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2 months ago | 
lexology.com | José María Alonso |Paul A. Davies |Michael Green |Nicola Higgs |David Little |Cesare Milani | +3 more
The Commission’s proposal seeks to reshape EU Sustainability requirements by amending CSRD, CSDDD, EU Taxonomy, and CBAM. On 26 February 2025, the European Commission (Commission) published its much-anticipated first Omnibus Package. This first Omnibus package regarding sustainability contains a set of legislative proposals designed to reduce administrative burdens by amending a range of existing EU sustainability frameworks (the Omnibus).
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Jan 18, 2025 | 
corpgov.law.harvard.edu | Paul A. Davies |Betty Huber
Biodiversity, CSRD, ESG, SustainabilityMore from: Betty Huber, Paul Davies, LathamPaul Davies and Betty Huber are Partners at Latham & Watkins LLP. This post is based on a Latham memorandum by Mr. Davies, Ms. Huber, Michael Green, and David Little. Through the course of 2024, the development of the ESG and sustainability landscape was dynamic.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
openlegalblogarchive.org | Paul A. Davies |Betty Huber
Mandatory ESG reporting, new AI tools for ESG data management, and rising litigation risk are just some of the hot topics this year. By Paul A. Davies and Betty M. HuberThrough the course of 2024, the development of the ESG and sustainability landscape was dynamic. We anticipate that this dynamism will intensify in 2025, given the implementation and potential amendment of ESG-related regulations and significant geopolitical developments around the globe.
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Jul 30, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | Simon H. Lee |Hayley Fowler |Paul A. Davies
Extreme weather is by definition rare on our planet. Ferocious storms, searing heatwaves and biting cold snaps illustrate what the climate is capable of at its worst. However, since Earth’s climate is rapidly warming, predominantly due to , the range of possible weather conditions, including extremes, is changing. Scientists define “climate” as the distribution of possible weather events observed over a length of time, such as the range of temperatures, rainfall totals or hours of sunshine.
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Apr 20, 2024 | 
corpgov.law.harvard.edu | Paul A. Davies |Sarah E. Fortt |Betty Huber
Climate, Climate Disclosure, climate regulation, eighth circuit, Fifth Circuit, SEC, SustainabilityMore from: Betty Huber, Paul Davies, Sarah Fortt, LathamPaul Davies, Sarah Fortt, and Betty Huber are Partners at Latham & Watkins LLP. This post is based on their Latham memorandum.
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Apr 8, 2024 | 
lexblog.com | Paul A. Davies |Sarah E. Fortt |Betty Huber
The Eighth Circuit is poised to determine the fate of the SEC’s final climate regulation, potentially by the end of the year. By Paul A. Davies, Sarah E. Fortt, and Betty M.
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Apr 8, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Paul A. Davies |Sarah E. Fortt |Betty Huber
On March 21, 2024, the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit was selected as the court that will hear challenges against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) over its final climate disclosures rules, which were adopted on March 6.1 On April 4, 2024, the SEC announced that it would voluntarily stay its final climate disclosure rules pending judicial review.2 The announcement comes on the heels of multiple requests for a stay filed by petitioners in the Eighth...
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Mar 25, 2024 | 
lexblog.com | Paul A. Davies |Michael Green |James W. Bee
The proposed regulation would ban forced labour-made products from the EU market, affecting companies’ supply chains and requiring compliance checks. By Paul A. Davies, Michael D. Green, and James BeeOn 5 March 2024, the European Parliament and European Council announced that they had reached a provisional political agreement on the regulation (Regulation) that aims to prohibit any product manufactured using forced labour from being placed on or exported from the EU market.
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Mar 25, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Paul A. Davies |Michael Green |James W. Bee
The proposed regulation would ban forced labour-made products from the EU market, affecting companies’ supply chains and requiring compliance checks. On 5 March 2024, the European Parliament and European Council announced that they had reached a provisional political agreement on the regulation (Regulation) that aims to prohibit any product manufactured using forced labour from being placed on or exported from the EU market.
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Mar 21, 2024 | 
lexblog.com | Paul A. Davies |Sarah E. Fortt |Betty Huber
The court’s decision is the latest development in the litigation over the SEC’s final rules, which have faced numerous legal challenges since their adoption. By Paul A. Davies, Sarah E. Fortt, and Betty M.
