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As sustainability issues increasingly touch upon nearly every part of your business, we deliver holistic, practical, business-minded solutions tailored to help you thrive in this new era of rapidly evolving change.
Legislative alerts
Please join DLA Piper for a virtual roundtable discussion where our Regulatory and Litigation attorneys will outline developments, discuss the current legal landscape, and explore potential implications for regulated entities across sectors.
25 February 2026
California’s SB 343 and the proposed federal PACK Act mark a shift toward enforceable environmental marketing standards.
21 January 2026
US Customs and Border Protection recently issued its fifth Withhold Release Order of 2025 to detain garments, apparel, and textiles manufactured in Mauritius by Firemount Group Ltd.
10 December 2025
Extended producer responsibility (EPR) laws are reshaping US deal diligence and economics. See how state programs, eco‑modulation, California’s SB 54, and more intersect with valuation, pricing, and integration.
23 December 2025
Explore key implementation strategies for California’s SB 707, the first US textile EPR law, with lessons from France’s long-standing system. This comparative review highlights eco-modulation, producer responsibility, infrastructure, and stakeholder engagement.
14 October 2025
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.
7 August 2025
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.
31 July 2025
The SEC has asked the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals to lift its stay and issue a ruling in Iowa v. SEC.
29 July 2025
Business and Human Rights
What were once voluntary human rights standards are now top of mind for regulators, board members, investors, and the public. Our integrated, multi-disciplinary team delivers practical, informed solutions tailored to help your business thrive while prioritizing human rights across your organization.
Read moreCapability insights
As lead sponsors of the EPR Think Tank—January 27–28, 2026 in New York City—we bring key expertise to unpack emerging U.S. packaging EPR laws. Our speakers, Kristy Balsanek, Meaghan Colligan Hembree, and Felicia Isaac, will present actionable insights on compliance strategies, reporting requirements, and navigating multi-state regulations to help CPG professionals stay ahead of evolving obligations.
27 January 2026
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.
11 November 2025
DLA Piper 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.
10 November 2025
DLA Piper 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.
15 October 2025
DLA Piper 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.
25 June 2025
Video: Horizon - ESG Regulatory News and Trends
Climate action
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.
EPR Topic Hub
EPR compliance is complex and presents both risks and opportunities for companies—particularly those in the consumer goods, food, retail, e-commerce, and publishing sectors. As regulatory enforcement intensifies, businesses must also prepare for potential litigation and enforcement risks tied to non-compliance.
Global guides
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EPA’s Endangerment Finding Rescission: Upcoming Programs
Webinars and invitation-only dinners on EPA authority, litigation outlook, and practical compliance planning.
DLA Piper Sustainability Video Series
Sustainability is creating more scrutiny for companies, investors, and individuals, wherever they do business. Our firmwide series on sustainability offers important conversations on the key litigation, business, regulatory, and other emerging issues impacting the markets today, and tomorrow.