The spectacle of COP is over again. A New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) on climate finance was agreed (albeit at a level decried by...
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In the wake of the recent European elections, the EU27 Heads of State and Government have finalised allocating the influential EU top...
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On 24 April 2024, Freshfields’ sustainability experts distilled for our clients the most pertinent global and local developments in key...
To much excitement and fanfare, former Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta published his report on strengthening the EU Single Market....
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Initially proposed by the EU Commission in 2021, the EU Banking Package is now taking its final shape since the co-legislators have...
The green, social and sustainability-linked loans market continues to grow and with that growth there are continued signs of a maturing...
The NGO ClientEarth has brought an application for permission to bring a judicial review against the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority...
Increasing ESG regulation across Europe affects the compliance obligations of banks and other financial services providers. Greenwashing...
The 2021 UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) was deemed by many to be a modest success, with some tangible positive progress achieved....
Financial sponsors are faced with a broad waterfront when it comes to managing ESG legal risk. The need to evaluate these wide-ranging...
On 10 March 2022, the LMA, APLMA and LSTA published two new guidance documents relating to ESG and sustainable finance: the 'Guidance for...
Following the IPCC’s ‘code red’ report, COP26 marks a crucial moment in governmental attempts to tackle climate change. Here, we explain...