Greenbuilding Law

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

The EU Parliament and Council have reached a provisional agreement on new rules to ban misleading environmental marketing claims. Next steps To become law, the provisional deal will now have to get the final okay from both the Parliament and the Council. yes, a uniquely American tenet). Similar to this action in the EU, in the U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 11, 2023

We are thrilled to recognize these first three workplaces for their achievements in driving measurable progress in advancing socially just and environmentally sustainable operations,” shared Joylette Portlock, Ph.D., Environmentally sustainable strategies impact every decision we make for ethically sourced supplies and conserving resources.

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Greenbuilding Law

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

I am excited to be presenting a fast paced and fun one hour virtual program, “Environmental Social Governance (ESG) an Emergent and Fast Growing Area of the Law” for the Maryland State Bar Association, and Not just for lawyers, on December 14, 2021 at noon. Register today for the live virtual program. 9601) and petroleum products.”.

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Greenbuilding Law

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

In response to the call for clearer and more robust standards, COP27 saw the launch of standards in a report, “Integrity Matters: Net Zero Commitments by Businesses, Financial Institutions, Cities and Regions” from the hastily assembled United Nations’ High Level Expert Group on the Net Zero Emissions Commitments of Non-State Entities. “We

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Greenbuilding Law

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Green Hushing is the new phenomenon of companies with environmental claims and successes choosing to stay quiet and not publicize them. For many businesses, environmental claims are simply not part of their value proposition. if progress happens in silence.”. if progress happens in silence.”.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Canadians should not have to bear the cost of eroding competition in our banking sector as a result of our weak competition laws. RBC also remains under investigation by the Competition Bureau for allegations of misleading climate advertising after six members of the public submitted a formal complaint.

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

for hiding information about acceleration problems from buyers and government officials, as well as $1 billion in compensation to car owners, after as many as 37 people were reported killed in runaway vehicles. authorities accuse Toyota arm of discriminatory loan pricing Toyota deaths reported to safety database rise to 37 Exxon Mobil Corp.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 23, 2024

Harvard law students ramp up protest against ExxonMobil climate firm Emily Holden | The Guardian | January 15, 2020 Harvard law students have disrupted a recruiting event for Paul Weiss, the law firm representing ExxonMobil in climate lawsuits, in an escalation the protesters hope will open a new front in climate activism in the legal world.

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Greenbuilding Law

MAY 7, 2023

However, the diamond jewelry industry has been plagued with controversy over the years, including issues related to environmental impact, human rights violations, and questionable business practices. To buttress that trend, it is reported in 2022 man made diamonds accounted for 13.6% think a stone fitting in a watch face).

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Harvard law students ramp up protest against ExxonMobil climate firm Emily Holden | The Guardian | January 15, 2020 Harvard law students have disrupted a recruiting event for Paul Weiss, the law firm representing ExxonMobil in climate lawsuits, in an escalation the protesters hope will open a new front in climate activism in the legal world.

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Law Columbia

JANUARY 17, 2023

For example, rapporteurs wrote blogs covering developments in transnational and national climate litigation, as well as making the connection between emerging climate law and potential future litigation. The conference included welcome remarks from Patricia Kameri-Mbote (Director of the Law Division at UNEP) and Prof. Urzola, M.A.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 3, 2024

Lakota People's Law Project | January 13, 2021 We stand arm in arm with our fellow global citizens who abstain from its lengthy list of products. According to AB Chile, a food industry association, more than 1,500 items, or 20 percent of all products sold in Chile, have been reformulated in response to the law.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 11, 2023

May 11, the Environmental Integrity Project and Clean Air Council filed a federal lawsuit against the Shell Petrochemical Plant for repeatedly violating permitted air pollution limits from a massive new plastics production plant in Beaver County, which opened last year. In a lawsuit filed in the U.S. Shell received $1.6

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Legal Planet

JULY 1, 2022

The law will affect just about every type of plastic packaging you see walking down the supermarket aisle in California, and it’s a major step in the fight to reduce plastic waste, over 90 percent of which does not get, and much of which cannot currently be, recycled.

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Greenbuilding Law

OCTOBER 23, 2022

In 2017 the Speaker of the Swedish Riksdag announced it was the first nation to enshrine a ‘net zero by 2045’ pledge into law, but the law actually only requires 5 year reports on progress. For years, in our sustainability law practice, we have assisted businesses in managing carbon asset risk. really?).

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Arnold Porter

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Over the last several years, many investors, regulators and other stakeholders have increasingly sought environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosures from public companies. N:EYGM Limited, The Future of Sustainability Reporting Standards: The Policy Evolution and the Actions Companies Can Take Today (June 2021).]].

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Greenbuilding Law

DECEMBER 12, 2021

I am excited to be presenting a one hour virtual program, “ESG an Emergent and Fast Growing Area of the Law” Not just for lawyers, this Tuesday, December 14 at noon. In 2017 Sweden became the first nation to enshrine a ‘net zero by 2045’ target into law, but the law actually only requires 5 year reports on progress.

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The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 15, 2020

The Supreme Court of New York (New York’s court of first impression) found that the Attorney General “failed to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that ExxonMobil violated [New York state law] in connection with its public disclosures concerning how ExxonMobil accounted for past, present and future climate change risks.”

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

VW Escapes Multiple Fines In EU Over Emissions Scandal Law 360 PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 17:26 Thursday, September 14, 2023 Read more Matthew Perlman Europe's top court ruled Wednesday that Volkswagen should not have to pay a €5 million ($5.3

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

19, climate protesters glued themselves to the Porsche pavilion floor at Volkswagen's Autostadt, joined by concerned researchers and environmental activists from an organization called Scientist Rebellion, to lobby their calls to decarbonize the German transportation sector.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

19, climate protesters glued themselves to the Porsche pavilion floor at Volkswagen's Autostadt, joined by concerned researchers and environmental activists from an organization called Scientist Rebellion, to lobby their calls to decarbonize the German transportation sector.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

19, climate protesters glued themselves to the Porsche pavilion floor at Volkswagen's Autostadt, joined by concerned researchers and environmental activists from an organization called Scientist Rebellion, to lobby their calls to decarbonize the German transportation sector.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

19, climate protesters glued themselves to the Porsche pavilion floor at Volkswagen's Autostadt, joined by concerned researchers and environmental activists from an organization called Scientist Rebellion, to lobby their calls to decarbonize the German transportation sector.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

19, climate protesters glued themselves to the Porsche pavilion floor at Volkswagen's Autostadt, joined by concerned researchers and environmental activists from an organization called Scientist Rebellion, to lobby their calls to decarbonize the German transportation sector.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

19, climate protesters glued themselves to the Porsche pavilion floor at Volkswagen's Autostadt, joined by concerned researchers and environmental activists from an organization called Scientist Rebellion, to lobby their calls to decarbonize the German transportation sector.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Thank you for the opportunity to present Governor Wolf's proposed Fiscal Year 2022-2023 budget for the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). DEP is committed to ensuring Pennsylvania’s environmental justice communities are included in decisions affecting their local environment.

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Corp Watch

DECEMBER 14, 2023

19, climate protesters glued themselves to the Porsche pavilion floor at Volkswagen's Autostadt, joined by concerned researchers and environmental activists from an organization called Scientist Rebellion, to lobby their calls to decarbonize the German transportation sector.

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Corp Watch

DECEMBER 12, 2023

19, climate protesters glued themselves to the Porsche pavilion floor at Volkswagen's Autostadt, joined by concerned researchers and environmental activists from an organization called Scientist Rebellion, to lobby their calls to decarbonize the German transportation sector.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

€100 million (including assets acquired through leverage) for all other AIFs, then the AIFM will be sub-threshold ( Small Third Country AIFM ) and not required to report to local regulators or make the disclosures to investors listed above, unless specifically required to do so under any Member State's NPPRs. The United Kingdom.

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Corp Watch

MARCH 1, 2024

US book stores launch 'Boxed Out' campaign against Amazon Techxplore | October 15, 2020 The American Booksellers Association has launched an advertising campaign against Amazon to alert the public to what it calls the growing danger that book stores are under from the online goliath during the coronavirus pandemic. USA: Amazon To Pay $61.7

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 31, 2024

US book stores launch 'Boxed Out' campaign against Amazon Techxplore | October 15, 2020 The American Booksellers Association has launched an advertising campaign against Amazon to alert the public to what it calls the growing danger that book stores are under from the online goliath during the coronavirus pandemic. USA: Amazon To Pay $61.7

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Corp Watch

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Tesla was profiled as part of the report "Green" Multinationals Exposed: How the Energy Transition is Being Hijacked by Corporate Interests. Telsa’s factories reported 10 times more safety violations than Nissan, despite the fact that Nissan built something like 10 times as many cars over the same time period.

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Corp Watch

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Tesla was profiled as part of the report "Green" Multinationals Exposed: How the Energy Transition is Being Hijacked by Corporate Interests. Telsa’s factories reported 10 times more safety violations than Nissan, despite the fact that Nissan built something like 10 times as many cars over the same time period.

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Corp Watch

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Tesla was profiled as part of the report "Green" Multinationals Exposed: How the Energy Transition is Being Hijacked by Corporate Interests. Telsa’s factories reported 10 times more safety violations than Nissan, despite the fact that Nissan built something like 10 times as many cars over the same time period.

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Corp Watch

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Tesla was profiled as part of the report "Green" Multinationals Exposed: How the Energy Transition is Being Hijacked by Corporate Interests. Telsa’s factories reported 10 times more safety violations than Nissan, despite the fact that Nissan built something like 10 times as many cars over the same time period.

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Corp Watch

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Tesla was profiled as part of the report "Green" Multinationals Exposed: How the Energy Transition is Being Hijacked by Corporate Interests. Telsa’s factories reported 10 times more safety violations than Nissan, despite the fact that Nissan built something like 10 times as many cars over the same time period.

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Corp Watch

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Tesla was profiled as part of the report "Green" Multinationals Exposed: How the Energy Transition is Being Hijacked by Corporate Interests. Telsa’s factories reported 10 times more safety violations than Nissan, despite the fact that Nissan built something like 10 times as many cars over the same time period.

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