21 Mar, 2024 ESG dispute risk for financial institutions: A global picture By Sharon Grennan Climate litigation and other ESG risks are on the rise around the world for corporates and financial institutions. In the EU and UK a...
30 Mar, 2023 FCA delays final rules on sustainability disclosure requirements (SDR) and investment labels By Elisabeth Overland The FCA has announced that it is delaying the publication of its Policy Statement on SDR and investment labels until Q3 this year....
03 Oct, 2022 ESG in EU prudential regulation: is the framework ready for environmental risks? By Eva Schneider Markus Benzing Alexander Glos Falko Glasow Holger Hartenfels Carolin Kuehne +3 more... Show less The European Banking Authority (EBA) published an insightful discussion paper in May 2022 on the role of environmental risks in the EU...
11 Jan, 2022 ESG x Fintech: Insights from CEE By Eva Schneider Sustainability continues to be one of the hottest topics in many sectors, including financial services. Regulators, businesses,...
04 Jan, 2022 Enhancing climate related disclosures: The FCA’s new rules for asset managers and asset owners By Elisabeth Overland Mark Kalderon The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its Policy Statement on new climate-related disclosure requirements for asset...
24 Nov, 2021 Insurance: adapting to the ESG framework and innovating to stay ahead By Priti Lancaster George Swan 2021 has seen ESG become a priority topic for many insurers, who have already taken significant steps to commit to more ethical and...
22 Nov, 2021 Australian court orders disclosure of bank’s climate risk-related documents By Anthea Bowater Simon Orton Christopher Robinson In September we reported that shareholders in the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), Guy and Kim Abrahams, had filed an application in...
03 Sep, 2021 Shareholders bring case against Australian bank in relation to its climate commitments By Anthea Bowater Simon Orton Christopher Robinson Shareholders in the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) have filed an application in the Federal Court of Australia to obtain documents...
17 Aug, 2021 ESG x Fintech: how to buy a green fintech By Claire Harrop Mark Brewer Fintech M&A has consistently been in the news, even during the last 18 months. CB Insights reported in April 2021 that there had been 67...
06 Aug, 2021 FCA sharpens focus on greenwashing of investments: summer update By Anthea Bowater Michael Raffan Simon Orton Alice Skupski +1 more... Show less This summer has seen a continued commitment by the FCA to its role in promoting ESG-related investments, with three recent publications...
13 Jul, 2021 Contracting for social outcomes – how can results-based financing models help organisations seeking to fund social programmes? By Daniella Jammes Reena Parmar Duncan Kellaway Results-based financing (RBF) instruments are an innovative way to fund social programmes. These instruments have been successfully used,...
04 Jun, 2021 When might a sustainability claim be misleading? The UK Competition and Markets Authority publishes draft guidance By Jonathan Isted Simon Duncombe Cat Greenwood-Smith Flavia Williams +1 more... Show less The growing importance of how businesses approach sustainability presents itself in many different ways. In terms of our spending...