18 Jul, 2024 New guidance from SBTN on setting science-based targets for nature By Dearbhla Cantwell On 10 July 2024, the Science Based Targets Network's (SBTN) released its guidance on setting science-based targets for nature (the...
17 Jul, 2024 UK: King’s Speech 2024: Bills most relevant to the green and net zero agenda By Sara Feijao On 17 July 2024, the new Labour government unveiled the list of Bills (primary legislation) it intends to introduce in Parliament, with...
11 Jul, 2024 New Labour government: is the UK back in the race to net zero? By Sara Feijao The national election on 4 July 2024 ushered in a new Labour government in a landslide vote after 14 years of a Conservative government. ...
08 Jul, 2024 TNFD announces next wave of early adopters and sector-specific guidance By Dearbhla Cantwell The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) announced on 28 June 2024 that there has been a notable 30% increase in TNFD...
02 Jul, 2024 Investor ESG Litigation: Investors sue UK fashion retailer for £100m for allegedly misleading ESG disclosure under FSMA By James Hennah Cressida Shaw On 17 May 2024, institutional investors in Boohoo Group Plc, a UK-based fashion retail company (“Boohoo”), filed a claim against the...
01 Jul, 2024 ESG horizon scanning: what in-house lawyers need to know for 2024 By Sara Feijao Rachel Barrett Kim Rybarczyk This article was first published on The In-House Lawyer - see: ESG horizon scanning: what to expect in 2024 - The In-House Lawyer...
26 Jun, 2024 TNFD and EFRAG publish correspondence mapping By Kim Rybarczyk Julia Voskoboinikova On 20 June 2024, the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) and the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG)...
20 Jun, 2024 EU: ECB is considering whether to impose fines on banks for failure to address the impact of climate change By Sara Feijao On 29 May 2024, Bloomberg reported (see here, requires a subscription) that the European Central Bank (ECB) was preparing to impose fines...