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Climate change disclosures have recently become mandatory in Japan, following amendments to the Financial Instruments Exchange Act (FIEA) and the Cabinet Office Order on Disclosure on Corporate Affairs. These require...more
How to accelerate the transition to a sustainable economy is a hot regulatory topic for most major economies around the world – and is set to continue ascending the agenda in the years to come. As sustainability-related...more
Taxonomies will play a critical role in channelling investment towards sustainable activities. But while alignment between frameworks is critical , a one-size-fits-all approach can never be effective....more
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
Welcome to the Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation. Key developments in December 2023: 21 December - UK / Swiss Regulatory...more
The Commission has launched a far reaching consultation and review of SFDR, long expected by the industry. This bulletin provides an overview, as well as giving thought as to what we might see in terms of SFDR 2.0....more
Both opportunities and challenges have arisen for the asset management industry as a result of the rapid introduction of UK and EU sustainable finance regulation in recent years. The new requirements have been heightened in...more
As the pace of reform increases, we take a look at key developments and the timeline ahead. Significant progress has been made on the Edinburgh Reforms since they were announced in December 2022, with developments...more
On March 15, 2023, the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, announced that nuclear power will be classified as “environmentally sustainable” in UK’s green taxonomy, “giving it access to the same investment...more
Following the turn of the new year, our UK Regulatory specialists have examined the key regulatory developments in 2023 impacting a range of UK and European firms within the financial services sector. The key dates have been...more
Earlier this month, the United Kingdom’s Green Technical Advisory Group (“GTAG”) published its Advice on the Development of a UK Green Taxonomy (the “Report”). This is the first stage of analysis published by the GTAG and...more
Welcome to our H1 2022 Energy and Infrastructure Round-up. Here we share our assessment of key legal and transactional developments in the energy and infrastructure market including: •Market Activity- •Market...more
With so many developments across the globe in the area of sustainability-related disclosures, we have looked back throughout May 2022 and summarised the key points coming out of the EU, UK and US....more
Welcome to the Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation. Key developments in March 2022: 31 March - The European Securities and...more
On 18 October 2021, HM Treasury published a policy paper called “Greening Finance: A Roadmap to Sustainable Investing (the “Roadmap”), which represents Phase 1 of the UK government’s 2019 Green Finance Strategy. It addresses...more
Building on its ambition to develop the UK as an international centre for green finance, as first set out in its 2019 Green Finance Strategy, the Government has published its Roadmap to Sustainable Investing. There are four...more
In March 2021, a new European Union regime on sustainability-related disclosures in the financial sector will come into force. The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation 2019/2088 (“SFDR”) contains rules regarding...more
The list of events for which 2020 will be remembered continues to grow and we are only two thirds of the way through the year. Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues have come into focus in the financial community,...more
As with most sectors, sustainability is a buzzword in the loan market. The market has taken its first steps with the sustainability linked loan, which is now gaining in popularity. Sustainability linked loans (SLLs) are...more
The EU Taxonomy Regulation has now entered into force – a long awaited milestone in the sustainable finance market. The EU Taxonomy is a classification tool aimed at investors, companies and financial institutions to define...more
How to stay ahead of the curve, minimize future costs of compliance and feed the growing demand from investors for responsible products and services - Environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing is accelerating...more