environmental disclosure

Will the U.N. Summit Boost Climate Change Disclosure Initiatives?

Kevin LaCroix
November 30, 2009 09:24

With the United Nations Climate Change Conference set to begin December 7, 2009 in Copenhagen, activists and observers are dialing up the volume both with calls for reform and with updated reports of the projected risks that global warming threatens. Among the long-standing initiatives advocates...

New Environment for Climate Change Litigation?

Kevin LaCroix
November 04, 2009 09:17

While I have long predicted (refer here) the possibility of litigation against directors and officers of public companies concerning global climate change-related disclosures, to date the lawsuits have not materialized. Which is not to say that there have not been relevant developments – to...

EPA Issues Final Greenhouse Gas Monitoring and Reporting Rule

September 23, 2009 10:42

On September 22, 2009, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its final greenhouse gas monitoring and reporting rule that will require as many as 10,000 facilities in the United States to measure their greenhouse gases (GHGs) and start...On September 22, 2009, the United...

A Single New Securities Suit, Many Recurring Issues

Kevin LaCroix
July 14, 2009 09:10

From time to time on this blog I try to draw generalizations from a variety of disparate claims as a way to identify emerging themes. However, a single recently filed securities class action manages to embody in a single complaint several themes I have previously tried to describe.   The case...

Earth Day Essay: Climate Change and Corporate Risk Assessments

Kevin LaCroix
April 23, 2009 01:38

The recent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposal to find that greenhouse gases "contribute to air pollution that may endanger public health or welfare" is just the latest in a series of actions and events suggesting that climate change related issues could affect a large number...