16 Apr, 2024 European Court of Human Rights confirms right to effective protection from serious adverse effects of climate change By Samantha Holland Smriti Sriram Moira Thompson Oliver Sabine Dittrich +1 more... Show less The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights has held in a landmark decision that a Contracting State has breached its duties...
18 Mar, 2024 Unravelling the UK’s Energy Charter Treaty Withdrawal By Samay Shah Aaron Wu Demosthenes Caldis A formerly-stalwart champion of the Energy Charter Treaty (‘ECT’), the UK confirmed its intention on 22 February 2024 to withdraw from...
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...
05 Oct, 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...
05 Sep, 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...
30 May, 2023 ESG Shareholder Activism in the 2023 AGM season By Shanuk Mediwaka Srimukundan Rajaram Shareholder activism with environmental, social or governance (“ESG”) objectives has steadily increased in recent years — the 2023 AGM /...
04 Apr, 2023 Beyond “one and done”: new ethnic diversity targets from the Parker Review By Philippa O'Malley Clare Fletcher On 14 March 2023 the Parker Review Committee published an update report, Improving the Ethnic Diversity of UK business. The report notes...
31 Mar, 2023 UK competition authority publishes guidance on collaborating on sustainability By Alexander Chadd In February, the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) published its long-awaited draft guidance on the application of UK antitrust...
03 Mar, 2023 FCA set outs its Supervision Strategy for Asset Managers By Charlotte Strivens In February, the FCA published its latest 'Dear CEO' Letter to UK asset managers, setting out its supervisory strategy for 2023. The...
02 Feb, 2023 Feet to the fire: Is an action in the UK courts an effective way to enforce compliance with the Paris Agreement? By Julius Handler Sam Edwards Case Analysis: R (Friends of the Earth) v UKEF [2022] EWHC 568 (Admin) The Paris Agreement and its legacy (so far) The long-term goal of...
30 Jan, 2023 “Exploring the possible” – UK competition regulator confirms new guidance will relax antitrust rules for climate change agreements By Niamh Kelly It has been clear for some time that fears of accusations of collusion can prevent businesses from collaborating on initiatives to tackle...
05 Dec, 2022 Workforce disclosures: US leading the (regulatory) way as EU and UK trail on “human capital” By Katie Kershaw Philippa O'Malley In the post-pandemic era, companies are increasingly aware of the value, as well as the cost, of their employees. This is starting to be...
17 Nov, 2022 The FRC Lab sets out investor views on effectively communicating net zero commitments By Elizabeth Oladunni As a growing number of UK companies commit to net zero targets, the UK Financial Reporting Council Lab (the Lab) has published a report...
14 Nov, 2022 Businesses' role in building peace in conflict zones By Éanna Malone The role of business in conflict-affected zones remains a relatively unexplored topic because business is sometimes presented as a...
11 Nov, 2022 Progress on net zero transition plans likely to raise standard expected By George Murray COP26 last year saw a real push towards putting in place net zero targets for corporates and financial institutions. Now the focus is...
28 Oct, 2022 The right to a healthy environment: Resolution 76/300's potential impact on businesses By Jeff Twentyman Lydia Kim Lucy Scaramuzza In July, the UN General Assembly passed a resolution recognising the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment as a human...