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On 21 January, the UK Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights (“the Joint Committee”) launched an inquiry into the UK’s legal and...
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In early February, the Business and Human Rights Lawyers Association brought together lawyers and practitioners from all over the world...
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On 29 January, the European Commission published an official communication on ‘A Competitiveness Compass for the EU’ (‘the Compass’)....
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This week, the Government published its response to the House of Lords Select Committee’s (the Committee) report on the impact and...
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The European Parliament and Council have formally confirmed their agreement to the Commission’s proposal to delay the implementation of...
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The Forced Labour Regulation (the “Regulation”)[1] has been published in the EU's Official Journal and will start to apply three years...
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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...
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Last week, the European Parliament agreed to the European Commission’s suggested postponement of the application of the European...
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The European Commission has announced plans to delay the implementation of its Deforestation-free Products Regulation[1] (EUDR) by 12...
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The European Commission has published a set of FAQs on the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D). The document is...
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After a long and eventful legislative journey, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D) came into force on 25 July...
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The Financial Reporting Council’s (FRC) revisions to the Corporate Governance Code (the Code), which updates the 2018 Code, will take...
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This week, Moira Thompson Oliver (Senior Counsel) and Rosie Duthie (Associate) from our Sustainability team attended the 12th UN Forum on...
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In the ESG space, best practice is often dictated by principles, frameworks and guidance – so-called ‘soft law’ – rather than black and...
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Corporates aren’t alone in facing increasing greenwashing-related risks this year. Regulators are also being pulled into the spotlight...
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On 6 December 2022 the European Parliament and Council announced that they had reached political agreement[1] on a new regulation, first...