The European Commission, Council and European Parliament reached provisional agreement on the new Deforestation Regulation on 6 December...
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ESG matters remain of fundamental importance to financial institutions as they navigate the transition to net zero appropriately, manage...
Early this year in February, the European Commission proposed its new Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) that would...
As 2022 draws to a close, ESG remains a key driver of transition and a business-critical issue, demanding an engagement from companies...
Last week marked the start of COP15, the UN Biodiversity Conference, which runs from 7-19 December 2022. Just like other Conferences of...
On 13 April 2021, ClientEarth filed a landmark action in Belgium against the Belgian National Bank (the BNB). ClientEarth argued that the...
On 20 October 2022, the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), published its anticipated report on consumer understanding of...
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...
Yesterday, the European Commission published its proposal for a new Regulation on packaging and packaging waste. The Regulation repeals...
In November 2020, Boris Johnson, the then-Prime Minister, pledged that the UK would capture and store between 20 and 30 million tonnes of...
COP27 was a mixed bag. Important progress made on ‘loss and damage’ – the mechanism by which poorer countries are compensated for climate...
Introduction This year’s demand letter to Shell’s board members by the NGO ClientEarth has drawn a lot of attention across corporate...