Dec 22, 2022 The new EU deforestation regulation and its international scope – is your business affected? By James Raeside Kieran Watkins Marlen Vesper-Gräske Simon Duncombe +1 more... Show less The European Commission, Council and European Parliament reached provisional agreement on the new Deforestation Regulation on 6 December...
Dec 16, 2022 The year in ESG for UK financial institutions By Anthea Bowater Simon Orton Elisabeth Overland ESG matters remain of fundamental importance to financial institutions as they navigate the transition to net zero appropriately, manage...
Dec 16, 2022 Supply Chain Compliance: Update on the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive By Christoph H. Seibt Chris Bellringer Ivan Lukac Marlen Vesper-Gräske +1 more... Show less Early this year in February, the European Commission proposed its new Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) that would...
Dec 15, 2022 The Lawyer In-House Counsel as Business Partner: Mapping ESG risks and deciding priorities By Anna Livesey Timothy Wilkins As 2022 draws to a close, ESG remains a key driver of transition and a business-critical issue, demanding an engagement from companies...
Dec 15, 2022 COP15: the importance of biodiversity and what it means for your businesses By James Raeside Jake Reynolds Simon Duncombe Last week marked the start of COP15, the UN Biodiversity Conference, which runs from 7-19 December 2022. Just like other Conferences of...
Dec 15, 2022 ClientEarth withdraws lawsuit against the Belgian National Bank By Honor May Sarah Robinson Alice Skupski On 13 April 2021, ClientEarth filed a landmark action in Belgium against the Belgian National Bank (the BNB). ClientEarth argued that the...
Dec 06, 2022 UK advertising regulator publishes consumer perception research on common environmental claims By Rachel Duffy Andrew Austin On 20 October 2022, the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), published its anticipated report on consumer understanding of...
Dec 01, 2022 COP27: Key take-aways for the financial services sector By Sarah Robinson Emmanuel Bandoh Tamara OSTROWIECKI COP27 may be over but it is clear from this year’s conference that there is an urgent need to accelerate progress towards meeting climate...
Dec 01, 2022 Re-packaging old rules: How will the EU’s proposed new packaging Regulation tackle excessive packaging and packaging waste? By Simon Duncombe Vicky Vanderstichele James Raeside Kieran Watkins +1 more... Show less Yesterday, the European Commission published its proposal for a new Regulation on packaging and packaging waste. The Regulation repeals...
Nov 28, 2022 Carbon capture and storage: the role of tax incentives By Laura Western Brin Rajathurai Helen Buchanan In November 2020, Boris Johnson, the then-Prime Minister, pledged that the UK would capture and store between 20 and 30 million tonnes of...
Nov 25, 2022 COP 27 key take-aways for business By Jake Reynolds Vicky Vanderstichele COP27 was a mixed bag. Important progress made on ‘loss and damage’ – the mechanism by which poorer countries are compensated for climate...
Nov 23, 2022 Supply chain liability of directors and officers By Nicolas Rücker Moritz Becker Introduction This year’s demand letter to Shell’s board members by the NGO ClientEarth has drawn a lot of attention across corporate...