Sustainability

7/18/2025 4:53:07 AM

Basel Committee’s Voluntary Climate Disclosure Framework: Implications for the UK, EU and beyond

By Sabine Dittrich Julia Shearer-Rivera Sam Ingleton

Introduction On 13 June 2025, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Basel Committee) published a framework for its 28 member...

7/8/2025 9:07:51 AM

Omnibus Updates: Council and Parliament respond to the Commission’s proposals

By David Hay Moira Thompson Oliver Sabine Dittrich +1 more...

Recent developments in the Council and in the European Parliament have shed some light on the discussions we can expect in the upcoming...

5/1/2025 4:12:20 PM

The Omnibus – complaints lodged about the process whilst the Council considers amendments

By Moira Thompson Oliver George Murray

Following agreement on the ‘stop-the-clock’ directive, which will delay the dates from which the EU’s flagship Corporate Sustainability...

4/14/2025 9:29:20 AM

EU Agrees Sustainability Omnibus ‘Stop-the-Clock’ Directive and Consultation Launched on the European Sustainability Reporting Standards

By Sabine Dittrich Helena Campbell

On 14 April 2025, the European Council formally adopted the “stop-the-clock” Directive.[1] This follows on from the European Parliament...

3/30/2025 8:03:22 PM

Modern Slavery Act 2015: Home Office Updates Statutory Guidance

By Moira Thompson Oliver George Murray Natalie Goodman

On 24 March, the Home Office published updated guidance (the Guidance) for companies producing modern slavery statements as required by...

3/27/2025 10:25:38 AM

The ESG and DEI Discussion - from Brussels to Washington

By George Murray

In this podcast, Harry Hecht, Philippa O’Malley and Moira Thompson Oliver sit down with Michael Arnold, Partner at Cravath, Swaine &...

3/25/2025 10:37:58 AM

SBTi Consults on Revised Corporate Net-Zero Standard: Greater Flexibility for Scope 3 Targets but Tight Control of Carbon Credits

By Samantha Brady Helena Campbell

The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), a corporate climate action organisation that develops standards, tools and guidance which...

3/18/2025 3:30:16 PM

The Employment Rights Bill: Seven Questions for Employers

By Phil Linnard Philippa O'Malley David Rintoul +2 more...

The Employment Rights Bill (ERB) has been hailed by the Prime Minister as “introducing the biggest upgrade to workers’ rights in a...

3/6/2025 5:33:06 PM

The Sustainability Omnibus - Streamlining Sustainability Regulation

By Moira Thompson Oliver Samantha Brady Sabine Dittrich +3 more...

On 26 February 2025, the European Commission published its proposals for the first in a series of ‘omnibus’ packages, aimed at...

2/24/2025 10:34:31 AM

The Commission Work Programme 2025: What’s Next for the Omnibus?

By Sabine Dittrich Aaron Wu Helena Campbell

Updates in relation to the EU’s proposed sustainability ‘omnibus’ package seem to be coming thick and fast, although distinguishing...

2/19/2025 11:40:51 AM

Time to rethink the UK’s approach to modern slavery? Parliamentary inquiry into forced labour in international supply chains

By Moira Thompson Oliver Daniel Whitham George Murray +1 more...

On 21 January, the UK Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights (“the Joint Committee”) launched an inquiry into the UK’s legal and...

2/17/2025 5:34:17 PM

In House Perspectives on Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence and Reporting

By Moira Thompson Oliver George Murray

In early February, the Business and Human Rights Lawyers Association brought together lawyers and practitioners from all over the world...

2/4/2025 5:59:05 PM

The Omnibus and the Compass: more details emerge of EU plans to simplify sustainability legislation

By Harry Hecht Sabine Dittrich Moira Thompson Oliver +1 more...

On 29 January, the European Commission published an official communication on ‘A Competitiveness Compass for the EU’ (‘the Compass’)....

1/21/2025 4:33:40 PM

FRC publishes a thematic review of mandatory climate-related financial disclosures by AIM-listed and large private companies

By Samantha Brady Helena Campbell

Today, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) (the independent regulator for auditors, accountants and actuaries in the UK) published a...

12/23/2024 2:37:33 PM

UK Sustainability Reporting Likely to Align Materiality with International Standards Developed by the ISSB

By Harry Hecht Samantha Brady George Murray

Sustainability reporting in the UK, in the form of the UK Sustainability Reporting Standards (UK SRS), is still on track to align with...

12/20/2024 11:52:43 AM

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...