Jun 19, 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...
Apr 18, 2023 Law and Politics in Brussels: Discussing the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive By Christoph H. Seibt Lea Bareil Marlen Vesper-Gräske Natalie Pettinger Kearney +1 more... Show less On 28 March 2023, an expert roundtable with Freshfields and global companies from different sectors met in Brussels with the responsible...
Mar 14, 2023 Worklife 2.0: The Parker Review – Moving beyond the boardroom By Holly Insley Lucy Carruthers On 13 March 2023, the Parker Review Committee published its update report on Improving the Ethnic Diversity of UK Business. This update...
Mar 03, 2023 Pension Schemes Act 2021: joint MoU from DWP and Pensions Regulator on prosecution of criminal offences By Dawn Heath Ben Morgan Oliver Hamill Tharusha Rajapakse +1 more... Show less It’s been over 18 months since new criminal offences came into force under the Pension Schemes Act 2021 (the Act) that could be triggered...
Jan 06, 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...
Dec 22, 2022 ESG metrics in variable remuneration – Great Expectations (and how to meet them) By Alice Greenwell David Mendel Regina Erie Amy Rentell +1 more... Show less In recent months, institutional investors and proxy advisors, including the Investment Association (the IA), Legal & General Investment...
Dec 16, 2022 Supply Chain Compliance: Update on the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive By Christoph H. Seibt Chris Bellringer Ivan Lukac Marlen Vesper-Gräske +1 more... Show less Early this year in February, the European Commission proposed its new Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) that would...
Nov 11, 2022 UK Investment Association sets out expectations for the 2023 AGM season By Alice Greenwell David Mendel Amy Rentell Sarah Richardson +1 more... Show less On Wednesday 9 November, the Investment Association (the IA) published its updated principles of remuneration (the 2023 Principles)...
Sep 29, 2022 UK Pensions: still no sign of new legislation on notifying corporate activity to the UK Pensions Regulator By Dawn Heath Tharusha Rajapakse A reminder of the background The UK Pensions Schemes Act 2021 (the Act) set out a regulatory framework for additional mandatory...
Jul 07, 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...
Apr 21, 2022 WorkLife 2.0: FCA publishes policy statement on diversity and inclusion on listed company boards and executive committees By Holly Insley Amy Rentell With the aim of increasing transparency for investors on the diversity of listed company boards and executive management, the Financial...
Feb 24, 2022 Global supply chains creating global duties for global corporations: Commission’s draft of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive By Christoph H. Seibt Boris Kasolowsky Marlen Vesper-Gräske Iris Hammerschmid Marius Scherb +2 more... Show less The European Commission has, after some intensive internal discussions, unveiled its proposal on a Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence...