27 Jun, 2024 EU: Council adopts negotiating position on the Green Claims Directive By Kathrin Bauwens Mirjam Erb Iyes Igiehon Alexia Kaztaridou +1 more... Show less 17 June 2024 marked a significant milestone in the EU’s fight against greenwashing, as the Council adopted its negotiating position (also...
26 Jun, 2024 TNFD and EFRAG publish correspondence mapping By Kim Rybarczyk Julia Voskoboinikova On 20 June 2024, the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) and the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG)...
26 Jun, 2024 France: two claims based on the duty of vigilance declared admissible By Jean-Charles Jaïs Claudia Cavicchioli Charlotte Peiffer Julie Esquenazi +1 more... Show less On 18 June 2024, for the first time, the Court of Appeal of Paris declared admissible two out of three claims based on the duty of...
25 Jun, 2024 ICMA releases new resources on Sustainability-Linked Bonds, Green Bonds and Sustainability-Linked Loans financing Bonds By Erin McKeown Siân Sanford Catherine Wade Jake Dyer Ben Dulieu Amelia Rice +3 more... Show less On 25 June 2024, the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) released new materials and guidance to support the Green, Social,...
25 Jun, 2024 Singapore announces at least 300 megawatts increase in data centre capacity with a focus on green energy By Gilly Hutchinson On 30 May 2024, as part of Singapore’s Green Data Centre Roadmap, Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority announced that...
24 Jun, 2024 Stocktake of the EU Taxonomy in action By Erin McKeown Catherine Wade Earlier this month the European Commission published a factsheet evidencing the market’s uptake of the EU Taxonomy. The results (gleaned...
24 Jun, 2024 Webinar: Challenges coming out of the ESMA fund names guidelines and latest SFDR opinion from the ESAs By Premlata Fagan On Tuesday 25th June (09:30 to 10:30 GMT) you can join our panel of experts to discuss the latest from the EU in the fund labelling and...
21 Jun, 2024 Unlocking New Legal Avenues: Dutch Court paves the way for preliminary relief in climate enforcement litigation By Bas van Niekerk Gerard Meijer Thomas de Boer In the spring of 2024, Greenpeace initiated preliminary relief proceedings against the Dutch State regarding the Dutch State’s nitrogen...
20 Jun, 2024 EU: ECB is considering whether to impose fines on banks for failure to address the impact of climate change By Sara Feijao On 29 May 2024, Bloomberg reported (see here, requires a subscription) that the European Central Bank (ECB) was preparing to impose fines...
20 Jun, 2024 EU Nature Restoration Law formally approved by the Council By Julia Voskoboinikova On 17 June 2024, following an intensive legislative process, the Council of the EU formally approved the Regulation on Nature...
19 Jun, 2024 EU Tracker: Which ESG proposals have been adopted and which are still outstanding? By Julia Voskoboinikova Sara Feijao Clelia Felix Claudia Skibniewski Alvarez +1 more... Show less NOTE: We update this tracker as when there are new developments. Last updated on 11 November 2024. On 6-9 June 2024, EU citizens voted...
18 Jun, 2024 EU: ESA’s recommendations on SFDR – calling for greater coherence in the framework, catering for green transition and enhanced consumer protection By Premlata Fagan When the European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, ESMA and EIOPA – together, the ESAs) published their Final Reports to the European...
13 Jun, 2024 Webinar: Facilitating finance for the transition to a sustainable economy By Vanessa Havard-Williams Xylia Sim Alexander Vogt Join us on 18 June 24 at 1-2 PM CEST for an expert online panel discussion on transition finance, with a particular focus on the current...
13 Jun, 2024 Webinar recording: the EU perspective on greenwashing from the ESA's reports By Julia Grothaus Raza Naeem Victoria Hickman Clare Wiles Erin McKeown Premlata Fagan +3 more... Show less With the UK FCA’s anti-greenwashing rule in its early days, next up we took the opportunity to look at greenwashing from the EU...
07 Jun, 2024 Energy Charter Treaty: Council gives final approval for EU’s withdrawal By Oorvi Mehta On 30 May 2024, the Council of the EU formally adopted the decision for a coordinated withdrawal of the EU and Euratom from the...
06 Jun, 2024 EU Green Bond Regulation: new podcast on the key aspects of the EuGB label getting the most buzz in the market By Catherine Wade Erin McKeown In this podcast series, we explore in bitesize format various aspects of the EU Green Bond Regulation. In this episode, counsel Catherine...