Oct 29, 2021 Does the law support investing for sustainability impact? By Juliane Hilf Timothy Wilkins David Rouch Following the IPCC’s ‘code red’ report, COP26 marks a crucial moment in governmental attempts to tackle climate change. Here, we explain...
Oct 28, 2021 New Zealand introduces legislation on climate-related reporting requirements for large financial entities By Katherine Del Mar New Zealand has become the first country to codify aspects of the Financial Stability Board’s Task Force on Climate-related Financial...
Oct 27, 2021 Court refuses to strike out claim for non-disclosure of climate risk to bondholders By Anthea Bowater Simon Orton Simon Duncombe Luke FitzGerald +1 more... Show less The Federal Court of Australia has refused to strike out a claim brought by Kathleen O’Donnell, a student and retail investor, against...
Oct 25, 2021 WorkLife2.0 - Climate change and the workplace By Jean-Francois Gerard Amy Rentell Laura Llangozi The 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) will take place in Glasgow starting from Sunday 31 October. COP26 will bring...
Oct 22, 2021 Decarbonising transport: the latest on the UK’s new Net Zero Strategy for passenger vehicles By James Roberts Jasmine Kang With just over one week until COP26, the UK Government has announced its new Net Zero Strategy, which sets out plans to reduce greenhouse...
Oct 20, 2021 Deploying capital as a force for good: A no-brainer? By Oliver Dudok van Heel Edward Braham With the eyes of the world on COP it is easy to think that climate change is the only issue that needs our attention. Sadly, this is not...
Oct 18, 2021 Making EU State aid rules fit for the green transition: EU Commission opens a public consultation to review the General Block Exemption Regulation By Andreas von Bonin Merit Olthoff Jonas Levermann Ioana-Virginia Motoc +1 more... Show less On 6 October, the European Commission (Commission) launched a public consultation on its proposed targeted amendment of the General Block...
Oct 15, 2021 Sustainable pension investments - the position ahead of COP26 By Charles Magoffin Amy Rentell Emily Darlow Anika Prasad +1 more... Show less Towards the end of this month, the UK will host the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow. COP26 will bring...
Oct 13, 2021 A shared business voice to tackle climate change By Timothy Wilkins Oliver Dudok van Heel Climate change is the defining challenge of our times. A ‘code red for humanity’ in the words of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres....