20 Dec, 2024 The Government’s Response to the House of Lords Modern Slavery Committee Report 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...
18 Dec, 2024 Looking ahead to the UK Corporate Governance Code 2024: the FRC publishes its annual Review of Corporate Governance Reporting By Katie Kershaw Daniel Whitham In November, the Financial Reporting Council (the “FRC”) (the independent regulator for auditors, accountants and actuaries in the UK,...
17 Dec, 2024 EUDR Delay Formally Agreed by the European Parliament and Council By Harry Hecht Samantha Brady Remi Pfister Helena Campbell +1 more... Show less This week, the European Parliament and Council have formally confirmed their agreement to the Commission’s proposal to delay the...
13 Dec, 2024 COP29: Did The ‘Finance Cop’ Find Its Feet, And What Progress Was Made On Carbon Markets? By Samay Shah Charlotte Burgess George Murray Aaron Wu +1 more... Show less The annual leading international climate change conference, COP29, concluded in the early hours of 24 November. For companies and...
12 Dec, 2024 The Forced Labour Regulation is now finalised – how can companies start to prepare? 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...
06 Dec, 2024 Our reflections from the 13th UN Forum on Business and Human Rights 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...
05 Dec, 2024 The Sustainability ‘Omnibus’ - what is it, and what does it mean for companies? 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...