On 20 February 2024, the European Council and Parliament negotiators reached a provisional political agreement on a regulation that will...
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Nature and biodiversity have at times appeared to be the ‘poor cousin’ of climate change, generally attracting less policy, media, and...
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Sustainability reporting and disclosure frameworks have continued to evolve in 2023 and will develop further in 2024. In June, the...
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Following its consultation issued in October 2022, the FCA has finally confirmed in late November a package of measures aimed at...
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On 25 September 2023, the FCA and PRA announced consultations on proposals to introduce a new regulatory framework on Diversity and...
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There has been a flurry of activity in the sustainability reporting landscape in recent weeks. We discussed the launch of the...
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Companies which fall within the scope of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive ((EU) 2022/2464) (“CSRD”) now have additional...
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On 14 March 2023 the Parker Review Committee published an update report, Improving the Ethnic Diversity of UK business. The report notes...
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In its annual letter to investee companies at the beginning of 2023, Aviva Investors issued a warning that, in the upcoming AGM season,...
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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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The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) recently published their latest primary market bulletin (the “Bulletin”), which provides an...
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On 28 November 2022, the Council of the European Union (“the Council”) adopted the proposed Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive...
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The influential proxy advisory firm, Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”), has released the results of it’s the annual Global...
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As a growing number of UK companies commit to net zero targets, the UK Financial Reporting Council Lab (the Lab) has published a report...
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The publication of the FCA’s long-awaited consultation paper on Sustainability Disclosure Requirements and investment labels (CP22/20)...
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The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has published a position paper on the European Commission’s proposal for a directive on...