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UK/EU/International ESG Regulation Monthly Round-Up – August 2024

Hogan Lovells on 9/11/2024

Although we might have expected a complete lull over the Summer, there has still been activity in the ESG regulatory world. In the UK, we have seen a continuation of the work on the sustainable disclosure requirements regime...more

Luxury and ESG: Navigating the New EU Legal Landscape in the Fashion and Luxury Goods Industry

White & Case LLP on 9/3/2024

Due to the increased importance of sustainability, environmental protection and social factors in recent years, the luxury industry has found itself at a crossroads of tradition and transformation. Once characterized...more

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

Jones Day on 7/19/2024

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

The Road to Net Zero: Core Principles to Prevent Greenwashing

American Conference Institute (ACI) on 7/18/2024

“Net zero” is a topic as hot as the climate these days. With so much regulatory attention being placed on it, companies that do not communicate their net zero efforts appropriately or, worse, intentionally make false and...more

Global ESG Insights - May 2024

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 7/5/2024

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

EU adopts first of its kind Nature Restoration Law

Hogan Lovells on 6/20/2024

In a surprising turn of events, the Council of EU Environment Ministers formally adopted on 17 June 2024, the much-contested EU Nature Restoration Law. The new Law sets specific, legally binding, targets and obligations for...more

Cadwalader Climate - June 2024 #3

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 6/18/2024

In this week’s edition, our focus remains on carbon credits where the first ever set of “Core Carbon Principles”-labelled carbon credits were approved. The three European supervisory authorities publish their final reports on...more

Cadwalader Climate - June 2024 #2

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 6/11/2024

In this week’s edition, we discuss the U.S. government’s proposed guidelines for the ever-controversial voluntary carbon markets. In the EU, ESMA published a report of its findings on greenwashing in the marketing materials...more

European Central Bank to Impose Fines on Banks for Failure to Address Climate Change

Mintz on 5/31/2024

It has been reported that the European Central Bank will be imposing fines on as many as four lenders due to “not meeting deadlines set by the ECB for assessing their exposure to climate risks.” Specifically, ECB regulations...more

2024 Financial Institutions Outlook & Trends

White & Case LLP on 5/14/2024

This article, updated quarterly, looks ahead to the areas expected to be prioritized by financial services regulators across the globe; we look at the key regulatory trends emerging from the past year which inform our...more

Cross-border Real Estate ESG: How will the EPBD affect EU member states… and what about the US and UK?

Hogan Lovells on 5/10/2024

What is the latest position on the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD)? How will different EU member states implement the new regime? How is the UK grappling with the need to improve energy performance across the...more

A new “world first” gold standard for EU green bonds (UPDATE)

Hogan Lovells on 5/10/2024

As part of the European Commission’s strategy for financing the transition to a sustainable economy, the EU has been debating for some time how best to put in place a regulatory regime for EU green bonds. This resulted in...more

Climate in context: Geopolitics, business, and the board

KPMG Board Leadership Center (BLC) on 4/16/2024

In this collaboration between the KPMG Board Leadership Center (BLC) and Eurasia Group, our aim is to help widen the boardroom aperture on the global climate challenge—where it stands, and what’s at stake—and to help boards...more

Global ESG Insights - March 2024

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 4/12/2024

Welcome to the latest edition of our monthly ESG Insights providing you with a summary of the key developments from around the world....more

Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update, March 2024

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 3/29/2024

We are pleased to share the March 2024 issue of Wilson Sonsini’s Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update. Each issue combines news, key legal developments, and resources related to sustainability and environmental,...more

SEC Climate Disclosure Rule: Timing Uncertain as Legal Challenges Move to Eighth Circuit

Wiley Rein LLP on 3/27/2024

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) faces an uncertain timeline to implement its new climate disclosure rule, as nine legal challenges have now been transferred to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth...more

Europe Daily News, 20 March 2024

Mayer Brown on 3/21/2024

COMPETITION - Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11298 - Bilfinger / Stork Europe) - Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11490 - Blackrock / Canadian Solar / Recurrent Energy)...more

PH ESG Comparative Analysis of the SEC Climate Rule and EU CSRD & ESRS

Paul Hastings LLP on 3/21/2024

Please see chart below for more information....more

Cadwalader Climate - March 2024 - #2

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 3/20/2024

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

Europe Daily News, 19 March 2024

Mayer Brown on 3/19/2024

COMPETITION - Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11409 - Elia / Glentra / Energyre / Energyre Giga Projects USA) - Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11475 - Mitsui / Osaka Gas / RWE KK /...more

Europe Daily News, 22 February 2024

Mayer Brown on 2/22/2024

COMPETITION - Communication from the Commission – Commission Notice on the definition of the relevant market for the purposes of Union competition law Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11483 - MSD Hospitality /...more

Europe Daily News, 21 February 2024

Mayer Brown on 2/21/2024

COMPETITION - Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11395 - Mytilineos / Volterra) - Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11440 - Clearlake / Insight / Alteryx)...more

Climate Change and Its Undeniable Impact on Insurance: How To Respond?

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 12/20/2023

Models that have historically been used by insurers to hedge risk were not designed to predict uncertain events such as natural disasters that may be exacerbated by climate change. This now leaves insurers overexposed to...more

Top 10 ESG Developments for 2023

ArentFox Schiff on 12/11/2023

2023 saw terms like “ESG,” “greenwashing,” and “circular economy” come into common use. We also saw a tsunami of other environmental, social, and governance (ESG)-related developments at the international, federal, and state...more

Previewing COP28: Opportunities, Challenges and Anticipated Outcomes

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 12/4/2023

The 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has commenced this week in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), and will run through December 12, 2023. The UAE is...more

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