Tag: regulation

Pollution

EU Looks to Expand Corporate ESG Requirements

As the European Union continues to bolster regulations related to climate change, member countries are responding by issuing new environmental, social, and governance (ESG) requirements that address human rights and environmental issues alike. In March, the EU issued a resolution on corporate due diligence and accountability that laid out its Read More

SEC Announces Charges in Space SPAC Merger

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced charges against the acquisition corporation Stable Road Acquisition Company, its sponsor SRC-NI, and the SPAC’s proposed merger target Momentus Inc. for what it calls “misleading claims” about Momentus’s technology, as well as national security risks associated with Momentus’s founder and former CEO Mikhail Kokorich. Read More

Judge Rules Former SEC Official Must Testify in Crypto Legal Case

A federal judge has granted permission to fintech startup Ripple Labs to question a former Securities and Exchange Commission official about the agency’s policy decisions as the company fights accusations of misleading investors about its cryptocurrency. The decision gives Ripple the ability to depose the former director of the SEC’s Read More

Delivery truck

FDA Issues New Systems Recognition Draft Guidance

The Food and Drug Administration has released a notice of changes to its regulatory oversight activities for imported foods, focusing on streamlining regulatory requirements in countries that are deemed as having comparable food safety practices to the FDA. The changes specifically concern the oversight of food products produced in or Read More

cybersecurity

Biden Administration Expands Cybersecurity Requirements for Government Contractors

An executive order released by the Biden administration last month  seeks to bolster the federal government’s cybersecurity defenses and resilience by imposing a variety of requirements on federal agencies and government contractors that are likely to have spillover effects in the private sector. While many federal agencies and contractors already Read More