Jul 28, 2020 New EU law requiring human rights due diligence on the cards for 2021 By James Marlow European Commission announcement In April 2020, the European Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders, announced that the European...
Jul 28, 2020 Green recovery in sight as one in four infrastructure funds expect to grow green assets more than a fifth by 2022 By Sara Feijao Linklaters recently commissioned Censuswide to conduct an online survey of 302 fund and portfolio managers who invest in the energy &...
Jul 28, 2020 Competition law and sustainability: lessons for the crisis beyond the crisis By Linklaters It’s fair to say that until recently, concerns about climate change and the competition rules didn’t often cross paths. But over the last...
Jul 28, 2020 UK ETS or a carbon emissions tax? By Kerry Liebenberg In line with the UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement, the UK will remain in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) until 31 December 2020 – that...
Jul 28, 2020 Review of Non-Financial Reporting Directive: the pursuit of data that is relevant, reliable and comparable By Sara Feijao The European Commission is carrying out a major review of the Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD). The consultation closed on 11...