31 Mar, 2022 Not zero: UK off track to hit 2050 targets By James Brown In June 2019, Parliament passed legislation requiring the government to reduce the UK’s net emissions of greenhouse gases by 100%...
30 Mar, 2022 The Russia-Ukraine crisis: boon or bane for the clean energy transition? By Elizabeth Huang We recently published a briefing on the implications of the Russia-Ukraine crisis for energy markets. Here, we take a deeper dive into...
29 Mar, 2022 EU to introduce mandatory corporate sustainability due diligence By George Murray On 23 February 2022, the European Commission adopted a proposal for a Directive on corporate sustainability due diligence. If enacted, it...
28 Mar, 2022 The CMA promises new competition guidelines while recommending changes to consumer law to tackle environmental challenges By Maria Bergamasco The Competition and Markets Authority has published advice to the Government on how competition and consumer laws can help meet the UK's...
21 Mar, 2022 FCA updates its Primary Market Technical Note on ESG disclosures By Helena Campbell The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has updated its Primary Market Technical Note 801.2 on climate change and other ESG-related...
21 Mar, 2022 Going green – the significance of the real estate sector By Graham Rounce A combination of the COVID-19 pandemic, Brexit and COP26 has in many ways accelerated changes that were already taking place in the...
21 Mar, 2022 Does prudential policy have a role to play in tackling climate change? By Selmin Hakki The start of 2022 marked the official incorporation of climate change into the core supervisory process of the UK Prudential Regulation...