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German Law a Model for Safeguarding Human Rights in Supply Chains
By Stuart Kaplow|2023-02-12T18:53:19-05:00Sunday, February 12th, 2023|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: ESG, human rights, Kaplow, LkSG, modern slavery, slavery, Stuart Kaplow, supply chain|
While the new German law does have regulatory ramifications across the globe, in particular for suppliers to German companies, more significant is that it is being heralded as articulating a replicable ESG standard for safeguarding human rights in business supply chains by businesses that believe ...
You can Participate in our Survey on GHG Emission Measurement
By Stuart Kaplow|2023-02-05T17:42:51-05:00Sunday, February 5th, 2023|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: ESG, ESG law, GHG, GHG Emission survey, greenhouse gas, Kaplow, Stuart Kaplow|
We are currently undertaking a survey to assess and gauge the market uptake of greenhouse gas emission measurement, public claims, and reduction. While the world has seen a ballooning of Net Zero GHG emission commitments by government and non-state actors alike, in particular by businesses in the ...
Does Your Lease Need Greenhouse Gas Provisions?
By Stuart Kaplow|2023-01-24T05:40:51-05:00Sunday, January 22nd, 2023|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: building energy performance standard, GHG, green lease, greenhouse gas, Kaplow, SB 528, Stuart Kaplow|
Yes. It would be one thing if this topic was only prospective, about leases to be entered into in the future, but the reality is there are very large numbers of existing leases including with renewal terms that are for premises that will be regulated ...
Ban the Light Bulb to Repair the World
By Stuart Kaplow|2023-01-15T15:14:37-05:00Sunday, January 15th, 2023|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: compact fluorescent, ESG, GHG, greenhouse gas, Kaplow, LED, light bulb, Stuart Kaplow|
Last month the US Department of Energy, proposed stronger efficiency standards for light bulbs that will effectively phase out compact fluorescent light bulbs and what remnants of incandescent bulbs still remain, replacing them with more energy efficient LEDs. Concomitantly, with that proposed rule making, the ...
First State to Authorize Use of the 2021 IgCC
By Stuart Kaplow|2023-01-13T20:33:16-05:00Sunday, January 8th, 2023|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: 2021 IgCC, environmental law, ESG, GHG, IgCC, Kaplow, net zero, SB 528, Stuart Kaplow|
Maryland is on the cusp of being the first state in the country to authorize use of the new 2021 edition of the International Green Construction Code for public and private building. Many see this cutting edge enactment as crucial to making possible the State’s ...
Reducing GHG Aiming for Net Zero will be the Environmental Issue of 2023
By Stuart Kaplow|2023-01-01T15:20:58-05:00Sunday, January 1st, 2023|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: decarbonize, environmental law, ESG, GHG, green building, greenhouse gas, Kaplow, net zero, Stuart Kaplow|
Business owners increasingly understand the need to mitigate climate risk and many companies with forethought are already seizing upon the multi-trillion dollar economic opportunity that accompanies the economy’s transition to Net Zero. Disclosing greenhouse gas emissions and reducing GHG aiming for Net Zero is not ...
Top 10 ESG Blog Posts of 2022
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-12-25T20:44:35-05:00Sunday, December 25th, 2022|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: environmental law, ESG, ESG law, greenhouse gas, Kaplow, net zero, Stuart Kaplow|
As we look back in this ‘year in review’ at our most read blog posts in 2022, at a time when many have emerged from 2 years of permacrisis to the highs of a future where ESG opportunities are accelerating. This blog is a microcosm ...
EPA (Finally) Finalizes Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Rule
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-12-19T20:42:13-05:00Monday, December 19th, 2022|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: all appropriate inquiries, ASTM E1527-21, E1527-13, Kaplow, Phase l environmental site assessment, Stuart Kaplow|
On December 15, 2022, EPA took final action to amend the All Appropriate Inquiries Rule to reference ASTM International's E1527-21 “Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process” and allow for its use to satisfy the requirements for conducting all appropriate ...