Sustainability

12/21/2023 6:52:04 PM

Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive: Political agreement reached

By Moira Thompson Oliver Sabine Dittrich Rosie Duthie +1 more...

Nearly two years after the European Commission (“Commission”) first published its legislative proposal for an EU framework on human...

12/19/2023 4:51:29 PM

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...

12/18/2023 4:54:18 PM

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...

12/14/2023 4:07:49 PM

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...

12/11/2023 6:24:33 PM

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...

12/6/2023 12:53:38 PM

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...

12/3/2023 9:28:00 PM

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...

11/20/2023 5:28:56 PM

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...

11/14/2023 11:56:49 AM

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...

10/29/2023 9:00:53 AM

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,...

10/24/2023 5:39:05 PM

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...

10/19/2023 2:09:55 PM

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...

10/12/2023 1:01:57 PM

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,...

10/5/2023 4:53:31 PM

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...

9/22/2023 10:53:12 AM

Get ready for nature reporting: the TNFD publishes its final recommendations

By Richard Hilton George Murray Rosie Duthie +1 more...

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (“TNFD”) released its final recommendations during New York Climate Week, on 19...

9/15/2023 11:25:48 AM

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...