11 Jan, 2023 COP15 and biodiversity: what does it mean for pension schemes? By Claire Collier Oliver Pope Biodiversity is becoming an increasingly important ESG factor, especially in light of the recent COP15 summit. In this blog, we explore...
22 Dec, 2022 COP15: outcome of global biodiversity summit By Kim Rybarczyk Claudia Harper As discussed in our recent podcast and briefing (see here and here), the 15th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention...
08 Dec, 2022 Political agreement reached on EU Deforestation Due Diligence Proposal By Claudia Harper Kim Rybarczyk The European Parliament and Council have reached political agreement on a new Regulation aimed at minimising the risk of deforestation...
24 Nov, 2022 What does COP27 mean for the United States? By Menaka Nayar Seemingly every other day of the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference or Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (“COP27,” which...
23 Nov, 2022 COP27: Week 2 recap and key takeaways By Julia Voskoboinikova Sara Feijao Gilly Hutchinson After two weeks of negotiations and complaints from the outside world on the absence of progress, COP27, which ran into Sunday morning,...
03 Oct, 2022 EU Deforestation Proposal: next steps By Bruno Garcia Da Silva On 13 September 2022, the European Parliament adopted its position (the "Parliament Position”) regarding the Proposal for a Regulation...
15 Dec, 2021 Cutting back on cutting down: UK consults on deforestation proposals By James Marlow Last month we highlighted that the Environment Act 2021 had been passed into UK law, introducing previously considered rules on due...
17 Nov, 2021 EU and UK deforestation proposals: new due diligence requirements on the cards By James Marlow This time last year, I published a blog post on a proposal by the UK government to introduce a mandatory due diligence regime in relation...
08 Jun, 2021 Launch of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures By Clare Wiles In key news for businesses, investors and the ESG world: the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) officially launched...