3/14/2025 4:02:52 PM Foundations for the future of decarbonisation and competitiveness in Europe? A look at the Clean Industrial Deal By Lea Bareil Karl Thies Introduction On 26 February, the European Commission (EC) published its Clean Industrial Deal (CID), which is expected to be this term’s...
2/27/2025 4:02:45 PM All change please! Omnibus re-routes CSRD, CSDDD, Taxonomy and CBAM By Lea Bareil Douglas Bryden Juliane Hilf Vanessa Jakovich Marlen Vesper-Gräske Hendrik Wessling Charlotte Aspin Valentin Weigel +5 more... Show less The European Commission (EC) has published its highly anticipated sustainability-related Omnibus simplification package (Omnibus...
2/25/2025 12:21:56 PM The FCA reports on climate change adaptation challenges for UK financial services firms By James Smethurst Elisabeth Overland Sharon Tong The FCA identifies climate adaptation challenges for financial services firms Every five years, the UK government produces an assessment...
2/24/2025 9:11:43 AM Managing ESG risks in an evolving regulatory landscape: What the new EBA Guidelines mean for banks in light of the EU’s Omnibus proposal By Elisabeth Schemmer Daniel Klingenbrunn Falko Glasow While the European Union (EU) awaits the European Commission’s detailed proposals on the EU Omnibus proposal with revisions to the...
1/21/2025 4:04:03 PM ESG regulation and litigation in 2025: what to expect for UK financial institutions By Maisie Stewart Anthea Bowater Sharon Tong Melissa Owens Simon Orton +2 more... Show less ESG will continue to be a priority for UK financial services firms this year, with some challenges from 2024 continuing and other new...
12/2/2024 3:57:52 PM COP29: forward or back? By Jake Reynolds The spectacle of COP is over again. A New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) on climate finance was agreed (albeit at a level decried by...
11/26/2024 6:03:43 PM ESG ratings providers to be regulated in the UK By Anthea Bowater Elisabeth Overland Hannah Bergin This month the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, confirmed as part of her first Mansion House speech the UK Government’s...
9/10/2024 1:21:46 PM Further shareholder litigation in Australia seeking disclosure around bank’s financing of coal and gas projects By Anthea Bowater Maisie Stewart Ella Cox An application has been filed against National Australia Bank (NAB) in which a shareholder is seeking disclosure of the circumstances in...
8/26/2024 1:28:54 PM DOJ Unveils the Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program By Adam Siegel Eric Bruce Timothy Howard Jennifer Loeb Daniel Cendan Kimberly Zelnick Alessandra Scalise Aedan Collins Young Park Connor Lang +7 more... Show less Earlier this month, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) officially launched its new three-year Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot...
7/31/2024 3:56:12 PM Changes to the UK Stewardship Code seek to ease the burdens on signatories and support the growth of UK capital markets By Elisabeth Overland Christopher Bernard Yashi Chandra On 22 July 2024, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) announced several immediate revisions to the UK Stewardship Code 2020 in order to...
7/1/2024 1:24:15 PM Further greenwashing enforcement in relation to sustainable funds in Australia By Simon Orton Anthea Bowater Maisie Stewart The Federal Court of Australia (the Court) has ruled in favour of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) in two...
6/27/2024 3:06:03 PM 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...