Aug 24, 2023 COP28: What to expect By Pietro Candia A guest article from Forefront Advisers: the industry leading analysis provider on political trends and policy developments across the UK...
Sep 29, 2023 EU: ESAs publish second report on the extent of voluntary disclosure of principle adverse impacts under SFDR By Premlata Fagan Raza Naeem Julia Voskoboinikova Following on from their first annual report to the European Commission in July 2022 (see our blog post here), the European Supervisory...
Sep 28, 2023 Unpacking the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015 eight years on By Jon Tan The business and human rights landscape has changed significantly since the introduction of the UK Modern Slavery Act in 2015 (MSA 2015),...
Sep 28, 2023 Financial services regulators in the UK publish consultation papers to boost diversity and inclusion across the financial services sector By Nikunj Kiri Martyn Hopper Alison Wilson Alexandra Beidas +1 more... Show less In consultation papers published on 25 September 2023, the UK’s financial regulators have set out proposals to boost diversity and...
Sep 27, 2023 France: ESG “back to school” By Ngoc-Hong Ma Emilie Rochat After the summer break, how about a refresher on what you need to know regarding the latest developments on sustainable finance, with a...
Sep 27, 2023 France: AMF proposes minimum criteria for Article 8 and 9 financial products By Ngoc-Hong Ma Emilie Rochat The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) published on 13 February 2023 a position paper setting out proposals to the EU Commission on...
Sep 27, 2023 ICMA updates to the Sustainability-Linked Bond Principles Q&A By Erin McKeown Catherine Wade On 26 September 2023, the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) and the Executive Committee of the Principles updated its Q&A...
Sep 22, 2023 California Legislature Passes Landmark Climate Disclosure Laws By Mas Harntha California’s state legislature has passed new laws – the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (“SB 253”) and Greenhouse Gases:...
Sep 22, 2023 UK Government update on the introduction of non-price factors into CfD auctions By Jessica Hargreaves As we reported previously, in April 2023 the Government launched a call for evidence on the introduction of criteria other than cost for...
Sep 22, 2023 UK High Court dismisses environmental judicial review challenge to gas storage project By Sophia Kaiko Tara Janus The High Court in Northern Ireland has dismissed a judicial review made on behalf of No Gas Caverns Ltd and Friends of the Earth in...
Sep 21, 2023 Luxembourg: UCITS managers and AIFMs asked to tell CSSF about greenwashing risk By Silke Bernard CSSF begins work to deliver on its ESMA CSA obligations The Luxembourg Financial Supervisory Authority (Commission de Surveillance du...
Sep 20, 2023 Political agreement on promoting sustainable products within the EU By Bolko Ehlgen Julia Grothaus Mirjam Erb Lisa Bauer Kathrin Bauwens +2 more... Show less In their trilogue meeting on 19 September, the EU institutions reached a provisional political agreement on a Proposal for a Directive as...
Sep 20, 2023 TNFD publishes final recommendations for nature-related risk management and disclosure By Kim Rybarczyk Sara Feijao The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has published the final version of its recommendations on a framework to...
Sep 19, 2023 Forthcoming webinars: CSDDD and COP28 By Sara Feijao Please join us for our webinars in October on the CSDDD and COP28: CSDDD trilogues – key sticking points on 4 October 2023 at 12-12:45pm...
Sep 18, 2023 A busy year of ESG regulation By Anisha Desor Victoria Hickman Over the past year, the UK and Europe have seen an increase in regulatory frameworks that have directly impacted sustainable investment...
Sep 15, 2023 European Commission solicits views on how to improve the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) By Premlata Fagan Elizabeth Webb The European Commission has now released its consultation on the implementation of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation. As...
Sep 11, 2023 Grid connection challenges By Jessica Hargreaves Gitanjali Shankar Delays in grid connection are considered one of the biggest challenges to the UK achieving its ambitions for net zero power by 2035....