10/14/2024 9:04:43 AM 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,...
5/13/2024 11:19:12 AM Assessing the Materiality of Nature-Related Financial Risks for the UK By Samantha Brady James Shaw First-of-its-kind analysis, led by the Green Finance Institute (GFI), has quantified the impact that nature degradation, both...
4/29/2024 6:42:21 PM 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...
4/16/2024 4:03:41 PM 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...
4/2/2024 2:29:53 PM CMA urges fashion retail businesses to review green claims and practices By Dr Nele Dhondt The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced that it has accepted voluntary undertakings from three fashion retailers -...
3/6/2024 11:46:55 AM Squaring the circle of sustainable investing with pension trustee’s fiduciary duties By Catrin Young On 6 February 2024 the Financial Markets Law Committee published its paper, Pension Fund Trustees and Fiduciary Duties: Decision making...
12/3/2023 9:28:00 PM 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...
9/5/2023 10:54:00 AM 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...
7/21/2023 11:36:12 AM Global trends in climate litigation: risks for corporates and financial institutions By Max Cheung On 29 June, the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment launched its annual report on global trends in climate...
6/15/2023 9:49:35 AM Climate litigation risk informing investor decisions By Samantha Holland Individuals, civil society and other stakeholders are increasingly using the courts to challenge governments and high emitting corporates...
2/2/2023 11:41:21 AM 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...
1/3/2023 6:30:33 PM TCFD Reporting Updates: FCA Primary Market Bulletin 42 By Helena Campbell The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) recently published their latest primary market bulletin (the “Bulletin”), which provides an...
11/14/2022 2:52:02 PM 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...
11/7/2022 2:39:46 PM Climate Change “Loss and Damage”: what is it and will meaningful progress be made at COP27? By Helena Campbell Kathryn Emmett The COP27 summit in Egypt has invigorated debate over “loss and damage”, with several developing nations renewing calls for financial...
8/31/2022 9:22:23 AM “Safe Sustainability”: Learning From Aviation By Dean Hickey The commercial aviation industry has long since drawn the envy and admiration of others for its approach in dealing with safety risks -...
8/17/2022 12:26:24 PM TCFD Reporting: How are premium listed companies doing? By Slaughter and May The FRC and FCA recently published two reports assessing whether premium-listed companies’ climate-related reporting had materially...