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Firm News | 1 min read | 10.29.25

Crowell Secures Victory for Mondelēz in False Advertising Alleged “Greenwashing” Suit

Chicago – October 29, 2025: Crowell & Moring secured a complete dismissal with prejudice of a proposed class action suit on behalf of Mondelēz, LLC in the Northern District of Illinois.
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Firm News | 3 min read | 02.25.25

Senior Regulatory & Scientific Consultant Dr. Anna Gergely Joins Crowell & Moring’s Brussels Office

Brussels – February 1, 2025: Dr. Anna Gergely has joined Crowell & Moring’s Environment and Natural Resources Practice Group, bringing three decades of experience advising on regulatory issues.

Firm News | 3 min read | 12.14.23

Former Amazon Senior Sustainability Counsel Juge Gregg Joins Crowell & Moring

Juge Gregg, most recently senior corporate counsel on the sustainability legal team for Amazon, has joined Crowell & Moring as a partner in the firm’s Environment and Natural Resources Practice Group.

Client Alerts 12 results

Client Alert | 2 min read | 09.30.25

CARB Issues Preliminary List of Entities Covered by California Climate Disclosure Laws

On September 24, 2025, the California Air Resources Board (“CARB”) issued a preliminary list of reporting/covered entities under California’s climate disclosure laws SB 253 (the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act) and SB 261 (the Climate-Related Financial Risk Act) (the “Climate Disclosure Laws”) (both as modified by SB 219).
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Client Alert | 3 min read | 09.17.25

The “Climate Cartel” – U.S. State AGs Cite Antitrust and Consumer Protection Concerns to Take Aim at Domestic and International Organizations

On August 8, 2025, the Attorneys General of 23 Republican-led U.S. states (the “AGs”) sent a letter to Science Based Targets Initiative (“SBTi”), a U.K. non-profit climate organization, expressing concern with the SBTi’s climate initiatives.[1]SBTi had previously received a subpoena from Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier in connection with his office’s investigation into what he described as a “climate cartel,” which he alleges includes SBTi and CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project).[2]
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Client Alert | 7 min read | 09.08.25

California’s Climate Disclosure Laws Continue to Roll Forward

In 2023, California passed two landmark laws—SB 253, the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act; and SB 261, the Climate-Related Financial Risk Act—that will require large public and privately-held entities doing business in California to comply with sweeping disclosure requirements regarding their direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions and their climate-related financial risks. California subsequently passed SB 219, which updated certain deadlines and requirements of the laws (collectively, the “Climate Disclosure Laws”).
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Events 6 results

Event | 09.25.25, 9:00 AM CEST - 5:30 PM CEST

Global Sustainability and Competitiveness Summit 2025 (GSCS 2025)

Please join us for the GSCS 2025 Brussels (Global Sustainability and Competitiveness Summit) on Thursday 25 September 2025 where we will share the latest insights and thinking on all things sustainability law and policy, both in Europe and in the USA.

Event | 09.24.25, 1:00 PM EDT - 2:30 PM EDT

New York Climate Week Luncheon

As part of New York Climate Week, you are warmly invited to a luncheon hosted by Crowell & Moring LLP and the Environmental Law Institute (ELI).

Event | 06.12.25, 5:30 PM EDT - 7:00 PM EDT

The Green Roof Salon


This invitation is extended to our friends and colleagues in environment, energy, and sustainability, and related fields from across industry, government, and nonprofit sectors. This is the second in our Green Roof series of gatherings, intended to help foster connections and conversation amongst attendees.

Webinars 8 results

Webinar | 09.18.25, 12:00 PM EDT - 1:00 PM EDT

Supply Chain Mapping in the Era of National Security: Strategies for Trade Compliance, Tariff Mitigation, and Human Rights Risk

In today’s geopolitical climate, national security has emerged as a central driver of global trade policy, reshaping how governments scrutinize supply chains and enforce trade compliance. From the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act and Section 301/232 tariffs to escalating government inquiries, companies must now treat supply chain transparency as a core legal and operational imperative.

Webinar | 07.24.25, 1:00 PM EDT

Avoiding Greenwashing Liability: Sustainability and ESG Under Scrutiny

These ESG claims were purported to be overstated, misleading, or false and unsubstantiated. While these early cases focused on false advertising and consumer protection law violations, recent cases have focused more on misleading ESG funds and investment products, net-zero targets, and carbon-neutral claims, sometimes coordinating claims across jurisdictions including the EU, UK, Australia, and the U.S.

Webinar | 06.23.25, 10:00 AM EDT - 11:30 AM EDT

What in the World?: Climate Policy in Europe

Federal climate policy in the United States is undergoing significant turmoil. But what is happening on the other side of the Atlantic? The European Union continues to pursue policies that address climate change, including through reporting requirements and carbon trading and border taxes. European judges are also seeing more and more litigation related to these and other policies, meaning that court cases are increasingly playing a role in shaping the future direction of European climate policy.