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Government Proposes Federal Contractors and Their Suppliers Disclose GHG Emissions
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-12-08T10:17:17-05:00Sunday, December 4th, 2022|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: ESG, ESG law, esg legal solutions, Federal Supplier Climate Risks and Resilience Rule, GHG, greenhouse gas, Kaplow, Stuart Kaplow|
The Federal government is proposing the Federal Supplier Climate Risks and Resilience Rule, which will require major Federal contractors publicly disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and climate related financial risks and set emissions reduction targets. The implications of this reach far beyond only Federal contractors impacting ...
Low Embodied Carbon Concrete is Here
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-11-20T18:04:07-05:00Sunday, November 20th, 2022|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: embodied carbon, ESG, ESG law, GHG, Kaplow, low carbon concrete, low embodied carbon concrete, portland limestone cement, Stuart Kaplow, type 1L|
The golden opportunity in ESG may be in concrete. Embodied carbon refers to the greenhouse gas emissions associated with materials’ manufacturing, transportation, installation, maintenance, and disposal. In a building, there is “upfront” embodied carbon in construction and then operational carbon largely from energy consumption. Embodied ...
Reducing Your Greenhouse Gas Emissions
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-08-20T18:06:26-04:00Saturday, August 6th, 2022|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: ESG, ESG law, GHG, greenhouse gas, Kaplow, LEED, Stuart Kaplow|
As governments enact mandatory greenhouse gas emission laws and as businesses voluntarily make “net zero” pledges, we are increasingly working with clients, first to understand and calculate their GHG emissions, then to implement strategies for efficacious yet frictionless reductions. An example of what businesses are ...
SEC Alleges BNY Mellon made ESG Misstatements and Omissions
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-08-25T06:49:08-04:00Saturday, June 25th, 2022|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: BNY Mellon, environmental social governance, ESG, ESG law, Kaplow, SEC, Stuart Kaplow|
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. with misstatements and omissions about ESG considerations for certain mutual funds that it managed. To settle the charges, on May 23, 2022, BNY Mellon Investment Adviser agreed to pay a $1.5 million penalty. The SEC’s ...
SEC Proposes Two Rules as Cairns to Prevent Misleading ESG Claims
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-10-09T21:13:52-04:00Sunday, June 19th, 2022|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: environmental social governance, ESG, ESG law, Kaplow, SEC, Stuart Kaplow|
On October 7, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reopened the public comment periods, for 14 days from the day the notice is published in the Federal Register, for 11 of its rulemaking releases, some of them viewed as controversial including the rules discussed ...
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act to be Enforced June 21
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-06-12T18:37:20-04:00Sunday, June 12th, 2022|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: Customs and Border Protection, ESG, ESG law, esg legal solutions, Kaplow, solar panel, Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, Xinjiang|
Congress passed, and on December 23, 2021 President Biden signed into law, the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. The new law that will be enforced beginning June 21, 2022 has implications for imported cotton and tomatoes and most significantly for solar panels. The Act, codified ...
Glossary of Greenhouse Gas Terms
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-08-20T18:13:54-04:00Saturday, June 11th, 2022|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: ESG, ESG law, GHG, greenhouse gas, Kaplow, SB 528, scope 3 GHG, Stuart Kaplow|
With proposed federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions by the Securities and Exchange Commission requiring GHG disclosure and new state statutes, including a new Maryland law that requires not only disclosure, but also a mandated reduction in GHG emissions, a greater appreciation of the subject ...
SEC Extends Comment Period for Proposed Rules on ESG Related Disclosures
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-10-09T21:15:06-04:00Sunday, May 22nd, 2022|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: ESG, ESG law, esg legal solutions, GHG, Kaplow, scope 3 GHG, SEC|
On October 7, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reopened the public comment periods, for 14 days from the day the notice is published in the Federal Register, for 11 of its rulemaking releases, some of them viewed as controversial including the rule discussed ...