Dec 21, 2023 Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive: Political agreement reached By Moira Thompson Oliver Sabine Dittrich Rosie Duthie Zaid Wadii Batti +1 more... Show less Nearly two years after the European Commission (“Commission”) first published its legislative proposal for an EU framework on human...
Dec 19, 2023 UK competition authority issues first informal guidance on green collaboration under new ‘open door’ policy By Jennyfer Moreau The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has recently published its first ever response to a request for informal guidance under...
Dec 18, 2023 COP28: Central Themes and Impacts for Businesses By George Murray The 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN's Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) drew to a late close in December after two...
Dec 14, 2023 ESG reporting consultations to watch in the UK By Remi Pfister George Murray Sustainability reporting and disclosure frameworks have continued to evolve in 2023 and will develop further in 2024. In June, the...
Dec 11, 2023 Human rights and the world of sport: reflections on the Sporting Chance Forum By Moira Thompson Oliver Last week Rosie Duthie and I reported our reflections from the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights, where a key theme was stakeholder...
Dec 06, 2023 Tighter sustainability regime for firms and financial products confirmed by FCA By George Murray Alfred King Following its consultation issued in October 2022, the FCA has finally confirmed in late November a package of measures aimed at...
Dec 03, 2023 Our reflections from the 12th UN Forum on Business and Human Rights By Moira Thompson Oliver Rosie Duthie This week, Moira Thompson Oliver (Senior Counsel) and Rosie Duthie (Associate) from our Sustainability team attended the 12th UN Forum on...
Nov 20, 2023 Brighter prospects for UK offshore wind By Azadeh Nassiri Kathryn Emmett Adam Morland Just two months ago the absence of any offshore wind projects in the UK government’s contracts for difference (CfD) allocation round 5...
Nov 14, 2023 The Energy Act 2023 enters into force: a milestone in the UK’s energy transition By Kathryn Emmett Charlotte Burgess Following its introduction in July 2022, the Energy Act 2023 (the “Act”) finally gained royal assent on 26 October 2023. Dubbed the “the...
Oct 29, 2023 The EU Green Bond Standard: a welcome leap forward for sustainable finance? By Caroline Phillips Minolee Shah The long-awaited EU Green Bond Standard (the “EU GBS”) has been approved by the European Parliament and adopted by the Council of the EU,...
Oct 24, 2023 Influential OECD Principles of Corporate Governance updated, endorsed by G20 By Moira Thompson Oliver Rosie Duthie Beatrice Kang At the September G20 Leaders’ Summit in India, the G20 endorsed the revised G20/OECD Principles of Corporate Governance (the...
Oct 19, 2023 Pay transparency: the route to pay equality? By Olivia Withers Philippa O'Malley Clare Fletcher In the UK there is a widely recognised social taboo around discussing pay, and recent research suggests female employees tend to have...
Oct 12, 2023 Navigating Green Innovation in EU Merger Control By Slaughter and May The European Commission recognises that DG Competition has a role to play in realising the ambitions set out in the European Green Deal,...
Oct 05, 2023 The FCA and PRA consult on boosting diversity and supporting healthy work cultures By Helena Davies David Rintoul On 25 September 2023, the FCA and PRA announced consultations on proposals to introduce a new regulatory framework on Diversity and...
Sep 22, 2023 Get ready for nature reporting: the TNFD publishes its final recommendations By Richard Hilton George Murray Rosie Duthie Remi Pfister +1 more... Show less The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (“TNFD”) released its final recommendations during New York Climate Week, on 19...
Sep 15, 2023 Assurance frameworks for sustainability reporting: leading standard setter consults on proposed global baseline By Remi Pfister George Murray Increased sustainability reporting brings greater transparency but also a risk of inconsistency in quality. This has led to calls for a...