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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP | USA | 23 Jan 2023
FTC publishes updates to its Green Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims
At the end of 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it was seeking public comment with respect to proposed revisions and updates to the Green Guides for the Use of Environmental Claims. The FTC stated that it is updating the Green Guides "based on the increasing consumer interest in buying environmentally friendly products".
Lexology PRO | Asia-Pacific, Central & South America, European Union, etc. | 6 Jan 2023
ESG: top priorities for in-house teams in 2023
Widening access to the sustainable finance market, restrictions on “forever chemicals” in products, and the rise of “socialwashing” activism are some of the key issues that companies should be focusing on in the coming year.
Vedder Price PC | Global | 4 Jan 2023
Aircraft leasing community and carbon markets: part two
🕑 9 minutes With sustainability at the centre of discourse within the aviation community in recent years and annual environmental, social and governance reporting becoming more widespread for industry participants, market observers are applying increasing levels of scrutiny to detect and call out greenwashing, lack of true ambition and lack of impactful action and investment. This article,......
Vedder Price PC | United Kingdom | 21 Dec 2022
Aircraft leasing community and carbon markets: part one
🕑 18 minutes With sustainability at the centre of discourse within the aviation community in recent years and annual environmental, social and governance reporting becoming more widespread for industry participants, market observers are applying increasing levels of scrutiny to detect and call out greenwashing and lack of true ambition and impactful action and investment. This article, the......
Lexology PRO | Asia-Pacific, Australia, China, etc. | 16 Dec 2022
ESG: key updates and developments (2 – 15 Dec)
99% of large public companies plan to invest in ESG disclosure technology in 2023, the EU provisionally agrees on a carbon tax for imported goods, and China’s green bond market faces challenges – plus other key updates.
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP | USA | 14 Dec 2022
FTC Issues Green Guides Questionnaire
As we recently reported, the FTC voted to issue a notice in the Federal Register seeking input on updating its Green Guides. The FTC’s notice seeks…
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP | USA | 21 Nov 2022
Climate change policy update: reducing methane pollution, Biden's clean energy plans and midterms
🕑 3 minutes This article outlines pertinent legal and policy climate change developments in the United States during the past week. These include the announcement of a proposed methane rule from the Environmental Protection Agency, ongoing efforts to streamline environmental permitting, the impact of the recent midterms on climate and clean energy plans and the launch of the Washington......
Lexology PRO | Global | 16 Nov 2022
Greenwashing, scenario analysis, and carbon markets at Cop27
This year’s UN climate change summit in Sharm el-Sheikh has witnessed questions over the effectiveness of climate scenario analysis, a critical view of compliance carbon markets, and a call for greater cooperation between regulators to avoid fragmented sustainability disclosure requirements.
Lexology PRO | Asia-Pacific, Australia, Global, etc. | 21 Oct 2022
ESG: key updates and developments (7 – 20 Oct)
The ISSB standards will include Scope 3 emissions reporting, the UK ASA bans HSBC adverts over greenwashing, and Australia and Singapore sign a green economy agreement – plus other key updates.
Lexology PRO | Asia-Pacific, Australia, European Union, etc. | 7 Oct 2022
ESG: key updates and developments (23 Sep – 6 Oct)
The UK’s oil & gas licensing regime is “incompatible” with climate targets, an endangered lagoon is granted status as a legal person in Spain, and Louisiana divests US$794 million to avoid harm to the fossil fuel market– plus other key updates.
