06 Sep, 2024 California’s Climate Disclosures - New Legislative Developments By Pamela Marcogliese Sam Houshower David Cornell Ian Good +1 more... Show less California legislature rejects Governor’s proposal to delay compliance with California’s landmark greenhouse gas emissions and...
14 Aug, 2024 Voluntary Carbon Credits: A regulatory grey area in the EU? (Part II) By Jan Struckmann Elisabeth Schemmer Hendrik Wessling Marie von Armansperg +1 more... Show less This part continues our blog on Voluntary Carbon Credits: A regulatory grey area in the EU? (Part I). It discusses (IV) the applicability...
14 Aug, 2024 Voluntary Carbon Credits: A regulatory grey area in the EU? (Part I) By Jan Struckmann Elisabeth Schemmer Hendrik Wessling Marie von Armansperg +1 more... Show less This is the first part of a two-part series on the Regulation of the Voluntary Carbon Credit Market (VCM) in the EU. The financial...
28 Jun, 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...
17 May, 2024 UK Sustainability Disclosure Requirements: Implementation Update 2024 By Caroline Gregson Charlotte Aspin Lucinda Huntsman Erin Field +1 more... Show less On 16 May 2024, the UK Government published an update on its development of Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR): a framework...
14 Feb, 2024 The Loss and Damage Fund at COP28 – a step in the right direction By Will Thomas Joshua Kelly Helen Taylor Following the conclusion of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) at the end of last year, businesses and States have been...
07 Feb, 2024 Navigating the new scope of the German Supply Chain Act and looking ahead for the EU By Moritz Pellmann Cristina Hajek Gross The German Supply Chain Act (LkSG) now applies to business entities in Germany with over 1,000 employees. This new broader scope (since 1...
21 Dec, 2023 Facilitating and protecting sustainable investments: the G20 Compact with Africa By Carsten Wendler Alexandra van der Meulen Alexander Grimm Stephanie Mbonu +1 more... Show less On 20 November 2023, the 5th G20 Compact with Africa (CwA) and the 4th G20 Investment Summit took place in Berlin. The CwA was launched...
07 Nov, 2023 Road to COP28: Climate finance - unlocking private capital to beat climate change By Joe Amann Jake Reynolds Peter Allen Reena Parmar Anthea Bowater Luke FitzGerald +3 more... Show less At COP28, finance is (once again) at the heart of the policy agenda. COP28 President Dr. Sultan Al Jaber has stated that “transforming...
04 Apr, 2023 Draft rules on 'green' claims and rights to repair published by European Commission By Kieran Watkins Rachel Duffy On 22 March 2023, the European Commission published two long-awaited legislative proposals which form a key part of its Circular Economy...
31 Mar, 2022 Sustainable products: the European Commission's ambitious plans to redesign consumer products By Kieran Watkins As part of its ambitious European Green Deal growth strategy to make the EU climate neutral by 2050, the European Commission has unveiled...
09 Feb, 2022 Compulsory elementary damage insurance: suitable for German homeowners? By Mei EE David Schwintowski Climate change is predicted to cause more frequent and intense extreme weather events like the floods seen in Germany in summer 2021,...