Supply chains enable production and progress, but their contribution to climate change is significant. Making them more sustainable in every sense is critical to decarbonisation....more
President Biden recently issued “formal Presidential direction” on the risks that the United States will consider when evaluating in-bound foreign investment....more
As the world recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic, rebuilding resilience and planning for the future have taken centre stage in 2022. The pandemic brought to the fore many human rights issues, creating new challenges and...more
Companies face various challenges when they report on “Scope 3,” or indirect, greenhouse gas emissions....more
On June 30, the US Supreme Court (the Court) issued a key ruling in West Virginia v. EPA that limits the powers of the Environmental Protection Agency (the EPA) to regulate greenhouse gas emissions without explicit...more
On May 25, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) proposed rule and form amendments that, if adopted, would require specific, additional disclosures regarding environmental, social, and governance (ESG)...more
On June 6, the Biden Administration announced a two-year duty exemption for solar products from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam (together, CMTV), as well as authorization for the use of the Defense Production Act to...more
On Monday, March 21, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed, at a scheduled Open Meeting, amendments to its rules under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that would...more
On February 21, 2022, President Biden issued an Executive Order (Feb 21 EO) in response to Russia’s recognition of the “Donetsk People’s Republic” (DNR) and “Luhansk People’s Republic” (LNR) as independent states, finding...more
On February 22, 2022, the U.S. imposed additional sanctions targeting the Russian Federation in response to Russia’s recognition of the “Donetsk People’s Republic” (DNR) and “Luhansk People’s Republic” (LNR) as independent...more
On December 23, 2021, U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)....more
Over the week of December 6, the Biden Administration targeted more than 75 individuals and entities with sanctions pursuant to the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (Global Magnitsky Act)....more
In response to the rapid growth of virtual currencies, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) recently published Sanctions Compliance Guidance for the Virtual Currency Industry (“Guidance”)....more
On October 6, 2021, The White House set forward a proposal that would effectively undo the 2020 Regulations, which were promulgated in response to the Trump Administration’s EO 13807 and represented the first major revision...more
A broad range of sustainability issues are now clearly affecting the way some investors assess potential M&A deals and allocate capital. But many are only just getting to grips with the fast-evolving environmental, social and...more
The U.S. Supreme Court recently handed down its decision on the scope of the Alien Tort Statute (ATS), following an appeal by Nestle USA, Inc., the U.S. affiliate of Swiss-based Nestle (Nestle USA), and Cargill, Inc....more
The Biden administration has issued new sanctions on Russian individuals and entities as well as prohibitions on US financial institutions' transactions with Russia's Central Bank, National Wealth Fund, and Ministry of...more
Following the military coup in Myanmar on February 1, 2021, the U.S., UK and EU have imposed a range of sanctions targeting individuals and entities affiliated with the Burmese military....more
Following an extensive consultation process, the Equator Principles Association (EP Association) adopted a fourth iteration of the Equator Principles (EP4) on 18 November 2019. Originally, EP4 was due to come into effect on 1...more
The inauguration of Joe Biden as President of the United States has set in motion a number of significant policy changes. In this panel discussion, our U.S. legal and policy specialists shared their insights on what our...more
3/10/2021
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On January 9, 2021, the PRC Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”) issued the Rules on Counteracting Unjustified Extra-territorial Application of Foreign Legislation and Other Measures (the “Rules”). -
The Rules, along with the...more
The election of Joe Biden is likely to usher in an era of more stable and predictable politics in the U.S., increasing the kind of investor confidence on which M&A transactions thrive....more
The arrival of Joe Biden in the White House will give the U.S. and China a chance to put their political and trade relations on a new footing....more
As the world continues to battle against the Covid-19 pandemic, the resulting economic and social stress has brought many human rights issues to the fore, exacerbating systemic issues and generating new challenges. Yet the...more
12/15/2020
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On 4 March 2020, the European Commission (the Commission) published a draft EU climate law, along with inception impact assessments for an EU carbon border adjustment mechanism and revisions to the Energy Taxation Directive....more