We support companies attain sustainability goals and comply with applicable laws including extended producer responsibility ("EPR") packaging programs. Since the first EPR packaging laws were passed in 2021, we have been engaged with California and nationwide EPR packaging programs in collaboration with EPR Group Consulting, our affiliated multidisciplinary consulting firm. We are recognized thought leaders in the field and we are one of the few law firms who have been attending monthly workshops in every state with an established EPR packaging program.

 

Due to California's outsized economy and its position as a leader in consumer product initiatives -- such as Proposition 65, SB 54, and other packaging and "truth in labeling requirements -- both national and international companies are looking to understand and comply with California laws, sometimes on a proactive basis and sometimes in response to inquiries from their customers. We track developments in the field and help clients handle compliance inquiries up and down the supply chain.

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We are actively involved with California's Plastic Pollution Reduction & Packaging Producer Responsibility Act ("SB 54")  through participation in the National Stewardship Action Council's SB 54 Working Group, where we chair the Subcommittee on Labeling, End Markets, Education & Communication. SB 54 represents one of the most significant pieces of environmental laws passed in decades at either the state or federal level and will have a major impact on companies that conduct business in California. 

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We have a strategic partnership with EPR Group Consulting, a multidisciplinary consulting firm assisting companies monitor and comply with EPR packaging initiatives and other sustainability initiatives on a nation-wide basis. We also work with other strategic partners to assist with data sorting and reporting.

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As a member of IR Global's ESG Group, we're connected to a worldwide network of top legal and financial professionals specializing in sustainability. This allows us to provide expert advice on sustainability programs to clients across the nation and around the globe. EGC holds the distinction of serving as the only California environmental law member of IR Global and of the ESG Group.