Aug 01, 2024 Great British Energy’s Founding Statement confirms vision for energy champion By James Chapman Caroline Gregson Charlotte Aspin Myah Popat +1 more... Show less The new Labour government in the UK has delivered a key election manifesto promise by introducing a bill to establish Great British...
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...
Apr 22, 2024 Climate change and human rights: a new chapter for States, NGOs, and businesses? By Christoph H. Seibt Juliane Hilf Moritz Becker Patrick Schroeder Carsten Wendler Jan Henning Buschfeld Stefanie Spancken-Monz Marlen Vesper-Gräske Domen Tursic +6 more... Show less On 9 April 2024, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) issued its first substantive decision on human rights aspects of climate...
Nov 14, 2023 Road to COP28: Climate change - business and the just transition By Deba Das Jake Reynolds Marlen Vesper-Gräske Elizabeth Forster +1 more... Show less Introduction As the global response to climate change gathers pace, the policies and practices we put in place to enable transition...
Oct 11, 2023 ECHR holds landmark hearing in its largest and first ever climate change case By Stefanie Spancken-Monz Leane Meyer On 27 September 2023, the Grand Chamber of the European Courts of Human Rights (ECHR) conducted a hearing in the case of Duarte Agostinho...
Apr 29, 2022 Climate change, supply chains, resource scarcity and other ESG focus areas for the life sciences sector By James Smith Harriet Hanks “I firmly believe that life science companies can be part of the cure.” That was the overarching message from Pinder Sahota, the Vice...
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...
May 20, 2021 Expanding ESG reporting: European Commission publishes draft for new Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive By Christoph H. Seibt Boris Kasolowsky Mina Aryobsei Marta García Bel Iris Hammerschmid Marlen Vesper-Gräske +3 more... Show less In 2020 the European Commission conducted a comprehensive review of the Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD). Then in April this...
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...