Mar 31, 2023 UK Green Day: key takeaways on net zero By Sara Feijao The UK government’s “Green Day” or “Energy Security Day” finally landed on 30 March 2023, with a raft of key announcements on green...
Mar 31, 2023 Mobilising Green Investment: The UK Government’s 2023 Green Finance Strategy By Raza Naeem Vanessa Havard-Williams Rachel Barrett Premlata Fagan +1 more... Show less The UK government sees huge opportunities for the UK’s financial and professional services industry in the global transition to a...
Mar 31, 2023 Dutch Central Bank publishes final guidance on financial institutions’ management of climate and environmental risks By Bas Jennen Jan-Jouke van der Meer The Dutch Central Bank (De Nederlandsche Bank, “DNB”) expects Dutch financial institutions to have an understanding of the material risks...
Mar 31, 2023 Contracts for Difference: UK Government releases final terms of CfD AR5 By Gitanjali Shankar Francesca Matthews Richard Coar Jessica Hargreaves +1 more... Show less The fifth allocation round for the UK’s contract for difference (“CfD”) auction opened on 30 March 2023 for bidding. This is the first...
Mar 30, 2023 The EU Commission’s plans for a right to repair By Dr Rupert Bellinghausen Kathrin Bauwens Mirjam Erb The EU Commission’s right to repair initiative aims to promote the repair of goods and to strengthen consumer rights in case of defective...
Mar 30, 2023 European Commission publishes proposal for a Green Claims Directive to combat greenwashing By Sara Feijao On 22 March 2023, the European Commission published a proposal for a Directive on the substantiation and communication of environmental...
Mar 29, 2023 ECB expectations on banks to step up management of climate and environmental risks in 2023 By Premlata Fagan “We see the glass filling up slowly, but it is not yet even half full. This is both good and bad news: good news because there is...
Mar 29, 2023 US: Mining Company Settles SEC Charges Related to Misleading Disclosures in Sustainability Reports Prior to Dam Collapse By Doug Davison On March 28, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced a settlement with a publicly traded Brazilian mining...
Mar 27, 2023 EU energy agenda in 2023 – indicative timeline By Arnaud Coibion Lothar Van Driessche Claudia Skibniewski Alvarez Ruth Losch +1 more... Show less The EU energy agenda will be busy in 2023. This year, negotiations on key EU energy draft laws are approaching the finish line and new EU...
Mar 24, 2023 EU: the Green Deal Industrial Plan proposals unwrapped By Julia Voskoboinikova Lothar Van Driessche On 16 March 2023, the European Commission published legislative proposals for two main components of the Green Deal Industrial Plan, the...
Mar 16, 2023 UK Spring Budget 2023 – Energy Highlights By Mariah Cartsidimas Jessica Hargreaves Gitanjali Shankar The UK’s ongoing pursuit of net zero and a secure supply of clean energy are key themes of the Chancellor’s 2023 Spring Budget. The 2023...
Mar 16, 2023 Bank of England – update on climate change and prudential thinking By Kim Rybarczyk Premlata Fagan On 13 March 2023, the Bank of England (the Bank) published its latest report on climate-related risks and the regulatory capital...
Mar 10, 2023 EU Taxonomy: TSCs for Taxo 4 - is the wait nearly over? By Premlata Fagan Raza Naeem Vanessa Havard-Williams Rachel Barrett David Ballegeer Markus Appel Silke Bernard +4 more... Show less With the end of Q1 2023 fast approaching, there is a glimmer of hope for those looking out for the European Commission’s Delegated Act...
Mar 09, 2023 High Court stresses climate change urgency, but suggests narrow road for judicial review By Alexander Fawke Tara Janus Sophia Kaiko Annamieke Cook +1 more... Show less On 31 January 2023, the High Court dismissed an application for judicial review from the Bristol Airport Action Network Co-ordinating...
Mar 08, 2023 Regional ESG Legal Outlooks 2023 By Amrita Ahluwalia Sara Feijao Alejandro Gordano Gilly Hutchinson Deepika Sriram Julia Voskoboinikova +3 more... Show less As part of our ESG Legal Outlook series, our ESG experts have produced dedicated regional outlooks, which set out the key ESG themes for...
Mar 01, 2023 UK: Countdown to a super-charged CMA with significant fining powers for “greenwashing” By Emma Cochrane Sarah Martin The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill is expected in the next month or so. Among significant reforms to the merger and...