Focus on ESG issues impacting US companies

US pivots its stance on the global management of plastic production and pollution, joins "high ambition" coalition of countries advocating for more stringent measures to curb plastic production.

Regulators in five states are moving to implement Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws for packaging and other products as rulemaking and compliance deadlines approach. Here is what producers should know as they prepare to operate under these comprehensive new regimes.

The Americas Act is the latest chapter in a global story trending toward sustainable fashion.

The Biden Administration Principles outline values for high-integrity voluntary carbon markets, targeting them from supply, demand, and market-level perspectives.

The cap-and-invest program aims to meet Washington’s statutory commitment to reduce GHG emissions in the state to 95 percent below 1990 levels by 2050.

We explore legal challenges that have arisen within the first month of the Climate Rules’ adoption.

If SB 6092 passes, Washington will become only the second US jurisdiction, after California, to require GHG disclosures.

The regulators set out climate-related financial risk management principles for financial institutions to consider in six areas.

These laws, a first at both the state and federal level in the US, codify industry and global climate policy trends calling for increased transparency through consistent disclosures of GHG emissions and climate strategy.

Green lease provisions help landlords comply with sustainability mandates, and they may also provide significant benefits to tenants.

DLA Piper’s Global Class Actions Summit 2024 in London brought together thought leaders from the UK, Europe, Canada, Australia, and the US to provide insights into the rapidly evolving global class actions and how businesses can adapt their strategies to manage this ever-present threat.

Thursday, May 30, 2024

DLA Piper’s Energy Sector hosted the first dinner event in our Energy Transition Dinner series.

On 22 December 2023, the US Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service released long-awaited guidance on tax incentives for green hydrogen projects.

There are several steps that public companies may wish to consider.

In this episode, DLA Piper’s Kristy Balsanek and Holly Lake are joined by Deloitte’s Christina Brodzik to discuss the importance of diversity in a company’s overall ESG framework.

Incorporating ESG topics into strategic planning while communicating progress on ESG topics can help life sciences companies manage resources better, engage more effectively with stakeholders, and adapt to, and comply with, changing regulations.

We have partnered with Reuters Events to continue the conversations from their Hydrogen 2023 conference and explore the problems and possibilities for market participants – from frontrunners to hard-to-abate sectors – in building up the clean hydrogen industry and meeting demands.

In this episode of Powerful Insights, we talk about all things around readiness for an initial public offering, or IPO. And spoiler alert, there is a lot to address: accounting, financial reporting, cybersecurity, and even ESG and climate reporting.

Our guests are Stephen Alicanti and Kristy Balsanek from DLA Piper, and Charlie Soranno and Andrea Vardaro Thomas from Protiviti.

SF Climate Week represents an important milestone in the global effort to address climate change. We are proud to participate and continue in our commitment to a more sustainable future.

Climate Week NYC represents an important milestone in the global effort to address climate change. We are committed to a more sustainable future and proud to participate in Climate Week NYC.

A global, intersectional challenge like climate change requires a global, intersectional response.