31 Oct, 2023 Road to COP28: Energy transition: where are critical minerals on the COP28 agenda? By Vanessa Medina Jake Reynolds Hannah Hiller-Addis o Introduction The global transition to a low-carbon energy system is progressing at pace, with the world set to add as much ‘clean’...
23 Oct, 2023 Road to COP28: net zero or not zero? By Jake Reynolds Joe Amann At the end of November, world leaders will gather in Dubai for the UN Climate Change Conference, better known as COP (Conference of the...
23 Oct, 2023 US Appeals Court Upholds Nasdaq Board Diversity Rule … For Now By Sarah Solum Pamela Marcogliese Elizabeth Bieber Taryn Zucker Kimberly Wang +2 more... Show less On Wednesday, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld Nasdaq’s board diversity rule, which encourages greater...
19 Oct, 2023 CBAM: go-live of transitional phase By Katharina Kubik Georg Roderburg Sören Lehmann Hendrik Menzel Anna Binder-Gutwinski Annika Streicher Hendrik Wessling Sascha Arnold +5 more... Show less Introduction and recap On 1 October 2023, the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), the development of which we have been...
18 Oct, 2023 Antitrust & ESG: UK CMA issues final guidance on environmental sustainability agreements By Sarah Jensen Angus Reston Francesca Triggs The CMA’s newly released “Green Agreements Guidance” provides welcome clarity and comfort to businesses, trade associations and NGOs...
13 Oct, 2023 Freshfields x Chapter Zero - Legal considerations in transition planning for UK non-executive directors: Legacy business and risk By Jake Reynolds Simon Orton Vanessa Jakovich In a new series of events, Freshfields has partnered with Chapter Zero and the Centre for Climate Engagement to explore key...
11 Oct, 2023 ECHR holds landmark hearing in its largest and first ever climate change case By Stefanie Spancken-Monz Leane Meyer On 27 September 2023, the Grand Chamber of the European Courts of Human Rights (ECHR) conducted a hearing in the case of Duarte Agostinho...
10 Oct, 2023 EU Green Bond Standard – 10 questions By Joe Amann Reena Parmar Chloe Clavell The European Parliament has now approved the long-awaited EU Green Bond Standard (the “EuGBS”). Hailed as the new “gold standard” for...
09 Oct, 2023 Advancing climate transition through disclosure – the UK Transition Plan Taskforce’s gold standard framework By Vanessa Jakovich Charlotte Aspin Jake Reynolds Caroline Gregson +1 more... Show less On 9 October 2023, the UK’s Transition Plan Taskforce (TPT) published its final Disclosure Framework (Framework) and guidance. Transition...
06 Oct, 2023 The road to net zero By Vanessa Jakovich Anthea Bowater Many financial institutions are currently working on their climate transition plans. Ahead of the Transition Plan Taskforce’s finalised...