On 13 June 2023, the European Commission published a proposal for regulating ESG rating providers. This draft EU Regulation (the...
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On 28 March 2023, an expert roundtable with Freshfields and global companies from different sectors met in Brussels with the responsible...
On 13 March 2023, the Parker Review Committee published its update report on Improving the Ethnic Diversity of UK Business. This update...
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...
The German Supply Chain Duty of Care Act (Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz; the Act) entered into force on 1 January 2023 for the...
In recent months, institutional investors and proxy advisors, including the Investment Association (the IA), Legal & General Investment...
Early this year in February, the European Commission proposed its new Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) that would...
On Wednesday 9 November, the Investment Association (the IA) published its updated principles of remuneration (the 2023 Principles)...
A reminder of the background The UK Pensions Schemes Act 2021 (the Act) set out a regulatory framework for additional mandatory...
With the growing legal significance of ESG topics for corporate management the question arises whether ESG investigations should be...
With the aim of increasing transparency for investors on the diversity of listed company boards and executive management, the Financial...
The European Commission has, after some intensive internal discussions, unveiled its proposal on a Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence...