28 Sep, 2020 ACM targets "greenwashing": practical guidance on sales practices involving sustainability claims By Felix Roscam Abbing Alvaro Pliego Selie The Netherlands Consumer and Markets Authority (ACM) continues with its trailblazing sustainability initiatives. Following its...
28 Sep, 2020 Why circular cities are key to the pandemic recovery - Circular New York City launch By Oliver Dudok van Heel “The New York Circular City Initiative offers a practical approach to transform the city from the world’s second largest in terms of...
23 Sep, 2020 The European Commission adopts revised State aid Guidelines in relation to its Emissions Trading System By Andreas von Bonin Thomas Lübbig Merit Olthoff Mariya Serafimova Jonas Levermann +2 more... Show less On 16 September 2020, Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission (the Commission), delivered her first State of the...
23 Sep, 2020 Business and human rights: Navigating the legal landscape – a joint report with UN Global Compact By Elizabeth Forster Since the introduction of the UN Guiding Principles on Human Rights in 2011, business and human rights have become increasingly...
17 Sep, 2020 No more “No”-brigade’: The growing role of in-house lawyers in supporting companies’ sustainability ambitions. By Oliver Dudok van Heel Lawyers have not been typically seen as being at the forefront of the sustainability transition. Indeed, they were often characterised as...
14 Sep, 2020 Sustainable due diligence? A look at the UK’s new deforestation consultation By James Raeside Simon Duncombe Elizabeth Forster At the end of August, the UK Government announced a public consultation on legislative proposals which would introduce a due diligence...
10 Sep, 2020 Has COVID-19 dampened corporations’ sustainability ambitions? By Oliver Dudok van Heel As the pandemic hit global markets back in March, many expected this to be the end of corporations’ sustainability efforts. As Ryanair...
04 Sep, 2020 Diversity in boardrooms continues to gain momentum By Sarah Solum Pamela Marcogliese Doru Gavril Maj Vaseghi +1 more... Show less California legislature pushes forward mandatory board diversity requirements beyond gender diversity On August 30, 2020, the California...