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...
7/9/2026 8:52:52 AM CSRD Update – EU Member States Continue to Move Forward on Omnibus Transposition, Albeit Slowly By Michael Littenberg Marc Rotter Peter Witschi Sarah Jackmauh +1 more... Show less Ropes & Gray – in conjunction with leading law firms across Europe – has published a new update of its monthly CSRD Transposition...
7/9/2026 8:52:41 AM In Case You Missed It: June 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...
7/9/2026 8:52:09 AM UK Corporate Human Rights Compliance Developments – Four Laws and Regulations to Watch By Michael Littenberg Samantha Elliott Over the last few weeks, the UK government has taken steps to enhance the Modern Slavery Act and develop deforestation regulations that...
7/9/2026 8:38:09 AM California Air Resources Board Announces New Public Meeting on SB 253 Reporting By Michael Littenberg Marc Rotter Peter Witschi The California Air Resources Board announced yesterday afternoon that it will hold another public workshop to support the development of...
7/3/2026 4:52:07 PM California To Propose Delaying Corporate GHG Emissions Reporting by Three Months By Michael Littenberg Marc Rotter Peter Witschi Yesterday afternoon – with 48 days to go until the first reports are due – the California Air Resources Board announced that it will be...
6/14/2026 7:52:07 PM A Busy Friday for Corporate Human Rights Compliance – Developments in the US, Canada and EU By Michael Littenberg Samantha Elliott In the span of a few hours last Friday, new US forced labor compliance guidance was published, Canada proposed a more robust forced labor...
6/11/2026 9:10:07 AM Sixty Days and Counting Until California Corporate GHG Emissions Disclosures Due – Observations on 2026 Reporting By Michael Littenberg Marc Rotter Peter Witschi The first reports under SB 253 – California’s corporate greenhouse gas emissions reporting mandate – are due 60 days from today, on...
6/5/2026 8:35:07 AM Work on the N-ESRS Accelerates – Exposure Drafts Coming in July By Michael Littenberg Marc Rotter Peter Witschi At its meeting this week, the EFRAG Sustainability Reporting Board discussed the N-ESRS. These are the reporting standards for non-EU...
6/2/2026 8:53:37 AM SEC Proposes to Rescind its Climate Disclosure Rules; Long Live Climate Disclosure? By Michael Littenberg Marc Rotter Peter Witschi Last Friday, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) formally proposed the repeal of its 2024 climate disclosure rules. In this...
6/1/2026 5:53:38 PM In Case You Missed It: May 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...
5/29/2026 7:17:38 AM Another T[Fill-in-the-Blank]FD Framework in the Works – For People By Michael Littenberg Marc Rotter Samantha Elliott Kelley Murphy Peter Witschi +2 more... Show less Climate has the TCFD. Nature has the TNFD. People issues may soon have the TISFD Framework. Launched in early 2025, the Taskforce on...
5/29/2026 7:07:07 AM CSRD Update – EU Member States Continue to Move Forward on Omnibus Transposition By Michael Littenberg Marc Rotter Peter Witschi Sarah Jackmauh +1 more... Show less Ropes & Gray – in conjunction with leading law firms across Europe – has published a new update of its monthly CSRD Transposition...
5/25/2026 11:32:37 AM ISSB Reporting Feedback for US-based Multinationals – Australian Regulator Issues Initial Observations on First Reports By Michael Littenberg Marc Rotter Peter Witschi The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has published its initial observations on the first mandatory sustainability reports...
5/19/2026 1:07:37 PM SFDR 2.0: European Parliament Proposals – A Step in the Wrong Direction for Asset Managers? By Eve Ellis On 28 April 2026, the Rapporteur for the European Parliament published his draft report setting out the Parliament’s initial proposals to...
5/6/2026 1:39:37 PM European Commission Releases Updated Draft Final ESRS for Public Feedback By Michael Littenberg Marc Rotter Peter Witschi Earlier today, the European Commission published updated draft final versions of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS)...