Sustainability

3/6/2026 10:20:07 AM

UK sustainability reporting: UK government publishes finalised versions of UK SRS, FCA launches consultation on implementation for listed companies

By Samantha Brady Gabriel Forrest-Lim

The ISSB released its flagship sustainability reporting standards, IFRS S1 and S2,[1] in June 2023. As of mid-2025, these standards had...

12/16/2025 1:32:33 PM

Omnibus Update: EU passes legislation to amend CSRD and CS3D, drawing the saga to a close (for now)

By David Hay Moira Thompson Oliver Gabriel Forrest-Lim

The trilogue negotiations on revisions to the content of the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and Corporate...

7/23/2025 10:24:42 AM

EC issues first opinion on the compatibility of a sustainability agreement in the organic wine sector with competition rules for agriculture

By Helen Byrne Alexander Chadd

Last week, the European Commission (EC) issued an opinion letter on the application of EU competition rules for agricultural products in...

7/11/2025 5:28:13 AM

EC issues guidance on sustainability agreement to reduce CO2 emissions in European ports

By Dr Nele Dhondt Alexander Chadd

The European Commission (EC) has issued an informal guidance letter offering clarity on the application of EU competition law to an...

5/15/2025 9:35:27 AM

The European Commission seeks views on integrating sustainability considerations in merger reviews

By Dr Nele Dhondt

On 8 May 2025, the European Commission (EC) launched a public consultation to inform its review of the 2004 horizontal and 2008...

4/8/2025 9:56:01 AM

The CMA issues informal guidance on environmental cooperation in the UK construction industry under ‘open door’ policy

By Alexander Chadd Elizabeth Huang Dr Nele Dhondt

On 28 March 2025, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published its latest piece of informal guidance under its ‘open door’...

2/4/2025 9:00:57 AM

Does antitrust law stand in the way of Net Zero Alliances?

By Dr Nele Dhondt Alexander Chadd Caio Rocha

At the start of 2025, JP Morgan announced that it was exiting the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), a UN- convened group of leading...

9/16/2024 11:22:34 AM

Naming of funds under SDR continues to pose challenges - FCA gives asset managers limited breathing room

By Nick Bonsall Samantha Brady David Shone +1 more...

The FCA has confirmed that it will allow asset managers more time to get ready for the “naming and marketing” rules under the...

7/16/2024 9:00:01 AM

What's the right side of the line for green collaboration? Ask the antitrust agencies

By Dr Nele Dhondt Alexander Chadd

European antitrust agencies have recently given the green light to two sustainability-related collaborations amongst competitors. Coming...

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 -...

10/12/2023 1:01:57 PM

Navigating Green Innovation in EU Merger Control

By Slaughter and May

The European Commission recognises that DG Competition has a role to play in realising the ambitions set out in the European Green Deal,...

6/14/2023 4:02:55 PM

European Commission Clarifies Sustainability Rules In Revised Horizontal Guidelines

By Slaughter and May

On 1 June 2023, the European Commission published its long-awaited revised guidelines on horizontal cooperation (Guidelines) which...

8/31/2022 9:22:23 AM

“Safe Sustainability”: Learning From Aviation

By Slaughter and May

The commercial aviation industry has long since drawn the envy and admiration of others for its approach in dealing with safety risks -...

8/9/2022 12:42:42 PM

ISSB draft standards: business and finance community call for global alignment and strengthening of proposed drafts

By Slaughter and May

After attracting significant interest from stakeholders, the consultation period for the International Sustainability Standards Board’s...

8/5/2022 2:06:04 PM

“The Green, the Bad and the Ugly”: Effecting Change in Supply Chains and Countering the Risk of Greenwashing

By Slaughter and May

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority’s (“CMA”) has recently announced that it has launched investigations into a number of fashion...

6/29/2022 3:55:30 PM

The government’s proposals for audit and corporate governance reform – positive implications for sustainability reporting?

By Julie Stanbrook

The government published its response to its March 2021 White paper, ‘Restoring trust in audit and corporate governance’ at the end of...