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2 months ago | 
mondaq.com | Johnjerica Hodge |India Williams |Chris Cole |Cynthia Martens
Katten ESG Guidepost is a monthly publicationhighlighting the latest news, legal and regulatory developmentsinvolving environmental, social and governance matters. To read more issues of Katten ESG Guidepost,please click here. By Johnjerica Hodge, India Williams, Ny'eshaYoungIn an article published by Agenda, we examine how over the pastcouple of years, US courts have increasingly been called upon todetermine the permissible parameters of board diversityinitiatives.
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Jun 26, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Johnjerica Hodge
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Rostin Behnam recently spoke about voluntary carbon markets (VCMs) in a speech entitled “Climate in the Center of Economy.”There are two types of carbon markets: compliance markets which are established by governments that control the supply of credits and regulate their trading; and VCMs where private buyers and sellers, who are under no formal obligation to achieve a specific target, exchange carbon credits in a more noncentralized manner.
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Jun 12, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Johnjerica Hodge
For years, climate change has posed a litigation risk for companies. A mere glance at litigation dockets will show a variety of parties (some private and some governmental bodies) filing lawsuits, alleging, among other things, that companies have liability due to the impact of their operations on the climate and/or challenging their climate-related disclosures to the public.
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Jan 30, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Johnjerica Hodge
California has garnered a significant amount of attention due to its recent legislation in the ESG arena—namely, Senate Bill No. 253, the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act; Senate Bill No. 261, Greenhouse Gases: Climate-Related Financial Risk; and Assembly Bill No. 1305, the Voluntary Carbon Market Disclosures Act. As companies prepare to comply with those laws, many took note that the Voluntary Carbon Market Disclosures Act became effective earlier this month.
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Nov 30, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | Chris Cole |Christopher Cole |Johnjerica Hodge
Katten ESG Guidepost is a monthly publication highlighting the latest news, legal and regulatory developments involving environmental, social and governance matters. To read more issues of Katten ESG Guidepost, please click here. EU to Ban Carbon Offset Claims Entirely?
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Sep 27, 2023 | 
natlawreview.com | Johnjerica Hodge
In recent years, the federal government has placed a renewed emphasis on addressing structural, policy, and operational challenges and barriers to equity, including health equity. In the increasing public dialogue around environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues, however, health equity is sometimes forgotten in those conversations. However, health equity frequently overlaps with and can be integral to ESG-related initiatives.
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Apr 14, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | Johnjerica Hodge
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Climate and ESG Task Force has scored another victory quickly on the heels of its recent settlement with Activision. On March 28, the SEC announced a settlement with the publicly traded Brazilian mining company, Vale S.A. (Vale), related to charges arising from allegedly misleading disclosures about the safety of its dams.
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Feb 14, 2023 | 
dispatchist.com | Johnjerica Hodge
Home USA United States Consumer Protection CONTRIBUTOR United States: How DC Consumer Protection Suits May Advance ESG Goals 14 February 2023 Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP Your LinkedIn Connections with the authors To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.Several recent cases have asserted violations of the DC Consumer Protection Procedures Act (CPPA) based on alleged misrepresentations relating to ESG initiatives, including representations appearing in various...
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Feb 7, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | Ifedapo Benjamin |Danette Edwards |Johnjerica Hodge
On January 26, 2023, twenty-five states, plus a publicly traded energy company with a subsidiary that is a fiduciary and trustee under ERISA, a trade association for the oil and gas industry, and a participant in an ERISA plan sued the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) and its Secretary in connection with DOL’s recent ESG rulemaking. Utah v. Walsh, N.D. Tex., No. 2:23-cv-0016-Z.
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Feb 7, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Ifedapo Benjamin |Danette Edwards |Johnjerica Hodge
On January 26, 2023, twenty-five states, plus a publicly traded energy company with a subsidiary that is a fiduciary and trustee under ERISA, a trade association for the oil and gas industry, and a participant in an ERISA plan sued the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) and its Secretary in connection with DOL’s recent ESG rulemaking. Utah v. Walsh, N.D. Tex., No. 2:23-cv-0016-Z.
