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...
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...
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...
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...
21 Nov, 2024 Spanner in the works? European Parliament agrees to EU Deforestation Regulation delay but proposes amendments By Moira Thompson Oliver Remi Pfister Helena Campbell Last week, the European Parliament agreed to the European Commission’s suggested postponement of the application of the European...
10 Oct, 2024 EU Commission proposes to delay the implementation of the EUDR by a year, and publishes new guidance By Harry Hecht Remi Pfister Daniel Whitham The European Commission has announced plans to delay the implementation of its Deforestation-free Products Regulation[1] (EUDR) by 12...
29 Aug, 2024 Getting to grips with the CS3D: Overview and insights from the European Commission’s recent FAQs By Moira Thompson Oliver Helena Campbell Guillermo Cavero Lapuerta The European Commission has published a set of FAQs on the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D). The document is...
01 Aug, 2024 The EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive is now in force By George Murray After a long and eventful legislative journey, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D) came into force on 25 July...
08 May, 2024 The UK Corporate Governance Code 2024: changes from a sustainability and D&I perspective By Richard Hilton George Murray Holly Sleep The Financial Reporting Council’s (FRC) revisions to the Corporate Governance Code (the Code), which updates the 2018 Code, will take...
03 Dec, 2023 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...
24 May, 2023 Handling soft law and uncertainty in ESG – steps you can take By Éanna Malone In the ESG space, best practice is often dictated by principles, frameworks and guidance – so-called ‘soft law’ – rather than black and...
03 Mar, 2023 FCA faces judicial review over fossil fuel company’s climate disclosures By George Murray Corporates aren’t alone in facing increasing greenwashing-related risks this year. Regulators are also being pulled into the spotlight...
03 Jan, 2023 The European Parliament and Council announce progress made on proposed deforestation regulation By Helena Campbell Dean Hickey Rachael Seymour On 6 December 2022 the European Parliament and Council announced that they had reached political agreement[1] on a new regulation, first...
24 Oct, 2022 The PRI’s position on the EU’s corporate sustainability due diligence proposals – a good start but more is required By Helena Campbell The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has published a position paper on the European Commission’s proposal for a directive on...
20 Oct, 2022 Private companies are falling behind on net zero, to their peril By George Murray With COP27 starting next month, eyes are turning to both public and private businesses’ efforts to meet net zero by 2050 – and private...
12 Jul, 2022 Watch: Reaching Zero - How legal services can accelerate the transition By Jeff Twentyman As part of London Climate Action Week, Slaughter and May collaborated with Net Zero Lawyers Alliance to host a panel discussion about why...