29 Mar, 2024 Mandatory climate reporting for listed and large non-listed companies in Singapore By Joanne Wong Leon Ng On 28 February 2024, the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority of Singapore (ACRA) and the Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX...
28 Mar, 2024 EU Green Bond Regulation: ESMA consults on rules for External Reviewers of European Green Bonds By Erin McKeown On 26 March 2024, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) launched a consultation on technical standards relating to the...
26 Mar, 2024 Italy: The “Last Judgement” - a halt for climate litigation? By Alessandro Villani Elena Andrich Beatrice Porcellato On 26th February 2024, the Civil Court of Rome dismissed the first Italian climate litigation filed by a group of 24 NGOs and more than...
25 Mar, 2024 Fifth Circuit Lifts Stay on SEC’s Climate Rules As Petition Moved to Eighth Circuit By Rachel Barrett Mike Bienenfeld Brad Caswell Jeffrey Cohen Doug Davison Lauren Bachtel +3 more... Show less The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has lifted its stay of the climate-related disclosures rules adopted by the U.S. Securities and...
18 Mar, 2024 Claim against corporate emitters for climate-related harm: New Zealand Supreme Court allows novel tort case to proceed By Matt Dodd Prerna Handa Eriko Kadota In February 2024, New Zealand’s highest court unanimously refused to strike out the first New Zealand case seeking to hold corporates...
18 Mar, 2024 EU Parliament adopts first reading position on the Green Claims Directive By Iyes Igiehon Kerry Liebenberg Julia Voskoboinikova On 12 March 2024, the European Parliament adopted its first reading position (i.e. its negotiating position) on the proposed Directive on...
18 Mar, 2024 US: Fifth Circuit Stays the SEC’s Climate Rules By Mike Bienenfeld Brad Caswell Jeffrey Cohen Doug Davison Lauren Bachtel +2 more... Show less The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered a stay of the SEC’s climate-related disclosure rules in the lawsuit brought by Liberty...
15 Mar, 2024 EU: New CSDDD compromise finally accepted by Member States By Julia Grothaus Mirjam Erb After an unprecedented back and forth, the negotiations about the Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (CSDDD or CS3D)...
15 Mar, 2024 Transition Finance Market Review launches call for evidence to explore how the UK can become a global hub for transition finance By Sara Feijao Vanessa Havard-Williams On 14 March 2024, the Transition Finance Market Review (TFMR) launched a call for evidence seeking views on how the UK can leverage its...
13 Mar, 2024 EU horizon scanning: what happens to pending proposals in the lead up to the EU Parliament elections in June? By Claudia Skibniewski Alvarez Clelia Felix Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova +1 more... Show less 2024 marks a pivotal year for EU policy with the European Parliament election in June and the appointment of new Commission, which will...
13 Mar, 2024 Belgian farmer and activist NGOs start climate litigation case against oil and gas major in Belgium By Guillaume Croisant Bruno Garcia Da Silva A Belgian farmer, supported by three NGOs, announced today (13 March 2024) his intention to sue an oil and gas major before the Belgian...
13 Mar, 2024 UK: Lessons from Year 1 TCFD reporting - IA publishes insights & suggested actions for asset managers By Premlata Fagan The IA has published a report focusing on key themes and challenges that have emerged from the first round of asset manager reporting,...
12 Mar, 2024 The new EU Directive on Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition By Julia Grothaus Rachel Barrett Kerry Liebenberg Mirjam Erb Kathrin Bauwens Claire Kernick Lucas Marlow +4 more... Show less The new EU Directive on Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition aims to promote sustainable consumption by tackling unfair...
08 Mar, 2024 Forced Labour Regulation: EU institutions reach political agreement By Bruno Garcia Da Silva Guillaume Croisant On 5 March 2024, the European Parliament and the Council reached a political agreement on a new Regulation prohibiting products made with...
07 Mar, 2024 US SEC adopts scaled-back climate-related disclosure requirements By Mas Harntha Sara Feijao On 6 March 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted its long-awaited climate-related disclosure rules, which...
07 Mar, 2024 ICMA publishes thought-leadership paper on transition finance in debt capital market By Erin McKeown On 14 February 2024, the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) published a paper on transition finance in the debt capital...