28 Mar, 2024 The SEC’s Climate Disclosure Rules By Rachel Barrett Mike Bienenfeld Brad Caswell Jeffrey Cohen Lauren Bachtel Alexander Parkhouse +3 more... Show less Although mandatory climate-related disclosure faces an uncertain road in the United States, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s...
19 Mar, 2024 UK reporting 2023/24 - recent developments and guidance for large unlisted companies and LLPs By Judy Pink Wilma Rix Sara Feijao We have published a new guide to help large unlisted UK companies and LLPs prepare their 2023/24 annual reports - click here to view the...
19 Mar, 2024 EU: FAQs on the upcoming Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive: what has changed? By Guillaume Croisant Julia Grothaus Mirjam Erb Lucas Marlow +1 more... Show less Following a roller-coaster legislative process which started in February 2022, the Council of the EU finally endorsed the Corporate...
13 Mar, 2024 Hong Kong SAR Government’s first multi-currency digital green bonds By Gilly Hutchinson Grace Wee On 7 February 2024, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (the HKSAR...
14 Feb, 2024 Global Energy & Infrastructure Legal Outlook 2024 By Jessica Hargreaves 2024 is set to be another exciting year for energy & infrastructure markets. In the light of the global push to transition to clean...
12 Dec, 2023 Fifty Shades of Green? Sustainability and antitrust developments in Asia By Gilly Hutchinson In the shadow of COP28, we are reminded of the imperatives to engage our businesses in achieving environmental and sustainability goals....
06 Dec, 2023 ESG: Key Issues for Real Estate - a pan-European guide By Beatrice Taylor Rory Bennett ESG looks set to dominate the public and political agenda with real estate investors and lenders alike turning their attention to the...
24 Oct, 2023 It’s All in the Name: SEC Targets Misleading Fund Names in Push for Increased Investor Protection By Brad Caswell Raza Naeem On September 20, 2023, the US Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments to rule 35d-1 under the Investment Company Act of...
23 Oct, 2023 UK TPT publishes final recommendations on credible and robust climate transition plans By Sara Feijao The UK Transition Plan Taskforce (TPT) has released its final recommendations, establishing a 'gold standard' in climate transition...
10 Oct, 2023 Overview of ESG for Debt Capital Markets By Erin McKeown It is difficult to navigate the maze of regulation and policy initiatives in the ever-evolving ESG space to discern what is relevant for...
18 Sep, 2023 A busy year of ESG regulation By Anisha Desor Victoria Hickman Over the past year, the UK and Europe have seen an increase in regulatory frameworks that have directly impacted sustainable investment...
08 Sep, 2023 Reducing the time to deliver UK transmission infrastructure By Mariah Cartsidimas Jessica Hargreaves Gitanjali Shankar While the UK Government has committed to a fully decarbonised electricity system by 2034 and net zero by 2050, delays in the development...
08 Sep, 2023 Improved flexibility in the energy transition export credit market By Jessica Hargreaves Charlie Bown In July this year, following an EU-led initiative, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Arrangement on Officially...
06 Jun, 2023 EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM): What you need to know By Julia Voskoboinikova Lothar Van Driessche The EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) are both aimed at reducing carbon emissions by...
23 May, 2023 Financing Sustainable Change: What Does Good Governance Look Like? By Vanessa Havard-Williams The following article was originally published on 10 May 2023 by the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance. The paper was...
06 Apr, 2023 Issues for Boards 2023 By Sara Feijao Boards face many challenges as they steer their companies through times of economic, geopolitical and technological change. Each year,...