01 Jul, 2024 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...
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...
25 Apr, 2024 Greenwashing in the spotlight - recent developments in the Netherlands By Mijke Sinninghe Damsté Alvaro Pliego Selie Felix Roscam Abbing Jan-Jaap Koningsveld +1 more... Show less On 20 March 2024, the Amsterdam District Court rendered its judgment in a class action case brought by the Foundation Fossil Free...
03 Mar, 2023 Greenwashing and litigation risks in Germany - the case of financial institutions By Stefanie Fay Lukas Pfister Martina de Lind van Wijngaarden Increasing ESG regulation across Europe affects the compliance obligations of banks and other financial services providers. Greenwashing...
13 Jul, 2022 ICMA clarifies use of ESG bonds for securitisation in new publications By Sarah Murray Reena Parmar Marcus Mackenzie On 28 June 2022, the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) announced a range of new and updated publications, intended to...
26 May, 2022 ESG finance: investing in a brighter future By Peter Allen Joe Amann Reena Parmar The market for ESG finance has experienced significant growth in recent years, with almost €750 billion of ESG bonds and loans issued in...
16 Sep, 2021 Fit for 55: what the EU’s 2030 decarbonisation plan means for the hydrogen and ammonia industries By Hendrik Wessling Mirko Masek Ulrich Scholz The EU aims to become carbon neutral by 2050. As an intermediate step, in July 2021, the European Commission agreed a package of measures...
12 Jul, 2021 The proposed EU Green Bond Standard - will this transform the market for green bonds? By Reena Parmar Stephan Pachinger The European Commission has published its long-awaited proposal for a regulation on European green bonds, the European Green Bond...
29 Jun, 2021 Financing the green transition: how will the EU support industry? By Jonas Levermann Merit Olthoff Christiaan Smits €350bn. Every year. According to the recently published draft of the revised Climate, Environmental Protection and Energy Guidelines...
23 Jun, 2021 Sustainable finance – helpful evolution of the Green Bond Principles and Social Bond Principles in response to market feedback By Reena Parmar The market for green, social and sustainable finance has rapidly evolved into a mainstream source of finance for corporates. The Green...
13 Nov, 2020 Green ambitions for post-Brexit UK financial services By Shona Hughes-Daly Emma Rachmaninov On 9 November, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak set out further developments in the UK Government’s plans for the future of...