14 Nov, 2024 EU: Transposition of the Women on Boards Directive into national law By Moira Guitart Jada Bruccoleri Nerea Martinez de Larramendi Fériel Aliouchouche Gema Noguera +2 more... Show less Introduction France and Spain have recently adopted the European Women on Boards Directive (the “WoB Directive”) into their national...
14 Nov, 2024 EU: Commission Notice on certain legal provisions under the Taxonomy Regulation By Stephen Clipsham A Commission Notice on the interpretation and implementation of certain legal provisions of the Disclosures Delegated At under Article 8...
14 Nov, 2024 EU: ESG Ratings Regulation moves one step forward By Stephen Clipsham The Council of the EU has published the text of the proposed Regulation on the transparency and integrity of ESG rating activities, and...
14 Nov, 2024 EU Deforestation Regulation: European Parliament votes on amendments including one-year delay By Sara Feijao European Parliament vote today On 14 November 2024, the European Parliament voted in favour of the Commission's proposal to delay...
14 Nov, 2024 In vogue? Green claims in fashion regulation, a growing trend By Matthew Flanagan Alexandra Zachmann Driven by an increased focus on climate change and wider sustainability issues, recent years have seen a significant increase in...
13 Nov, 2024 UK: FRC consults on investor stewardship and long-term sustainable value By Wilma Rix On 11 November 2024, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) launched a consultation on its proposed updates to the UK Stewardship Code. ...
08 Nov, 2024 EU CSRD: EFRAG publishes draft Transition Plan Implementation Guidance By Julia Voskoboinikova On 4 November 2024, the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) held the first public meeting of the Sustainability Reporting...
08 Nov, 2024 ESMA CP on amendments to EU Prospectus regime – ESG proposals By Erin McKeown Catherine Wade Julia Bhatti Benedicte de Moras +1 more... Show less Background The EU Listing Act, which makes changes to the EU Prospectus Regulation (“EU PR”), is due to be published in the Official...
08 Nov, 2024 The future of nuclear financing: A turning point for investment in clean energy By Maryam Adamji In the face of escalating climate challenges and the pressing need to achieve net zero emissions, nuclear energy is witnessing a...
04 Nov, 2024 UK: Transition Plan Taskforce concluded its work and published final report By Julia Voskoboinikova On 31 October 2024, the UK Transition Plan Taskforce (TPT) officially concluded its work and published a final report providing an...
04 Nov, 2024 EU: ESAs 2024 report show significant improvements of firms’ disclosure of principle adverse impacts under SFDR By Stephen Clipsham The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) have published their third annual report on disclosures of Principal Adverse Impact (PAI)...
04 Nov, 2024 The importance of the UK Transition Plan Taskforce for pension scheme trustees By Jessica Smith The UK Pensions Regulator recently published a blog post emphasising the importance for trustees of improving their understanding of...
30 Oct, 2024 Hong Kong Monetary Authority publishes its Sustainable Finance Action Agenda By Gilly Hutchinson Clara Hackney The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) published its Sustainable Finance Action Agenda (the Action Agenda) on 21 October 2024. The...
29 Oct, 2024 Making the UK world-leading again: key recommendations from House of Lords Select Committee report on the Modern Slavery Act 2015 By James Marlow Jon Tan Fazila Naeem In October 2024, the House of Lords Select Committee on the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (MSA Committee) published its report, The Modern...
29 Oct, 2024 EU: ESMA announces materiality assessments and taxonomy to be enforcement priorities for 2025 corporate reports By Stephen Clipsham The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its annual European Common Enforcement Priorities statement for 2024...
28 Oct, 2024 Malaysia consults on sustainability reporting framework requirements By En-Li Lim On 24 September 2024, Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad, Malaysia’s Securities Commission, issued a public consultation paper seeking...