31 Aug, 2021 UK pensions and climate change – what's the latest? By Charles Magoffin Amy Rentell Emily Darlow Climate-conscious investment has increasingly been a focus for new UK legislation and regulation regarding pension schemes (see our...
17 Aug, 2021 SEC Chair Gensler discusses what companies might expect from the SEC’s upcoming climate disclosure rules, following similar developments in Europe By Sarah Solum Valerie Ford Jacob Pamela Marcogliese Michael Levitt Elizabeth Bieber Heather Kellam +3 more... Show less In his remarks before the Principles for Responsible Investment “Climate and Global Financial Markets” webinar on July 28, 2021, SEC...
17 Aug, 2021 ESG x Fintech: how to buy a green fintech By Claire Harrop Mark Brewer Fintech M&A has consistently been in the news, even during the last 18 months. CB Insights reported in April 2021 that there had been 67...
13 Aug, 2021 ESG x Fintech: Investing sustainably By Lauren Moorin Cyrus Pocha Fran Kaehr Sustainability is perhaps the hottest of all topics currently, and its relevance to financial services has come into sharp focus in...
12 Aug, 2021 What are ‘green’ economic activities? EU pioneering the development of a common understanding By Lea Bareil Benedikt Graf Stephan Pachinger John Sichelschmidt Sharon Sloof +2 more... Show less In accordance with its commitments under the Paris Agreement on climate change, the EU’s goal is to be carbon neutral by 2050. To achieve...
06 Aug, 2021 FCA sharpens focus on greenwashing of investments: summer update By Anthea Bowater Michael Raffan Simon Orton Alice Skupski +1 more... Show less This summer has seen a continued commitment by the FCA to its role in promoting ESG-related investments, with three recent publications...
03 Aug, 2021 Decarbonising transport – UK Government seeks views on a new emissions framework fit for the future By James Roberts Jasmine Kang Symrun Gakhal As part of the Department for Transport’s (DfT's) decarbonisation plan the UK Government announced a public consultation on legislative...