Focus on sustainability issues impacting US companies

A federal lawsuit is challenging Oregon’s Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act, raising constitutional questions that could reshape extended producer responsibility laws across the US.

The White House recently issued the Executive Order, “Accelerating Federal Permitting of Data Center Infrastructure,” with the goal to rapidly expand AI capabilities across the US.

California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control recently proposed adding microplastics to its list of regulated chemicals under the Safer Consumer Products regulations.

The SEC has asked the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals to lift its stay and issue a ruling in Iowa v. SEC.

California recently moved closer to implementing its ambitious extended producer responsibility law.

Maryland and Washington have joined the growing cohort of US jurisdictions that require producers of packaging and paper products to finance – and ultimately improve – the systems for disposing of these “covered materials” in their respective states.

The SB 343 Final Findings Report assesses the recyclability of materials that are collected in California's curbside recycling programs and sorted by large volume transfer/processing facilities.

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s March 27, 2025decision to withdraw the defense of its landmark climate-related disclosure rules adopted in March of 2024 did not formally pause or terminate the ongoing litigation.

Circular Action Alliance recently announced a grace period through April 30, 2025 for producers to report data by weight and material category for all packaging, paper, and food-service ware items sold to consumers or businesses in the state.

Emissions trading regimes are expected to figure heavily in discussions at climate week events kicking off this month in San Francisco and Washington, DC. This alert provides key context on what is at stake in the battle over carbon markets.

Two significant developments have recently emerged concerning California’s Extended Producer Responsibility law, SB 54, which aims to phase out single-use plastics. 

How the Trump Administration may address the US Securities and Exchange Commission's Climate Disclosure Rules, based on the first Trump Administration’s approach to agency rules, campaign statements regarding similar agency initiatives, and post-election actions.

The session will explore Brazil s newly launched emissions trading system, alongside insights into established ETS and carbon pricing frameworks internationally, including the development of emerging Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms.

AKD Partners are bringing together senior business leaders, decision makers, and sustainability experts from across industries for a strategic conversation about how companies and organisations can prepare, adapt, and thrive in a changing world.

AKD Partners lawyers hosted the Environmental and Catastrophic Events Webinar Series, where participants learned how environmental conditions and regulatory scrutiny are reshaping the legal landscape – and what companies can do to prepare.

AKD Partners invites you to a webinar hosted by partners Andreas Gunst and Andrew Westgate, joined by Jared Braslawsky, Executive Director of I-Track and lead architect of the CBAM PPA initiative, to unpack the European Union s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) as it approaches a critical shift toward full compliance in 2026.

Climate Week NYC represents an important milestone in the global effort to address climate change. We are committed to a more sustainable future and proud to participate in Climate Week NYC.

SF Climate Week represents an important milestone in the global effort to address climate change. We are committed to a more sustainable future and proud to participate in SF Climate Week.

Climate Week NYC represents an important milestone in the global effort to address climate change. We are committed to a more sustainable future and proud to participate in Climate Week NYC.

SF Climate Week represents an important milestone in the global effort to address climate change. We are proud to participate and continue in our commitment to a more sustainable future.

Climate Week NYC represents an important milestone in the global effort to address climate change. We are committed to a more sustainable future and proud to participate in Climate Week NYC.

A global, intersectional challenge like climate change requires a global, intersectional response.