Sustainability

12/23/2024 2:37:33 PM

UK Sustainability Reporting Likely to Align Materiality with International Standards Developed by the ISSB

By Harry Hecht Samantha Brady George Murray

Sustainability reporting in the UK, in the form of the UK Sustainability Reporting Standards (UK SRS), is still on track to align with...

12/20/2024 11:52:43 AM

By Moira Thompson Oliver Helena Campbell Connie Day

This week, the Government published its response to the House of Lords Select Committee’s (the Committee) report on the impact and...

12/18/2024 11:06:11 AM

By Katie Kershaw Daniel Whitham

In November, the Financial Reporting Council (the “FRC”) (the independent regulator for auditors, accountants and actuaries in the UK,...

12/17/2024 5:10:15 PM

By Harry Hecht Samantha Brady Remi Pfister +1 more...

The European Parliament and Council have formally confirmed their agreement to the Commission’s proposal to delay the implementation of...

12/13/2024 2:38:58 PM

By Samay Shah Charlotte Burgess George Murray +1 more...

The annual leading international climate change conference, COP29, concluded in the early hours of 24 November. For companies and...

12/12/2024 4:16:26 PM

By Moira Thompson Oliver George Murray Sabrina Lethenyey

The Forced Labour Regulation (the “Regulation”)[1] has been published in the EU's Official Journal and will start to apply three years...

12/6/2024 12:24:11 PM

By Moira Thompson Oliver Rosie Duthie

Last week, Moira Thompson Oliver and Rosie Duthie attended the 13th UN Forum on Business and Human Rights (the “Forum”). The Forum...

12/5/2024 3:52:02 PM

By George Murray Sabine Dittrich Moira Thompson Oliver

The President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen created a bit of a stir recently at an informal meeting of heads of state...