For major companies, environmental, social and governance issues are not a new phenomenon, but the spotlight has intensified. There is...
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The High Court has refused a renewed application from Plan B and three UK students for permission to apply for judicial review of the UK...
The European Commission has, after some intensive internal discussions, unveiled its proposal on a Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence...
It has become undeniable that banks and other financial institutions will need to grapple with the risks associated with climate change,...
On 21 December 2021, the European Parliament’s rapporteur from the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI),...
As consumer awareness has grown around the potential impact on the environment of the products and services we use, so has demand for...
The renewable energy sector is booming. Fueled by increasing government incentives and private sector demands towards energy transition,...
Climate change is predicted to cause more frequent and intense extreme weather events like the floods seen in Germany in summer 2021,...
Background In 2020, the German federal government launched H2Global, a funding project for the provision of hydrogen produced from...
On 20 January 2022, the High Court issued its decision rejecting a judicial review that took direct aim at the UK’s oil and gas industry....
As the energy transition gathers pace, renewable energy projects are on the rise, with investors and project owners alike keen to take...
To mark the beginning of Black History Month in the US, Timothy Wilkins, Freshfields’ global partner for client sustainability, shared...