08 Jul, 2024 French Competition Authority publishes first informal guidance in the animal nutrition sector following Sustainability Notice By Charlotte Colin-Dubuisson Sara Gil Garcia On 27 May 2024, the French Competition Authority (FCA) published a notice to help companies align their sustainability initiatives with...
03 Jul, 2024 EU leadership shake-up: implications for business and policy By Natalie Pettinger Kearney Lea Bareil Jimena Gonzalez In the wake of the recent European elections, the EU27 Heads of State and Government have finalised allocating the influential EU top...
09 May, 2024 Key takeaways from Freshfields' Sustainability Horizon Scanning webinar By Teresa Ko Ninette Dodoo Sebastian Fain Philip Morgan Gordon Palmquist Joaquin Terceño Don Methven Nicola Jones Sam Cheung +6 more... Show less On 24 April 2024, Freshfields’ sustainability experts distilled for our clients the most pertinent global and local developments in key...
12 Apr, 2024 Singapore Competition and Consumer Commission publishes Guidance Note on environmental cooperation agreements By Kaori Yamada Edward Dean Hitoshi Nakajima Background Sustainability initiatives and the green transition have led companies to query whether cooperation with competitors is...
11 Apr, 2024 JFTC proposes revisions to the Environmental Sustainability Guidelines By Kaori Yamada Edward Dean Hitoshi Nakajima Background On 15 February 2024, the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) published revised draft “Guidelines Concerning the Activities of...
31 Jan, 2024 Antitrust & sustainability – takeaways from our recent debate By Martin McElwee Sarah Jensen Marianne Wood Francesca Triggs +1 more... Show less Fresh in the wake of trailblazing new “green” guidance in a number of jurisdictions, and rising anti-ESG litigation in others, we were...
14 Nov, 2023 Road to COP28: Climate change - business and the just transition By Deba Das Jake Reynolds Marlen Vesper-Gräske Elizabeth Forster +1 more... Show less Introduction As the global response to climate change gathers pace, the policies and practices we put in place to enable transition...
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 Mar, 2023 EU State aid for the green transition: the floodgates are open By Andreas von Bonin Merit Olthoff Florian Reiter-Werzin Jonas Levermann +1 more... Show less On 9 March, the European Commission (Commission) significantly amended its State aid framework to support the economy following Russia’s...
01 Mar, 2023 Antitrust and sustainability – UK CMA consults on new guidance for businesses entering into environmental sustainability agreements By Alastair Chapman Sarah Jensen Kasia Bojarojc Angus Reston Emma Roberts Pablo Lopez-West +3 more... Show less On 28 February 2023, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published draft guidance on its intended approach towards business...
07 Nov, 2022 Collaborating towards sustainability goals and navigating antitrust risk across regions By Rory Jones Florian Reiter-Werzin Sarah Jensen Maria Dreher-Lorje +1 more... Show less With COP27 in Egypt now taking place, we’re focusing on one of the four key themes of the Egyptian presidency, “collaboration”, and...
03 Nov, 2022 The Energy Transition: Recent Developments in Trade and Competition Law By Martin McElwee Merit Olthoff Thomas McGrath Sarah Jensen Lorand Bartels Bola Ajayi +3 more... Show less World leaders and legislators, particularly in the EU and UK, have set ambitious goals as they seek to combat climate change. Similarly,...