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,...
07 Nov, 2024 Sustainability reporting - CEAOB publishes guidelines on limited assurance By George Murray From January next year, companies within scope will have to publish sustainability statements as required under the EU’s Corporate...
14 Aug, 2024 EU Methane Regulation: Evaporation of the 2020 Methane Strategy? By Sofía Hurtado Knaster Samay Shah Aaron Wu Methane (CH4): a formidable greenhouse gas, air pollutant, major component of natural gas and second-largest contributor to climate...
12 Aug, 2024 Establishing and Running an Effective Sustainability Committee: Insights from the CGI By George Murray Helena Campbell Leyla Manthorpe Rizatepe The rise of sustainability as an important business driver has prompted many organisations to re-evaluate their governance structures,...
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...
15 Jul, 2024 Drawing the battle lines in European greenwashing regulation By George Murray Natasha Ewart Smith In response to the European Commission’s call for advice, the three European Supervisory Agencies (ESAs) - covering banking, securities,...
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...
29 Apr, 2024 The FCA’s Anti-Greenwashing Rule: New Guidance Released Ahead of Implementation in May By Sabine Dittrich Helena Campbell Andres Chau The FCA’s new anti-greenwashing rule forms part of a package of measures finalised in November 2023 through the FCA’s Policy Statement on...
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 Jonny Cotton Rosie Duthie +1 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...