Sep 10, 2024 Further shareholder litigation in Australia seeking disclosure around bank’s financing of coal and gas projects By Anthea Bowater Maisie Stewart Ella Cox An application has been filed against National Australia Bank (NAB) in which a shareholder is seeking disclosure of the circumstances in...
Apr 25, 2024 Greenwashing in the spotlight - recent developments in the Netherlands By Mijke Sinninghe Damsté Alvaro Pliego Selie Felix Roscam Abbing Jan-Jaap Koningsveld +1 more... Show less On 20 March 2024, the Amsterdam District Court rendered its judgment in a class action case brought by the Foundation Fossil Free...
Nov 24, 2023 A new corporate responsibility era? Climate plan obligations under the draft CSDDD By Elena Engels Theresa Schumacher In 2018, when the Dutch NGO Milieudefensie/Friends of the Earth Netherlands requested Royal Dutch Shell’s CEO to formulate a climate...
Nov 08, 2023 How does tax fit into the ESG landscape and what does this mean for businesses? By Katharina Kubik Georg Roderburg Alison Dickie Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are continuing to be a key consideration in corporate boardrooms. The range of ESG...
Sep 15, 2023 ClientEarth ordered to pay Shell’s costs in the latest development in their climate derivative action By Simon Duncombe Cat Greenwood-Smith Kate Collister Emma Franck-Gwinnell Lizzy Matthams +2 more... Show less On 31 August 2023, the High Court of England and Wales dismissed ClientEarth’s application for permission to appeal the May 2023 and July...
May 16, 2023 English High Court dismisses ClientEarth’s climate claim against Shell’s directors By Kate Collister Emma Franck-Gwinnell Amy Allison On 12 May 2023, the High Court of England and Wales dismissed ClientEarth’s application for permission to bring a claim against Shell...
Mar 03, 2023 Greenwashing and litigation risks in Germany - the case of financial institutions By Stefanie Fay Lukas Pfister Martina de Lind van Wijngaarden Increasing ESG regulation across Europe affects the compliance obligations of banks and other financial services providers. Greenwashing...
Mar 18, 2022 No IPO without ESG By Stephan Pachinger Sabrina Kulenkamp Benedikt Graf In IPO processes, ESG plays an increasingly important role. This development is coupled with a growing number of legal and regulatory...
Jun 07, 2021 Is ESG the opportunity GCs have been waiting for? By Timothy Wilkins With global ESG assets at more than $30tn and expected to grow further, ESG will help define the future for business and society. General...
Nov 15, 2020 Will Japan follow recent global trends to create more ethnically diverse corporate boards? By James Nepaulsingh On 5 October 2020, Japan’s new Prime Minister, Yoshihide Suga, stated that it is “extremely important” to build the appropriate legal...
Jul 16, 2020 ESG: engaging with the new breed of investor activist By Yoel Gordon When we think of shareholder activism, we traditionally think of hedge funds which seek to extract value through aggressive stakebuilding...