...
Fidelis New Energy, a new, clean energy asset developer, commends the Senate on passage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, and urges Members of the U.S. House of Representatives...
