After some back and forth, the government parties announced that they have reached an agreement on the last controversial issues...

There is still a great deal of speculation about what the UK will do in terms of its own version of the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure...

On 26 May, the district court in The Hague ordered Royal Dutch Shell to reduce its global carbon emissions by 45% by 2030 compared with...

The results of the EBA’s first climate risk-mapping pilot for banks are finally with us. At a high-level (and among others), these...

Commissioner Allison Herren Lee of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in her May 24, 2021 remarks at the 2021 ESG Disclosure...

The Department for Transport’s (“DfT”) new White Paper, “Great British Railways: The Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail” notes that for every...

In a further signal of the Biden administration's deep commitment to tackling climate issues, the White House on May 20, 2021 issued a...

Followers of the latest U.S. developments in sustainable investing will be aware of the Department of Labor's 2020 rule mandating that...

Today marks the first day of the sale of allowances under the new UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS).  Following the end of the Brexit...

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Large investors and their advisory groups are increasingly expecting companies to prioritise ESG considerations. Influential investors,...

A key part in developing and implementing any climate transition plan is data and reporting. In this short podcast Iyesogie Igiehon and...

The SEC under the Biden administration has clearly signaled to investors and companies that ESG metrics will be a key area of focus - but...

The US Federal Reserve is playing its part in President Biden's "whole of government" approach to climate change.  Having identified...

Regulator, investor and consumer scrutiny of the ways companies manage their business relationships and supply chains has never been...

Diversity and inclusion are important issues to all businesses and it appears the FCA is considering how it can best use its power as a...