Sep 13, 2024 UN Report explores link between climate change and human rights, and the role of companies By Mizan Rahman Moira Thompson Oliver George Murray On 28 August 2024, the UN Secretary-General published a report exploring the links between the loss and damage [1] caused by climate...
Sep 04, 2024 Navigating ESG compliance in smaller Latin American economies By Jimena Aguilar Lizano Companies operating in smaller Latin American economies not only have to face the impact of the growing body of national ESG-related...
Aug 29, 2024 Getting to grips with the CS3D: Overview and insights from the European Commission’s recent FAQs By Moira Thompson Oliver Helena Campbell Guillermo Cavero Lapuerta The European Commission has published a set of FAQs on the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D). The document is...
Aug 23, 2024 European sustainability reporting under the CSRD – three new tools to help companies with implementation By Samantha Brady Guillermo Cavero Lapuerta The European Commission has published a draft notice setting out 90 FAQs relating to sustainability reporting, which offers helpful...
Aug 14, 2024 EU Methane Regulation: Evaporation of the 2020 Methane Strategy? By Sofía Hurtado Knaster Samay Shah Aaron Wu Methane (CH4): a formidable greenhouse gas, air pollutant, major component of natural gas and second-largest contributor to climate...
Aug 12, 2024 Establishing and Running an Effective Sustainability Committee: Insights from the CGI By George Murray Helena Campbell Leyla Manthorpe Rizatepe The rise of sustainability as an important business driver has prompted many organisations to re-evaluate their governance structures,...
Aug 06, 2024 SBTi publishes new documents relating to companies’ use of carbon credits in Scope 3 target setting, but overall direction of travel remains unclear By Samantha Brady Helena Campbell The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has published an update relating to Scope 3 (i.e., indirect emissions) target setting and the...
Aug 01, 2024 The EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive is now in force By George Murray After a long and eventful legislative journey, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D) came into force on 25 July...
Jul 25, 2024 Court of Appeal rules on money laundering risks in supply chains By Jonny Cotton Ewan Brown Ella Williams Orla Fox +1 more... Show less The Court of Appeal in R (World Uyghur Congress) v NCA has found that the NCA’s decision not to open a money laundering investigation...
Jul 22, 2024 Labour's legislative programme: energy and infrastructure to drive growth By Hywel Davies Michael Corbett Isabel Taylor Alexander Dustan Kathryn Emmett Lisa Sabbage +3 more... Show less For industry, investors and the public alike, the King’s Speech delivered at the State Opening of Parliament serves as a useful barometer...
Jul 16, 2024 What's the right side of the line for green collaboration? Ask the antitrust agencies By Dr Nele Dhondt Alexander Chadd European antitrust agencies have recently given the green light to two sustainability-related collaborations amongst competitors. Coming...
Jul 15, 2024 Drawing the battle lines in European greenwashing regulation By George Murray Natasha Ewart Smith In response to the European Commission’s call for advice, the three European Supervisory Agencies (ESAs) - covering banking, securities,...
Jul 12, 2024 Climate change litigation trends: a key risk area for corporates and financial institutions By Samantha Holland In June, the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment published its 2024 annual snapshot report on global trends...
Jul 08, 2024 UK Supreme Court Delivers Landmark Decision on Downstream (Scope 3) Emissions – R(Finch) V Surrey County Council By Samantha Holland Samantha Brady Natasha Ewart Smith In a landmark climate decision, the UK Supreme Court (UKSC) has found that downstream greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (known as Scope 3...
Jul 05, 2024 EU Nature Restoration Regulation: Goals, Legal Implications and Political Challenges By George Murray Guillermo Cavero Lapuerta On 17 June 2024, the EU’s Environment Council approved the Nature Restoration Regulation (“NRR”). This regulation aims to set targets for...
Jun 23, 2024 UK’s Sustainability Reporting Standards: scope for divergence, timing and implementation process By George Murray In May, the Department for Business and Trade (“DBT”) published its Framework and Terms of Reference for the Development of UK...