Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act to be Enforced June 21
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...
View ArticleSEC Proposes Two Rules as Cairns to Prevent Misleading ESG Claims
The Securities and Exchange Commission published in the Federal Register last Friday, June 17, 2022, proposed rules for new naming requirements and disclosures for investment funds making ESG claims....
View ArticleSEC Alleges BNY Mellon made ESG Misstatements and Omissions
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...
View ArticleSupreme Court Rules Against EPA Reining in Power of Agencies
Save the date, Tuesday, August 16 from 9 to 10 am EST, for our complimentary live webinar, “Are You Ready to Measure and Report your Building GHG Emissions?” Information skaplow@stuartkaplow.com In a...
View ArticleMaryland’s New Corporate Diversity Law Violates the Equal Protection Clause
Corporate diversity is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians. Maryland has published, for public comment, regulations implementing the corporate diversity law enacted by the legislature...
View ArticlePhase 1 Standard for All Appropriate Inquiries in Limbo
Webinar: “Are You Ready to Measure and Report your Building GHG Emissions?” live Tuesday, August 16 from 9 to 10 am EST presented by Stuart Kaplow and Nancy Hudes on behalf of ESG Legal Solutions, LLC....
View ArticleNew Greenwashing Case is Troubling to Future of ESG
Webinar: “Are You Ready to Measure and Report your Building GHG Emissions?” live on August 16 from 9 to 10 am EST by @stuartkalow and @hudesnancy, two of the attorneys at ESG Legal Solutions. Webinar...
View ArticleDo Something about Slavery in Your Business Supply Chain
Webinar “Are You Ready to Measure and Report Your Building GHG Emissions?” live on Tuesday, August 16 from 9 to 10 am EST presented by Stuart Kaplow and Nancy Hudes on behalf of ESG Legal Solutions,...
View ArticleReducing Your Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Webinar “Are You Ready to Measure and Report Your Building GHG Emissions?” live on Tuesday, August 16 from 9 to 10 am EST presented by Stuart Kaplow and Nancy Hudes on behalf of ESG Legal Solutions,...
View ArticleWebinar: Are You Ready to Measure and Report Your Building GHG Emissions?
You are invited to join Stuart Kaplow and Nancy Hudes for a live webinar we are presenting this Tuesday, August 16 from 9 to 10 am EST that will provide you with all the information you need to reply...
View ArticleNew Maryland Regulation all but Shuts Down Phase ll Environmental Site...
The Maryland Department of the Environment has adopted regulations for the first time requiring the person conducting an environmental assessment, even when they are not the owner of the property...
View Article179D Tax Deduction made Bigger and Better
A live webinar “179D Tax Deduction made Bigger and Better,” 30 talking points in 30 minutes, Tuesday, September 20 at 9 am EST presented by Stuart Kaplow and Nancy Hudes on behalf of ESG Legal...
View ArticleUN Human Rights Assessment of Uyghurs by China Drives ESG
A live webinar “179D Tax Deduction made Bigger and Better,” 30 talking points in 30 minutes, Tuesday, September 20 at 9 am EST presented by Stuart Kaplow and Nancy Hudes on behalf of ESG Legal...
View ArticleEPA Proposes Designating PFAS as Hazardous
A live webinar “179D Tax Deduction made Bigger and Better,” 30 talking points in 30 minutes, Tuesday, September 20 at 9 am EST presented by Stuart Kaplow and Nancy Hudes on behalf of ESG Legal...
View ArticleFTC Says Updated Green Guides are Coming
A live webinar “179D Tax Deduction made Bigger and Better,” 30 talking points in 30 minutes, this Tuesday, September 20 at 9 am EST presented by Stuart Kaplow and Nancy Hudes on behalf of ESG Legal...
View ArticleCalifornia Appeals Board Gender Diversity Loss
Last month, the California Secretary of State appealed the decision by a California Superior Court striking down as unconstitutional California’s board diversity law, which required all publicly traded...
View ArticleSEC Longstanding Disclosure Related to Climate Change Remains
Whilst much of the popular media is all but obsessed with the March 21, 2022, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proposed ESG Rules to Enhance and Standardize Climate-Related Disclosures that will...
View ArticleSelling the Sun: Sale of a House with Solar Panels is Fraught with Peril
There are more than 3 Million houses in the U.S. with solar panels installed on the roof. The Inflation Protection Act of 2022 extended the 30% federal tax credit for residential solar panels...
View ArticleThe ESG Benefit of Giving Employees Paid Time Off to Work at the Polls
With the U.S. midterm elections just weeks away, increasing numbers of employees are being encouraged to serve civil society helping repair the world. There are a myriad of possible elements in the “S”...
View ArticleNet Zero Risks as a Source of Opportunity
Calculating net zero is ill defined, unregulated and complex. Businesses making a net zero pledge like, “we will be net zero by 2030” risk a charge that they are greenwashing and misleading consumers....
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