On 26 February 2025, the European Commission (“Commission”) published its “Omnibus I” or “Sustainability Omnibus” package as part of its mission to improve the competitiveness of the European Union. The Omnibus Package...more
2/27/2025
/ Carbon Emissions ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Due Diligence ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Supply Chain ,
Sustainability ,
Sustainable Business Practices
Over the past few years, we have seen growing interest in Commercial Paper (CP) programmes with a sustainable focus.
Traditionally used by corporations, financial institutions, sovereigns, and other issuers for...more
2/18/2025
/ Capital Markets ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Climate Change ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Renewable Energy ,
Risk Management ,
Sustainability ,
Sustainable Finance ,
Sustainable Projects
Christmas is coming early to the ESG bond market as the new EU Green Bond Standard applies from 21 December 2024.
The new standard is conceptually similar to existing ICMA use of proceeds standards but quite different in...more
12/23/2024
/ Capital Markets ,
Corporate Finance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Green Bonds ,
Green Finance ,
Greenwashing ,
International Capital Markets Association (ICMA) ,
Investment Funds ,
Investors ,
Sustainability ,
Sustainable Finance ,
Taxonomy ,
Voluntary Disclosure
On October 8, 2024, the EU Council adopted the Listing Act – a regulation amending the Prospectus Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 – which was first proposed in December 2022 and then subjected to several rounds of negotiations....more
The risk of an accusation of “greenwashing” is now an important concern for many companies. Greenwashing is an ill-defined concept but, nevertheless, is increasingly a source of litigation and regulatory scrutiny – with more...more
7/7/2023
/ Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Due Diligence ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Greenwashing ,
Net Zero ,
Offsets ,
Reputation Management ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sustainability ,
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