On March 6, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) finalized its long-awaited climate-related disclosures rules (the...
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The European co-legislators have reached a provisional agreement on the Forced Labour Regulation, which has since been adopted by the...
On Friday, March 15, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (the “Fifth Circuit”) stayed the Securities and...
On March 6, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted its long anticipated rules, amending Regulations S-K and S-X...
The two most influential proxy advisor firms, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis & Co. (Glass Lewis), updated their...
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In 2018, when the Dutch NGO Milieudefensie/Friends of the Earth Netherlands requested Royal Dutch Shell’s CEO to formulate a climate...
California's new "Climate Accountability Package" is set to expedite the timeline for U.S., and possibly global, emissions and...
It is what was missing from the King’s Speech that is getting our attention today. Specifically, the lack of any reference to audit and...
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In a new series of events, Freshfields has partnered with Chapter Zero and the Centre for Climate Engagement to explore key...
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On 31 August 2023, the High Court of England and Wales dismissed ClientEarth’s application for permission to appeal the May 2023 and July...
On 13 June 2023, the European Commission published a proposal for regulating ESG rating providers. This draft EU Regulation (the...
On 9 June 2023, Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 on deforestation in global supply chains was published in the Official Journal of the European...