The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) have recently published updated guidance on...
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On 12 May 2023, the High Court of England and Wales dismissed ClientEarth’s application for permission to bring a claim against Shell...
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...
In R (on the application of Friends of the Earth Ltd) v Secretary of State for International Trade/UK Export Finance (UKEF) [2023] EWCA...
COP27 may be over but it is clear from this year’s conference that there is an urgent need to accelerate progress towards meeting climate...
The Regional Court Stuttgart dismissed a climate-related claim brought by the German NGO Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) against Mercedes-Benz...
In autumn 2021, several individuals and representatives of the NGOs Deutsche Umwelthilfe and Greenpeace filed lawsuits at various German...
Climate change has become one on the most pressing issues for businesses over the past few years, and rightfully so. But as companies...
The question of how pension funds, charitable trusts and other investment vehicles balance their financial and other objectives, such as...
The energy transition is experiencing unprecedented momentum as states and private actors pursue action against climate change, move...
On 18 January 2022, the German Federal Constitutional Court decided not to admit for decision several climate-related constitutional...