The Oxford Law Blog analysis (July 30) has direct implications for how ESG practice groups should be advising clients on voluntary commitments. The thesis is that companies that published climate transition plans under CSRD Wave 1, TCFD, or investor engagement — even voluntarily — have created published commitments that plaintiffs are now testing as legally binding in tort, vigilance, and human ri
Baker McKenzie published its Annual Sustainability Report 2026 on July 23, 2026, covering the firm's sustainability efforts and achievements during 2025. The report reflects the firm's progress toward science-based emissions reduction targets approved in 2024, and continued commitment to transparent governance, responsible business practices, and collaboration with the UN Global Compact, WBCSD, an
Holland & Knight announced on July 16 the addition of Jeff Salinger as a partner in its New York office — a leading environmental transactions partner focused on project finance, M&A, and regulatory matters in the energy transition, renewable energy, and environmental remediation sectors. The lateral hire follows Holland & Knight's July announcement of the Colorado HB26-1421 guidance covering ABS
Following an April 2026 legal information-demand letter under new Dutch disclosure-access legislation, Greenpeace Netherlands is preparing what it describes as a precedent-setting climate and human rights lawsuit against JBS N.V. in Dutch courts, arguing the meat producer's methane emissions — estimated to exceed those of Shell and ExxonMobil combined in 2023 — and its planned $2.5 billion Nigeria
Stinson LLP partners published an article in the *New York Law Journal* this week examining how ESG considerations are reshaping risk allocation and deal structuring in mergers and acquisitions. The analysis arrives as the regulatory environment creates genuine asymmetry between U.S. and European ESG regimes — California GHG reporting obligations, EU CSDDD supply chain liability, and potential U.S