10/10/2026 4:52:07 PM California SB 253 Countdown to Compliance – One Month to Go By Michael Littenberg Marc Rotter Peter Witschi It’s the final countdown (cue up the refrain from the well-known ‘80s Swedish rock song here if that is your thing). The first reports...
10/2/2026 9:25:09 AM In Case You Missed It: September 2026 Ropes & Gray ESG, CSR and Business and Human Rights Compliance Thought Leadership By Michael Littenberg Every month, our attorneys put out articles, alerts, white papers, blog posts and podcasts on a wide range of ESG, CSR and business and...
9/29/2026 9:28:09 AM CSRD Update – Omnibus Transposition Efforts Continue, Making Slow Progress By Michael Littenberg Marc Rotter Sarah Jackmauh Ropes & Gray – in conjunction with law firms across Europe – has published a new update of its monthly CSRD Transposition Tracker. The...
9/27/2026 7:03:08 AM California SB 253/261 Update – CARB’s 2026 Initial Regulation Nears the Finish Line By Michael Littenberg Marc Rotter Peter Witschi The California Air Resources Board resubmitted its final rulemaking package for the SB 253/261 Initial Regulation to the California...
9/9/2026 3:14:08 PM New EU Anti-Greenwashing Requirements Slated to Take Effect Later This Month – Are You Compliant? By Michael Littenberg Samantha Elliott EU member state measures implementing the Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition Directive, or EmpCo, are required to take effect...
9/2/2026 10:13:38 AM CARB Publishes Additional 2026 Reporting Guidance and Opens Voluntary Reporting Platform By Michael Littenberg Marc Rotter Peter Witschi This year’s reports under SB 253, California’s corporate greenhouse gas emissions reporting requirement, are due on November 10. With 71...
9/2/2026 9:59:07 AM In Case You Missed It: August 2026 Ropes & Gray ESG, CSR and Business and Human Rights Compliance Thought Leadership By Michael Littenberg Every month, our attorneys put out articles, alerts, white papers, blog posts and podcasts on a wide range of ESG, CSR and business and...
8/28/2026 2:18:09 PM CSRD Update – Omnibus I Transposition Hits the Summer Slowdown By Michael Littenberg Marc Rotter Sarah Jackmauh Ropes & Gray – in conjunction with leading law firms across Europe – has published a new update of its monthly CSRD Transposition...
8/28/2026 2:15:08 PM Assessing the Proposed ESRS-40a for CSRD Reporting – Considerations for US-based Multinationals By Michael Littenberg Marc Rotter Peter Witschi Exposure drafts of the reporting standards for non-EU entities required to report under the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting...
8/17/2026 10:15:07 AM The US Calls for CSDDD and CSRD Concessions. “Now it's time for the EU to deliver.” By Michael Littenberg Samantha Elliott As part of the 2025 US-EU trade framework agreement, the European Union committed to undertake efforts to ensure that the Corporate...
8/12/2026 9:58:08 AM Day 1 of the PPWR is Here; Five Recommended Near-term Compliance Program Enhancements By Michael Littenberg Samantha Elliott The EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) took effect today. It took a lot of work for companies to get to Day 1...
8/5/2026 10:41:09 AM In Case You Missed It: July 2026 Ropes & Gray ESG, CSR and Business and Human Rights Compliance Thought Leadership By Michael Littenberg Every month, our attorneys put out articles, alerts, white papers, blog posts and podcasts on a wide range of ESG, CSR and business and...
8/4/2026 3:10:09 PM New Study Looks at In-house Cross-Function Collaboration in Today's Changing Sustainability Landscape By Michael Littenberg Samantha Elliott Ropes & Gray and G&A Institute have published a joint study on cross-function collaboration in today's changing sustainability landscape....
7/29/2026 9:43:08 AM CSRD Update – Omnibus I Transposition Slowly Progresses By Michael Littenberg Marc Rotter Sarah Jackmauh Ropes & Gray, in conjunction with leading law firms across Europe, has published a new update of its monthly CSRD Transposition Tracker....
7/22/2026 10:43:40 AM CARB Fleshes Out Proposed SB 253 GHG Emissions Reporting and Assurance Requirements for 2027 and Beyond, and More, at July 21 Public Meeting By Michael Littenberg Marc Rotter Peter Witschi The California Air Resources Board held another public meeting on SB 253 yesterday. At the meeting and in the accompanying materials,...
7/13/2026 2:25:43 PM EU Deforestation Regulation Delegated and Implementing Acts Adopted – Compliance Begins December 30 By Michael Littenberg Samantha Elliott Peter Witschi The European Commission today adopted acts updating the product scope and digital tools to support implementation of the EU Deforestation...