Jul 28, 2021 ESG x Fintech - sustainability sandbox By Claire Harrop Co-authored by Sam Hay, vacation scheme student Earlier this month, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the City of London...
Jul 28, 2021 German Federal Constitutional Court calls for specific targets for reducing greenhouse gases from 2031 onwards By Andreas Schuler Mathias Färber Juliane Hilf Norbert Nolte +1 more... Show less On 24 March 2021, the German Federal Constitutional Court ruled that Germany's Federal Climate Protection Act is partially...
Jul 16, 2021 Focus on forced labour risks: EU Commission publishes guidance for corporate due diligence By Christoph H. Seibt Marlen Vesper-Gräske On 12 July 2021, the EU Commission published practical guidance for companies on human rights due diligence related to forced labour...
Jul 14, 2021 ESG x Fintech: cryptocurrency + climate = crisis? By Claire Harrop This post is the start of a crossover series looking at Environmental, Social and Governance issues (ESG) in the context of fintech....
Jul 14, 2021 European Commission publishes proposal to expand EU emission trading system By Sascha Arnold Hendrik Wessling Today the European Commission published its proposal to expand the EU emission trading system (EU ETS). The overall aim of this proposal...
Jul 13, 2021 Contracting for social outcomes – how can results-based financing models help organisations seeking to fund social programmes? By Daniella Jammes Reena Parmar Duncan Kellaway Results-based financing (RBF) instruments are an innovative way to fund social programmes. These instruments have been successfully used,...
Jul 13, 2021 FCA consults on proposals for Environmental, Social and Governance Sourcebook By Kezia Robson Mark Kalderon The FCA has published a consultation paper (CP 21/17) setting out its proposals to introduce new, climate-related financial disclosure...
Jul 12, 2021 The proposed EU Green Bond Standard - will this transform the market for green bonds? By Reena Parmar Stephan Pachinger The European Commission has published its long-awaited proposal for a regulation on European green bonds, the European Green Bond...
Jul 07, 2021 French administrative supreme court gives the French Government 9 months to take appropriate measures to respect its international climate commitments By Emmanuelle Brunelle Dimitri Lecat The city of Grande-Synthe, located on the northern coast of France, has been concerned for several years that sea level rise could...
Jul 06, 2021 Freshfields wins inaugural GAR Green Arbitration Award By Olivier André Stephanie Mbonu On July 1, 2021, Freshfields received the 2021 Campaign for Greener Arbitration Award for Sustainable Behavior at the Global Arbitration...
Jul 01, 2021 The new standard: German Supply Chain Duty of Care Act adopted By Christoph H. Seibt Boris Kasolowsky Marlen Vesper-Gräske Iris Hammerschmid Marius Scherb +2 more... Show less With the final deliberations of the German Bundesrat on 25 June 2021, the German Supply Chain Duty of Care Act (the Act) has officially...