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Our ESG blog offers you regular updates on the latest legal ESG issues and how they impact organisations, our people, our clients and the wider communities that we work with.
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20 Dec 2024
2 mins
Sustainability reporting well on its way to becoming a mandatory exercise for all large companies based in the EU and the UK.
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10 Dec 2024
2 mins
The government’s Plan for Change announced on 5 December included “Making Britain a Clean Energy Superpower” as one of its “five national missions”.
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28 Nov 2024
3 mins
COP29, the 29th meeting of the main decision-making body of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, came to an end last week. During the 12-day event, a number of announcements were made that could have an impact on UK companies in the coming years
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18 Oct 2024
2 mins
Having a story to tell on sustainability is increasingly expected to the point that it is becoming a necessity. But it is a necessity that carries significant legal risk particularly in light of ASA in CMA enforcement around misleading green claims or green washing.
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01 Oct 2024
3 mins
The Competition and Markets Authority (the “CMA”) has published practical guidance on the Green Claims Code (the “Code”) for fashion retail businesses. The guidance aims to support fashion retailers to “comply with the principles of the Code and with the consumer protection law which underpins it, to ensure that consumers are not misled and to help create a level playing field for fair dealing businesses”.
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30 Jul 2024
2 mins
The new Labour government has approved the construction of three major solar farms in the east of England to accelerate decarbonisation and support the UK’s net zero goals by 2050.
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15 Jul 2024
3 mins
The recent election of the Labour government in the UK, led by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, signifies a shift in policy on sustainability and climate action.
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11 Jul 2024
3 mins
The ASA decision on an ad for Wessex Water is a very timely illustration of the very high standards that are currently being applied by the ASA and also the CMA in relation to green claims.
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10 Jun 2024
2 mins
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has updated its rules and guidance to address greenwashing in the advertising of financial services, effective from the 31 May 2024.
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31 May 2024
2 mins
The European Council approved the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) on May 24, 2024, requiring large organisations to align with the Paris Agreement’s net zero goals.
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22 May 2024
4 mins
Greenwashing is a type of marketing that (intentionally or unintentionally) presents companies as more sustainable than they in fact are, in order to appeal to an increasingly eco-conscious public.
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17 May 2024
2 mins
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has introduced stricter guidelines for using ESG-related terms in fund names to combat greenwashing, requiring 80% of investments to meet sustainability criteria.
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22 Apr 2024
5 mins
The recent ECtHR ruling on Earth Day 2024 underscores that governments’ failure to mitigate climate change breaches the ECHR, impacting fundamental rights, health, well-being, and quality of life.
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26 Mar 2024
3 mins
The EU continued its efforts to clamp down on greenwashing with the European Parliament approving the Green Claims Directive and the Greenwashing Directive entering into force on 26 March 2024.
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19 Mar 2024
1 min
The EU’s long-awaited Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD or CS3D) finally achieved approval from the European Council on 15 March and will now be put to the European Parliament for final approval.
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08 Mar 2024
2 mins
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has adopted long-awaited rules to enhance and standardise climate-related disclosures by large public companies, which represent the first nationwide climate disclosure rules in the USA.
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14 Feb 2024
2 mins
The European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) has opened the floor for public consultation on two draft EU reporting standards proportionate to the scale and complexity of SMEs.
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05 Feb 2024
3 mins
Boards are increasingly looking to their in-house legal team for advice on ESG matters. This places a new onus on in-house solicitors who face the challenge of balancing an organisation’s legal obligation with its strategic goals.
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