Oct 10, 2024 EU Commission proposes to delay the implementation of the EUDR by a year, and publishes new guidance By Harry Hecht Remi Pfister Daniel Whitham The European Commission has announced plans to delay the implementation of its Deforestation-free Products Regulation[1] (EUDR) by 12...
Oct 07, 2024 Sustainable Finance Re-examined By Kathrine Meloni During the course of 2023, scepticism within treasury teams about the benefits of ESG-labelled debt (otherwise known as “ESG fatigue”)...
Sep 30, 2024 New guidance published on the development of the UK SRS: Confirmation that, so far, the UK is staying the course with ISSB implementation By Samantha Brady Moira Thompson Oliver Helena Campbell The Department for Business and Trade has published new guidance on the Government’s framework to create UK Sustainability Reporting...
Sep 30, 2024 Developments in the ‘S’ Reporting and Disclosure Landscape: The Taskforce on Inequality and Social-related Financial Disclosures (TISFD) By Moira Thompson Oliver Katie Kershaw Helena Campbell Mizan Rahman +1 more... Show less Launched on 23 September, the Taskforce on Inequality and Social-related Financial Disclosures (TISFD) is an initiative that will develop...
Sep 24, 2024 CMA issues tailored green claims guidance for fashion sector By Tim Blanchard Amelia Wrigley Rosie Duthie Mathilde Jaubert +1 more... Show less The Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA") has issued a practical guide for fashion retail businesses (the “Guide”), with the stated...
Sep 16, 2024 Naming of funds under SDR continues to pose challenges - FCA gives asset managers limited breathing room By Nick Bonsall Samantha Brady David Shone Selmin Hakki +1 more... Show less The FCA has confirmed that it will allow asset managers more time to get ready for the “naming and marketing” rules under the...
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...