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More Companies are Disclosing Biodiversity Impacts

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The year after the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) was adopted in 2022, the number of companies reporting on their nature and biodiversity impacts increased by 43%, according to new figures from the CDP. The data shows...more

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Biodiversity Net Gain: A New Requirement for Developments in England to Positively Impact the Environment

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The Situation: On January 17, 2024, mandatory biodiversity net gain ("BNG") regulations took effect, impacting most new developments in England. ...more

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UK Real Estate Horizons: how does the new Biodiversity Net Gain regime affect you? - Biodiversity Net Gain regime: England

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The new Biodiversity Net Gain regime comes into force in February 2024 and should be front of mind for those in the development industry. Our Planning team has prepared a Real Estate Horizons one page summary to help you to...more

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UK Real Estate Horizons: how does the new Biodiversity Net Gain regime affect you?

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Our Real Estate Horizons one page summary explains what the new BNG requirement is, when it’s relevant and the options available for satisfying it, and provide details on how the biodiversity value of a site is calculated...more

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Final Disclosure Recommendations From the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures

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On September 18, 2023, the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures ("TNFD") released its final recommendations for disclosures on nature-related dependencies, impacts, risks, and opportunities. The TNFD aims to...more

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Taskforce on Nature-Related Disclosures Publishes Final Recommendations

On September 18, 2023, following a two-year development process, the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) published its final recommendations (the Recommendations) to help market participants with...more

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Eight things to know about the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures

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The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures ("TNFD") released its final framework (the "TNFD Framework") on September 18. The TNFD Framework encourages organisations to integrate nature into decision-making and...more

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Biodiversity: incorporating nature and TNFD into your strategy - November 2023

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Just as the financial community is getting to grips with TCFD, TNFD has arrived. TNFD provides a framework for disclosure of nature-related financial information – the ways in which nature risks might impact a business, its...more

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Investor Group FAIRR Calls on G20 Finance Ministers to Reform Agricultural Subsidies Regimes

Ahead of September 2023’s G20 summit in Delhi, the Farm Animal Investment Risk & Return (FAIRR) Initiative called on G20 Finance Ministers to reform agricultural subsidies to enable countries to meet their net zero greenhouse...more

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Pensions: what's new this week - 9 October 2023

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Welcome to your weekly update from the Allen & Overy Pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of workplace pensions. This week we cover the following topics : DWP General Levy...more

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ESG update: Australia

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In Australia, heightened enforcement activity, proposed regulatory regimes focused on ESG matters and other market developments are influencing the ESG risks and priorities for organisations operating here....more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

The Economics of Biodiversity: UK Introduces Sweeping Inquiry Into Role of Private Finance in Nature Recovery

In August 2023, the UK Parliament’s Environmental Audit Committee launched an inquiry into the current and future role of private finance in nature recovery, in order to meet its goal of reaching Net Zero by 2050 while...more

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Who, What, When: The Impact of the EU CSRD on Non-EU Companies

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The EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (“CSRD”) requires the most detailed and onerous ESG reporting and disclosures anywhere in the world. All told, it is estimated that more than 50,000 companies, including...more

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France and UK Announce Roadmap to Boost Biodiversity Credit Market

In June 2023, the UK and France announced a joint plan to launch a new biodiversity credits scheme. Through the Global Biodiversity Credits Roadmap, the two countries have pledged to support private sector biodiversity...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

ESG in 2023: A Mid-Year Review

As predicted in our February 1, 2023, client alert, “ESG in 2022 and Predictions for 2023,” a global economic slowdown and ongoing backlash in the U.S. have slowed the momentum of some aspects of the environmental, social and...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

UN-Initiated and Bank-Led Working Group Formed to Encourage Banks to Achieve Biodiversity Targets

On May 4, 2023, the United Nations announced the formation of a 35-member bank-led working group to promote nature- and biodiversity-related target setting that is aligned with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity...more

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European Parliament Adopts Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive Amendments

On June 1, 2023, the European Parliament adopted amendments to the corporate sustainability due diligence regulation and amending directive. Under the amendments, large companies operating in the EU would be required to...more

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TNFD Publishes Final Draft Disclosure Framework

On March 28, 2023, the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) announced the release of the fourth and final iteration of its beta framework for nature-related risk management and disclosures, including a...more

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UK ESG: Local Nature Recovery Strategies- what are they and why are they important for landowners?

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In this article we explore key points for landowners regarding the Local Nature Recovery Strategies established in the Environment Act 2021 and set to be rolled out soon. Local Nature Recovery Strategies are a new system of...more

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ESG Market Alert – April 2023: Key ESG trends

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Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) promises to drive business decision making in 2023 and impact how companies plan, operate and report. The complex and rapidly-evolving world of ESG is set to remain a priority for...more

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UK Government Authorizes Consultation to Spur Investment in Nature Recovery Initiatives

On March 23, the British Standards Institution (BSI), the UK National Standards Body, announced the launch of a three-year Nature Investment Standards Programme and related consultation, which aims to stimulate private sector...more

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UK: Earth Day: Investing in our Planet – real estate and planning

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As Earth Day comes around this Saturday 22 April, and attention turns to what we should, could, and are each doing to help the planet it seems a great time to reflect on what the planning and real estate industries are...more

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ShareAction Claims Asset Managers Lagging on Climate and Biodiversity

In a recent report, the UK-based NGO ShareAction claimed that “[t]he asset management industry needs to change urgently if it is to demonstrate proactive stewardship that safeguards against key social and environmental risks...more

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Singapore Moves Toward Finalizing Green Taxonomy with Final Public Consultation Period

Last month, Singapore’s Green Finance Industry Taskforce (GFIT) launched the final consultation period to finalize its Green and Transition Taxonomy (the “Taxonomy”). This is Singapore’s third public consultation on the...more

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G20 Call for Global Common Framework to Finance Sustainable Development Goals

At the recent G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in Bengaluru, India, attendees called for the creation of a common global framework to facilitate financing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development...more

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