30 Nov, 2020 Will Biden be the climate change president? By Doug Davison Optimism is growing that President-Elect Biden will take on climate change as he pledged during the campaign. In Biden's view, climate...
27 Nov, 2020 Canada's Top Pension Funds Unite on a Vision Towards a More Sustainable Future By Michelle Ko Canada is the fourth-largest oil producer in the world and often ranked as having amongst the worst environmental records of developed...
26 Nov, 2020 European Commission consults on draft EU taxonomy delegated act for climate change mitigation and adaptation By Sara Feijao The consultation On 20 November 2020, the European Commission published, for consultation, a delegated regulation containing the...
25 Nov, 2020 The importance of trust in the sustainable investments market By Victoria Hickman In his speech on building trust in sustainable investments, Richard Monks, FCA Director of Strategy, explained how sustainability factors...
25 Nov, 2020 UK's latest renewables CfD auction plan announced By Maryam Adamji Following on from the announcement of its ten-point "green revolution plan" last week, the UK government has confirmed plans for the...
25 Nov, 2020 Janet Yellen as next U.S. Treasury Secretary and climate change.... By Doug Davison President-Elect Biden has selected Janet Yellen to be the first female Treasury Secretary in the history of the United States to deal...
24 Nov, 2020 Gen Z and ESG By James Marlow When I can get my younger cousins to look up from whichever gaming console they are using that makes my own 2005 Xbox 360 look ever more...
24 Nov, 2020 ESG, recruitment and retention By James Marlow At recent recruitment events, there has been a marked increase in attention on ESG, whether that takes the form of climate change, human...
24 Nov, 2020 Pensions and ESG: where are we now and what can we expect in the future? By Claire Collier Trustees of occupational pension schemes in the UK are coming under increasing pressure to take into account environmental, social and...
23 Nov, 2020 Biden names John Kerry Special Presidential Envoy for Climate By Doug Davison President-elect Joe Biden picked former Massachusetts Senator and Secretary of State John Kerry to serve as Special Presidential Envoy...
23 Nov, 2020 A State aid rulebook tailored to the Green Deal – An offer the European Commission can’t refuse | LinkingCompetition | Blog | Insights | Linklaters By Ina Lunneryd Jorge Marcos Ramos Take a look at this related cross-practice blog post.
22 Nov, 2020 New rule seeks to encourage lending to fossil fuel businesses By Doug Davison President Trump's Office of the Comptroller of the Currency wants to penalize US banks who decide not to lend to fossil fuel businesses....
19 Nov, 2020 UK's Green Industrial Revolution - Further Details Published By Maryam Adamji The UK Prime Minister has announced plans for the government's "green industrial revolution", which is aimed to mobilise £12bn of...
19 Nov, 2020 SEC Chair suggests "more to say" on climate change disclosure "soon".... By Doug Davison SEC Chairman Jay Clayton, who will be stepping down later this year, spoke today about the results of the SEC during the past three and a...
19 Nov, 2020 Sustainability: taking a step back By James Marlow As developments continue to come thick and fast in the ESG and sustainability space, reading this article made me take a step back and...
18 Nov, 2020 EU green recovery stuck in a loop By Sara Feijao The fate of the EU's green recovery is tied to the adoption of the EU's next long-term budget and covid recovery package - with 30% of...