Dec 06, 2024 Our reflections from the 13th UN Forum on Business and Human Rights By Moira Thompson Oliver Rosie Duthie Last week, Moira Thompson Oliver and Rosie Duthie attended the 13th UN Forum on Business and Human Rights (the “Forum”). The Forum...
Dec 05, 2024 The Sustainability ‘Omnibus’ - what is it, and what does it mean for companies? By George Murray Sabine Dittrich Moira Thompson Oliver The President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen created a bit of a stir recently at an informal meeting of heads of state...
Nov 21, 2024 Spanner in the works? European Parliament agrees to EU Deforestation Regulation delay but proposes amendments By Moira Thompson Oliver Remi Pfister Helena Campbell Last week, the European Parliament agreed to the European Commission’s suggested postponement of the application of the European...
Oct 23, 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...
Sep 30, 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...
Sep 30, 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...
Sep 13, 2024 UN Report explores link between climate change and human rights, and the role of companies By Mizan Rahman Moira Thompson Oliver George Murray On 28 August 2024, the UN Secretary-General published a report exploring the links between the loss and damage [1] caused by climate...
Aug 29, 2024 Getting to grips with the CS3D: Overview and insights from the European Commission’s recent FAQs By Moira Thompson Oliver Helena Campbell Guillermo Cavero Lapuerta The European Commission has published a set of FAQs on the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D). The document is...