Jun 28, 2024 New landmark decision on greenwashing in Germany By Tobias Timmann Nicolai Fornoff As European legislators commence the regulation of environment-related advertising, the German courts are doing their part to progress...
Jun 28, 2024 On land and at sea: States’ climate change obligations By Carsten Wendler Alexandra van der Meulen Simon Duncombe Cat Greenwood-Smith Gregorio Pettazzi Domen Tursic +3 more... Show less On 21 May 2024, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) issued an advisory opinion (the Opinion) on the climate change...
Jun 28, 2024 India’s election: implications for global investors By Piusha Bose The recent Indian election, in keeping with global election trends, proved the pollsters wrong yet again. With a coalition government in...
Jun 28, 2024 Top 10 sustainability topics for business in the UK election manifestos: Change or status quo? By Vanessa Jakovich Caroline Gregson Kieran Watkins Introduction Government policy on sustainability and decarbonisation will increasingly affect all UK businesses over the next five-year...
Jun 27, 2024 Trends and Updates from the 2024 Proxy Season By Pamela Marcogliese Elizabeth Bieber Brandon Gantus Beth George David Livshiz Christine Lyon Shira Oyserman Yunah Ko Ariana Negron Zhanqi Xu Ornia Abdouljalil Sumner Fields Jennifer King Young Park Bonnie Jordan +12 more... Show less The Freshfields’ team reviewed trends and developments for the 2024 proxy season, summarizing the key takeaways and guidance across the...
Jun 27, 2024 ESG around the world: The evolving regulatory landscape for financial services firms By Douglas Bryden Janina Heinz Alison Hashmall Matthew O'Callaghan Elisabeth Overland Emily Smith Christopher Bernard Cameron MacDonald +5 more... Show less Financial services regulators around the world recognise the threat of sustainability change to financial stability and the role of...
Jun 25, 2024 Ecocide out of the woods: update from Europe and beyond By Nathalie Colin Silvia Van Dyck Maximilien Arnoldy As climate and environmental issues are an increasingly hot topic in society, they are under growing spotlight in the legal arena. Major...
Jun 24, 2024 Board minutes: Not just an administrative formality By Makayla Knott Recent high-profile director liability cases have highlighted the importance of ensuring that the preparation of board minutes is given...
Jun 18, 2024 What’s new in greenwashing? The Green Claims Directive on its way to adoption By Tobias Timmann Yulianna Tkach Following the adoption of the Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition Directive (the “Empowering Consumers Directive”) which came...
Jun 12, 2024 A (late) comeback for CCUS in Germany? By Sascha Arnold Hendrik Wessling Oliver Neuner On 29 May 2024, the German government adopted a draft bill to amend the existing Carbon Dioxide Storage Act of 2012 (Draft CCUS Bill) and...
Jun 05, 2024 What to expect from the EU’s CSDDD #3: key takeaways from Freshfields’ CSDDD webinar By Christoph H. Seibt Juliane Hilf Moritz Becker Mijke Sinninghe Damsté Marlen Vesper-Gräske Valentin Weigel +3 more... Show less On 22 May 2024, our global ESG group hosted a webinar discussing the key aspects of the new EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence...