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...
27 Jun, 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...
22 May, 2024 The EU’s Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability – The story so far By Sascha Arnold Kieran Watkins Felicitas Weber The EU’s Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability Almost four years have passed since the European Commission published its Chemicals...
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...
29 Feb, 2024 Building a greener tomorrow: strategies for decarbonising the built environment in the UK By Hannah Etim-Gorst Tom Wallis Shiyao Zhu Lydia Kent-Smith Jake Reynolds Holly Housden +3 more... Show less With approximately 40 per cent of carbon emissions arising from the built environment, countries across the world are coming together in...
16 Feb, 2024 ESG regulation and litigation in 2024: what’s on the horizon for UK financial institutions? By Simon Orton Anthea Bowater Maisie Stewart Luke FitzGerald +1 more... Show less ESG continues to be a priority for financial services firms in the UK this year, both at a strategic level when forward-looking decisions...
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...
08 Jan, 2024 Reforms for Level 2 of the European sustainability disclosure framework: ESAs publish final report on revision of SFDR RTS By Theresa Kreft Falko Glasow Elisabeth Schemmer On December 4, 2023, the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) released their final report, focusing on a comprehensive review of the...
22 Dec, 2023 Road to CRD 6 – ESG takes center stage in financial regulation By Elisabeth Schemmer Jan Struckmann Falko Glasow Initially proposed by the EU Commission in 2021, the EU Banking Package is now taking its final shape since the co-legislators have...
20 Dec, 2023 Human rights and supply chain compliance for the financial sector: Clarifications on human rights due diligence? By Marlen Vesper-Gräske Elisabeth Schemmer Falko Glasow Elizabeth Forster +1 more... Show less The EU institutions have reached a provisional compromise and are continuing final technical negotiations for the legislative text of the...
19 Dec, 2023 COP28: the transition moment? By Jake Reynolds Joe Amann Caroline Gregson Clara Menke +1 more... Show less UN Climate Conferences (COPs) grab world attention, with COP28 being no exception. In this blog, we set out its most significant outcomes...