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 OCED 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 Helen Byrne 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...
Sep 05, 2023 Are corporates facing greater accountability for international crimes? By Lydia Kim Jeff Twentyman Lucy Scaramuzza Jonny Cotton Rosie Duthie +2 more... Show less On 5 September 2023, a case against two former corporate executives of oil and gas company, Lundin Energy (now Orrön Energy) over alleged...
Aug 31, 2023 It's not easy being green: AI's 'hidden' carbon footprint By Moira Thompson Oliver Lucy Scaramuzza Elizabeth Huang Recent media coverageblog discussing ways in which AI can help tackle climate change). However, businesses should be alert to the hidden...
Aug 16, 2023 Sustainability reporting in the UK: what’s next? By David Watkins Moira Thompson Oliver Lucy Scaramuzza Helena Cameron +1 more... Show less There has been a flurry of activity in the sustainability reporting landscape in recent weeks. We discussed the launch of the...
Aug 07, 2023 Adoption by the European Commission of the first EU Sustainability Reporting Standards: further clarity and certainty for reporting under the CSRD By Holly Mumford Companies which fall within the scope of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive ((EU) 2022/2464) (“CSRD”) now have additional...
Aug 02, 2023 New ACT Borrower’s Guide to Sustainability-Linked Loan Terms By Kathrine Meloni Latifah Mohamed The popularity of sustainability-linked loans (SLLs) lies in their breadth of application – they have much wider reach than “use of...
Jul 21, 2023 Global trends in climate litigation: risks for corporates and financial institutions By Max Cheung On 29 June, the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment launched its annual report on global trends in climate...
Jul 13, 2023 European Parliament Backs Ban On Green Claims Based Solely On Carbon Offsetting By Ismaeel Hitar In May, the European Parliament (the “Parliament”) overwhelmingly approved the proposal for a new directive (see the Parliament’s adopted...