Sep 16, 2024 Naming of funds under SDR continues to pose challenges - FCA gives asset managers limited breathing room By Nick Bonsall Samantha Brady David Shone Selmin Hakki +1 more... Show less The FCA has confirmed that it will allow asset managers more time to get ready for the “naming and marketing” rules under the...
Jul 16, 2024 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...
Apr 02, 2024 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 -...
Oct 12, 2023 Navigating Green Innovation in EU Merger Control By Helen Byrne The European Commission recognises that DG Competition has a role to play in realising the ambitions set out in the European Green Deal,...
Jun 14, 2023 European Commission Clarifies Sustainability Rules In Revised Horizontal Guidelines By Helen Byrne On 1 June 2023, the European Commission published its long-awaited revised guidelines on horizontal cooperation (Guidelines) which...
Aug 31, 2022 “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 -...
Aug 09, 2022 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...
Aug 05, 2022 “The Green, the Bad and the Ugly”: Effecting Change in Supply Chains and Countering the Risk of Greenwashing By Dean Hickey The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority’s (“CMA”) has recently announced that it has launched investigations into a number of fashion...
Jun 29, 2022 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...
May 09, 2022 Set adrift or in full sail? Corporate purpose and “ESG risks” By Dean Hickey According to a new briefing from the Financial Reporting Council (“FRC”), corporate purpose can serve as a company's “moral anchor”. This...
Mar 28, 2022 The CMA promises new competition guidelines while recommending changes to consumer law to tackle environmental challenges By Maria Bergamasco The Competition and Markets Authority has published advice to the Government on how competition and consumer laws can help meet the UK's...