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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

ESG in 2024: A Midyear Review

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Environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters, and diverging opinions on approach, continued to dominate headlines across the globe in the first half of 2024. Companies and their stakeholders started the year navigating...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Criminal Risk from Tainted Production and Supply Chains

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On June 28th the UK Court of Appeal confirmed that payment of genuine value for goods received within a supply chain does not prevent companies from committing money laundering offences if the source of these goods is tainted...more

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UK Supreme Court Quashes Planning Permission Due to a Failure to Consider Downstream (Scope 3) Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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The Situation: On June 20, 2024, the UK Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision in R (on the application of Finch on behalf of the Weald Action Group) (Appellant) v Surrey County Council and others (Respondents) [2024]...more

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Global ESG Insights - May 2024

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Welcome to the latest edition of our monthly ESG Insights providing you with a summary of the key developments from around the world. Global - IFRS Foundation releases jurisdictional adoption guide for ISSB Standards- On...more

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Significant Implications for Environmental Assessment of Major Projects

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The Supreme Court’s judgment in R(Finch) v Surrey County Council [2024] UKSC 20 has potentially significant implications on how environmental impacts of major projects are assessed. The question at the heart of the case was...more

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Cadwalader Climate - May 2024 #4

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In this week’s edition, we look in detail at ESMA’s final guidelines on ESG and sustainability-related fund names. Staying with the regulatory guidance theme, we look at the Science Based Targets initiative’s announcement of...more

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The UK Competition and Markets Authority Takes Action Against Allegedly Misleading Environmental Claims

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The Situation: The UK Competition and Markets Authority ("CMA") recently secured undertakings from fashion brands ASOS, Boohoo, and George at Asda to address allegedly misleading environmental claims. The CMA has also...more

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Cadwalader Climate - April 2024 #4

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In this week’s edition, we discuss the European Parliament’s approval of a certification framework that is set to govern carbon removal activities, including the proper certification of carbon credits. Europe continues to...more

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Cadwalader Climate - April 2024 #2

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In this week’s edition, we discuss the ever-increasing focus on greenwashing by way of enforcement action taken by regulatory authorities and incoming legislation aimed at enhancing consumer protection. The EU confirmed the...more

A&O Shearman

UK carbon border adjustment mechanism: shaping up ahead of 2027

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In 2027, the UK will introduce a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) on imports of certain carbon intensive goods. The CBAM will impose a charge on the emissions embodied in relevant imports that take place on or after...more

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Cadwalader Climate - March 2024 - #2

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Greenwashing Beef Production - On February 28, New York State Attorney General (NYAG) Letitia James filed a lawsuit with the New York Supreme Court against meat processing company JBS USA for misleading the public about its...more

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10 lessons in sustainability regulation

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Creating an effective regulatory framework will be critical to deliver Net Zero. But does that mean more – or less – regulation? From trade agreements to taxonomies, carbon adjustment mechanisms to corporate sustainability...more

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The UK gives the green light to a UK CBAM and consults on the UK ETS

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The UK has finally confirmed that it will be following the EU and introducing its own Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) to be implemented by 2027. It published the eagerly awaited outcome of its consultation on...more

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Delivering Net Zero by 2050: the $200 trillion opportunity

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Until now, however, no comprehensive estimate existed of the of that opportunity, (or, to put it another way, the size of the financing gap between committed spending and the investment needed to deliver Net Zero by 2050...more

Dechert LLP

To Retrofit or Not?

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A hotly debated topic at this year’s MIPIM was strategies for the mitigation of carbon emissions within the real estate industry, including those emanating from the construction phase of new buildings or refurbishments, and...more

Hogan Lovells

Global real estate and ESG: How the EU, UK and US are responding to the climate crisis

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With governments across the globe warning that action is urgently needed to diminish global warming and address the climate crisis, we look at the response of the EU, UK and US, with a focus on real estate. Climate damage is...more

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UK Navigates Post-Brexit Challenges in the Environmental Regulatory Landscape

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The triggering of the CCM under the UK ETS and ongoing consultations under UK Reach signal speedbumps in the transition process. On 30 November 2021, the UK government’s Department of Business, Energy and Industrial...more

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Developments in Emissions Trading in the U.K. and EU

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As the delegates of the 26th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (COP26) return from two hard weeks in Glasgow, significant progress has been made on establishing...more

White & Case LLP

Brexit: Fresh Perspectives

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The UK has left the EU but there remains a vast array of operational and legal issues for businesses to address. See below for our perspectives on the key challenges and opportunities that Brexit presents for different...more

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Brexit: Fresh Perspectives

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The UK has left the EU but there remains a vast array of operational and legal issues for businesses to address. See below for our perspectives on the key challenges and opportunities that Brexit presents for different...more

Alston & Bird

Corporate Legal Liability for Breach of Environmental, Social & Governance Responsibilities: Recent Developments in the UK and...

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In the UK, even a foreign subsidiary must take a company’s environmental, social, and governance (ESG) responsibilities seriously. Our Litigation Group examines a UK Supreme Court decision that could bring more claims against...more

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Environmental law after Brexit

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It has now been a year since the UK exited the EU and a matter of months since the transition period came to an end. For the most part, there have not been major changes to environmental regulation in the UK. Instead, the UK...more

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Climate Change Provisions of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement

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The Trade and Cooperation Agreement ("TCA"), which was finalized on December 24, 2020, resets the European Union/United Kingdom relationship following the UK's departure from the EU. In place of the UK's participation in the...more

Hogan Lovells

Beyond Brexit transition – the impact on UK environmental legislation

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The majority of UK environmental legislation is EU derived and that will not change in the short or medium term. Brexit provides a unique opportunity to improve environmental regulation, but moving away from an EU-derived...more

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The Post Transition Environmental Law Landscape

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The vast bulk of UK environmental law is based on EU legislation. How will it change when the Brexit transition period comes to an end on 31 December 2020 and what should businesses be doing to prepare?...more

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