Apr 04, 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...
Mar 20, 2023 EU unveils Net Zero Industry Act to boost competitiveness in Europe By Kieran Watkins The European Commission has unveiled a new regulatory proposal which aims to boost Europe’s industrial policy amidst increasing global...
Mar 01, 2023 Antitrust and sustainability – UK CMA consults on new guidance for businesses entering into environmental sustainability agreements By Alastair Chapman Sarah Jensen Kasia Bojarojc Angus Reston Emma Roberts Pablo Lopez-West +3 more... Show less On 28 February 2023, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published draft guidance on its intended approach towards business...
Feb 02, 2023 Friends of the Earth v UKEF: Court of Appeal clarifies the approach to the Paris Agreement and Scope 3 emissions when making investment decisions By Jonathan Isted Cat Greenwood-Smith Anthea Bowater Emma Franck-Gwinnell +1 more... Show less In R (on the application of Friends of the Earth Ltd) v Secretary of State for International Trade/UK Export Finance (UKEF) [2023] EWCA...
Dec 22, 2022 The new EU deforestation regulation and its international scope – is your business affected? By James Raeside Kieran Watkins Marlen Vesper-Gräske Simon Duncombe +1 more... Show less The European Commission, Council and European Parliament reached provisional agreement on the new Deforestation Regulation on 6 December...
Oct 13, 2022 EU moves quickly to adopt law banning products contributing to deforestation ahead of UN Biodiversity Conference By Kieran Watkins The long-awaited second part of COP-15 this December, which is the continuation of the UN Biodiversity Conference from October 2021, has...
Feb 09, 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,...
Feb 01, 2022 Renewable energy projects and state risks By Marta García Bel Robert Colvin Shannon O’Neill Clara Bianchi Ferran Audrey Sebatindira +2 more... Show less As the energy transition gathers pace, renewable energy projects are on the rise, with investors and project owners alike keen to take...
Oct 13, 2021 A shared business voice to tackle climate change By Timothy Wilkins Oliver Dudok van Heel Climate change is the defining challenge of our times. A ‘code red for humanity’ in the words of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres....
Apr 23, 2021 Energy transition and project execution: is it all green lights from here? By Tom Hutchison Vanessa Medina Natalie Keir Harry White +1 more... Show less The push for energy transition has brought significant changes in the execution of major projects. Furthermore, growing enthusiasm has...