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...
23 Oct, 2024 Report on the Modern Slavery Act 2015: Calls to make the UK, once again, a world leader in the fight against modern slavery By Moira Thompson Oliver Remi Pfister Helena Campbell Mizan Rahman +1 more... Show less A House of Lords Select Committee, tasked with considering the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (MSA), recently published a report setting out...
14 Oct, 2024 Sustainability reporting features prominently in the FRC’s Annual Review of Corporate Reporting By David Watkins Samantha Brady Helena Campbell Maxwell Curtis +1 more... Show less In September, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) (the independent regulator for auditors, accountants and actuaries in the UK,...
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...
30 Sep, 2024 New guidance published on the development of the UK SRS: Confirmation that, so far, the UK is staying the course with ISSB implementation By Samantha Brady Moira Thompson Oliver Helena Campbell The Department for Business and Trade has published new guidance on the Government’s framework to create UK Sustainability Reporting...
30 Sep, 2024 Developments in the ‘S’ Reporting and Disclosure Landscape: The Taskforce on Inequality and Social-related Financial Disclosures (TISFD) By Moira Thompson Oliver Katie Kershaw Helena Campbell Mizan Rahman +1 more... Show less Launched on 23 September, the Taskforce on Inequality and Social-related Financial Disclosures (TISFD) is an initiative that will develop...
23 Aug, 2024 European sustainability reporting under the CSRD – three new tools to help companies with implementation By Samantha Brady Guillermo Cavero Lapuerta The European Commission has published a draft notice setting out 90 FAQs relating to sustainability reporting, which offers helpful...
06 Aug, 2024 SBTi publishes new documents relating to companies’ use of carbon credits in Scope 3 target setting, but overall direction of travel remains unclear By Samantha Brady Helena Campbell The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has published an update relating to Scope 3 (i.e., indirect emissions) target setting and the...
23 Jun, 2024 UK’s Sustainability Reporting Standards: scope for divergence, timing and implementation process By George Murray In May, the Department for Business and Trade (“DBT”) published its Framework and Terms of Reference for the Development of UK...
09 Jun, 2024 ISSB update: growing adoption of disclosure standards, but divergence remains likely By George Murray More than 20 jurisdictions, representing nearly 55% of global GDP and more than half of global greenhouse gas emissions[1], have...
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...
14 Apr, 2024 The Enchanted Path: Materialising a Provisional Carbon Removal Certification Framework By Aaron Wu George Murray Sofía Hurtado Knaster Simi Fajemisin +1 more... Show less On 20 February 2024, the European Council and Parliament negotiators reached a provisional political agreement on a regulation that will...
04 Apr, 2024 Nature and Biodiversity Round-up: Recent Developments in 2024 By Richard Hilton Helena Campbell George Murray Isabella Nieto +1 more... Show less Nature and biodiversity have at times appeared to be the ‘poor cousin’ of climate change, generally attracting less policy, media, and...
14 Dec, 2023 ESG reporting consultations to watch in the UK By Remi Pfister George Murray Sustainability reporting and disclosure frameworks have continued to evolve in 2023 and will develop further in 2024. In June, the...
06 Dec, 2023 Tighter sustainability regime for firms and financial products confirmed by FCA By George Murray Alfred King Following its consultation issued in October 2022, the FCA has finally confirmed in late November a package of measures aimed at...
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...