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Environmental Justice Under the Biden Administration
On January 27th, President Biden formalized multiple campaign pledges to bolster the role of Environmental Justice across the government. Those include creating a White House Environmental Justice Interagency Council and a White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council to address “current...
Signaling More Aggressive Enforcement Going Forward, OSHA Issues "Stronger" COVID-19 Guidance For Workplaces
Just eight days after President Biden ordered OSHA to publish “revised guidance to employers on workplace safety during the COVID-19 pandemic,” the agency complied this past Friday, January 29, with the release of a 12-page document which the Department of...
ESG Investing and Retirement Plans
Background As ESG (environmental, social and governance) investing recently has drawn the attention of governmental agencies that oversee the administration of qualified retirement plans and their trillions of dollars in assets. This is unsurprising given that focus and interest in...
City of Houston Tightens Local Hazardous Materials Regulations
The early morning explosion at the Watson Grinding and Manufacturing site on January 24, 2020 continues to have an impact. The Houston City Council significantly amended the city's hazardous enterprises ordinance this week in an effort to exert more local...
Sustainable Finance: Green Loans and Sustainability-Linked Loans
Fernando Rodriguez Marin, a partner in Bracewell’s New York office, provides insight on two of the newest sustainable finance products in the market: green loans and sustainability-linked loans...
Environmental Essentials: Citizen Suits
Increasingly, opponents of pipelines and other projects are using environmental citizen suit mechanisms to create obstacles to development. This month, Bracewell’s Environmental Essentials webinar will provide a tour through the various citizen suit authorities, identify valuable defenses, especially with respect...
ESG - A Look Ahead
Environmental, social, and governance issues are mainstreaming. Where is it heading next? Join Partner Kevin Ewing for a short update on all things ESG – challenges, risks, standards, and strategies. Tuesday, September 8, 2020 8:30 - 9:00 a.m. CT
Environmental Compliance: Readiness for a Potential Change in Administration
While U.S. national elections are still three months away and inauguration day isn’t for well over six months, current national and battleground state polling suggests that a change in Administration seems more likely than not. Companies asking themselves how to...
Pandemic-Related OSHA Complaints: Return to Workplaces Only Escalates the Risks
Employees coping with health-related anxieties as workplaces reopen are commonly turning to OSHA for help. Resulting legal risks for employers can take several forms. This webinar will succinctly explain those OSHA-related legal concerns and how to avoid potential claims and...
Green Loans and Sustainability Linked Loans: New Guidance to the Green Loan Principles and Sustainability Linked Loan Principles jointly issued by the LMA, the LSTA and the APLMA
The present and future impact of climate change, human rights violations, corruption, environmental, labour and regulatory violations and poor corporate governance on the quality of investments and the associated credit risks has spurred widespread recognition by the finance community of...
Keeping Your Plant Safe From COVID-19
If you’re a plant owner, you should be concerned about the health and safety not only of your employers but of your contractors’ workers. Bob Nichols, a partner in Bracewell’s labor and employment team, discusses why you need to be...
Climate change disclosures for premium-listed companies on the London stock exchange
Climate change is now a regular feature of boardroom discussions. Companies have acknowledged that it will directly impact their business, with the former Bank of England Governor Mark Carney recently noting that “ changes in climate policies, new technologies and...
The Global Sustainable Finance Movement
The present and future impacts of climate change, human rights violations, environmental, labor and regulatory violations and poor corporate governance on the quality of investments and credit risks have spurred widespread recognition of the importance of environmental, social and governance...