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...
06 Dec, 2023 Highlights from the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights By Marlen Vesper-Gräske Elizabeth Forster This week, the 12th UN Forum on Business and Human Rights took place in Geneva, from 27-29 November 2023. Over 2,000 participants from...
10 Nov, 2023 Nature and biodiversity reporting – live legal risks By Maisie Stewart Anthea Bowater James Raeside Vanessa Jakovich Simon Duncombe +2 more... Show less On 2 November, the inaugural TNFD & Biodiversity Risk Reporting Conference took place in London. The conference brought together...
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...
01 Nov, 2023 Navigating Sustainable Finance: ESAs' 2023 Findings on PAI Disclosures By Falko Glasow Theresa Kreft Elisabeth Schemmer In their second annual report on the extent of voluntary disclosure of Principal Adverse Impacts (PAIs) under the EU Sustainable Finance...