21 Mar, 2024 ESG dispute risk for financial institutions: A global picture By Sharon Grennan Climate litigation and other ESG risks are on the rise around the world for corporates and financial institutions. In the EU and UK a...
08 Mar, 2024 New Law on Greenwashing finally adopted – The EU Directive on empowering consumers for the green transition By Tobias Timmann Nicolai Fornoff While the ‘Green Claims Directive’ is the dominant topic as pertains to regulatory developments concerning unfair competition law but has...
12 Feb, 2024 How To Address ESG Risks Arising From Antimicrobial Resistance By Harriet Hanks Kristen Riemenschneider James Smith Jake Reynolds +1 more... Show less Note: This article originally ran in Life Science Leader Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing global threat: the WHO recognises it...
19 Dec, 2023 Greenwashing investigations on the horizon: what to expect and how to prepare By Nicholas Schoch Johanna Möller An increasingly comprehensive web of disclosure obligations has been spun in the field of sustainability reporting in many jurisdictions....
20 Nov, 2023 California Adopts “Climate Accountability Package” By Elizabeth Bieber Juliane Hilf Vanessa Jakovich Teresa Ko Pamela Marcogliese Sascha Arnold Sam Houshower Marlen Vesper-Gräske Charlotte Aspin Ian Good Prince Kudolo +8 more... Show less California's new "Climate Accountability Package" is set to expedite the timeline for U.S., and possibly global, emissions and...
08 Nov, 2023 ESG and tax transparency: the next frontier of tax disputes? By Sarah Bond Alison Dickie Laura Western The importance of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues to businesses cannot be underestimated, with investors, lenders,...
09 Aug, 2023 ESG and people – what are the key areas of focus for global businesses? By David Mendel Amy Rentell Amelia Lamp Global businesses are increasingly looking to embed people-related ESG initiatives. Compliance with legal and regulatory requirements is...
19 Jun, 2023 Reliability of ESG ratings? How the EU plans to regulate ESG rating providers By Christoph H. Seibt Marlen Vesper-Gräske Natalie Pettinger Kearney Elisabeth Schemmer +1 more... Show less On 13 June 2023, the European Commission published a proposal for regulating ESG rating providers. This draft EU Regulation (the...
06 Jan, 2023 German Supply Chain Duty of Care Act kicks off in 2023: Legal battlegrounds for implementation By Christoph H. Seibt Marlen Vesper-Gräske The German Supply Chain Duty of Care Act (Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz; the Act) entered into force on 1 January 2023 for the...
08 Jul, 2022 ESG bonds – recent ICMA and FCA publications By Reena Parmar Peter Allen Duncan Kellaway ESG-related publications dominated the news in the debt capital market last week. Of particular note are a suite of new and updated...
07 Jul, 2022 ESG investigations – new subjects, same means? By Christoph H. Seibt Norbert Nolte Daniel Travers Marlen Vesper-Gräske +1 more... Show less With the growing legal significance of ESG topics for corporate management the question arises whether ESG investigations should be...
17 Jun, 2022 The EU’s proposed ban on greenwashing: What businesses need to know By Matthias Hofer Iris Amschl In recent years, the global IP landscape has seen a rapid shift as businesses seek to build and implement strategies aimed at supporting...