Dec 06, 2024 Our reflections from the 13th UN Forum on Business and Human Rights By Moira Thompson Oliver Rosie Duthie Last week, Moira Thompson Oliver and Rosie Duthie attended the 13th UN Forum on Business and Human Rights (the “Forum”). The Forum...
Dec 05, 2024 The Sustainability ‘Omnibus’ - what is it, and what does it mean for companies? By George Murray Sabine Dittrich Moira Thompson Oliver The President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen created a bit of a stir recently at an informal meeting of heads of state...
Nov 28, 2024 SFDR: Third Supervisory Report Published on Financial Institutions’ Adverse Impact Disclosures By George Murray Daniel Whitham In late October, the European Supervisory Authorities (the ESAs) announced the publication of their third joint annual report on both...
Nov 22, 2024 EFRAG publishes draft transition plan guidance to support with reporting under the CSRD By David Hay Samantha Brady Sabine Dittrich Helena Campbell +1 more... Show less Earlier this month, the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) – the body responsible for developing European Sustainability...
Nov 21, 2024 Spanner in the works? European Parliament agrees to EU Deforestation Regulation delay but proposes amendments By Moira Thompson Oliver Remi Pfister Helena Campbell Last week, the European Parliament agreed to the European Commission’s suggested postponement of the application of the European...
Nov 21, 2024 Sustainability reporting in ESMA’s enforcement priorities for 2025 By David Hay Gabriel Forrest-Lim At the end of October, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) – the independent European Supervisory Authority responsible...
Nov 12, 2024 Borders of Smoke and Steel: The UK CBAM Consultation Response By Samay Shah Oliver Moir Aaron Wu Philippa Howell +1 more... Show less In a world where borders are often seen as barriers, greenhouse gases remain unconfined, drifting across seas and skies, untethered to...
Nov 11, 2024 COP29 likely to focus on a new, more ambitious climate finance goal By George Murray The 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change – COP29 – runs from 11 – 22 November in Baku[1]. It...
Nov 07, 2024 COP16 Biodiversity Summit: What progress was made? By Richard Hilton Samantha Brady Helena Campbell Daniel Whitham +1 more... Show less The COP16 Biodiversity Summit came to a dramatic conclusion in the early hours of Saturday 2 November, following two intense weeks of...
Nov 07, 2024 Sustainability reporting - CEAOB publishes guidelines on limited assurance By George Murray From January next year, companies within scope will have to publish sustainability statements as required under the EU’s Corporate...
Oct 31, 2024 The Autumn Budget 2024: Will the Budget deliver growth in UK energy and infrastructure? By Michael Corbett Hywel Davies Oliver Moir Alexander Dustan Gareth Miles Kathryn Emmett Adam Merlander +4 more... Show less On 30 October 2024, the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, delivered the first Budget under a Labour government since 2010, emphasising in her...
Oct 29, 2024 Twin peaks: Transition finance and the agenda for growth By Susan Hughes Kathrine Meloni “Transition finance” has been in successive UK Government’s sights as an opportunity for the UK. An ambition to make the UK a global...
Oct 23, 2024 Report on the Modern Slavery Act 2015: Calls to make the UK, once again, a world leader in the fight against modern slavery By Moira Thompson Oliver Remi Pfister Helena Campbell Mizan Rahman +1 more... Show less A House of Lords Select Committee, tasked with considering the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (MSA), recently published a report setting out...
Oct 21, 2024 New incentive scheme for Long Duration Electricity Storage in Great Britain By Michael Corbett Oliver Moir Kathryn Emmett On 10 October 2024, the UK’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) confirmed plans to create a new revenue support...
Oct 16, 2024 Biodiversity COP begins next week: Implementation is the order of the day By Richard Hilton Helena Campbell The COP16 Biodiversity Summit begins on Monday 21 October, and will run until 1 November. Unlike climate change conferences, which take...
Oct 14, 2024 Sustainability reporting features prominently in the FRC’s Annual Review of Corporate Reporting By David Watkins Samantha Brady Helena Campbell Maxwell Curtis +1 more... Show less In September, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) (the independent regulator for auditors, accountants and actuaries in the UK,...