Apr 22, 2024 Climate change and human rights: a new chapter for States, NGOs, and businesses? By Christoph H. Seibt Juliane Hilf Moritz Becker Patrick Schroeder Carsten Wendler Jan Henning Buschfeld Stefanie Spancken-Monz Marlen Vesper-Gräske Domen Tursic +6 more... Show less On 9 April 2024, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) issued its first substantive decision on human rights aspects of climate...
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...
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 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...
Aug 25, 2022 The German Lobbying Register Act and the update obligation – Next steps insight By Marcel Kaufmann Lena Hanke Alex Schmidtke The German Lobbying Register Act (the Act) became effective at the beginning of the year, aiming to bring more transparency to lobbying...
Aug 16, 2022 Decarbonising existing assets: how to mitigate risk when repurposing an existing energy asset By Alexia Millett Amani Khalifa Jon Gilbert Vanessa Medina +1 more... Show less Climate change is at the forefront of the international political agenda and decarbonisation of the energy sector has become crucial. The...
Aug 01, 2022 NEC X29: A new tool in the construction industry’s fight against climate change? By Jon Gilbert Vanessa Medina Earlier this year, we considered the use of sustainability provisions in construction contracts as a way to reduce the industry’s carbon...
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...
Feb 15, 2022 Supply chain risks on renewable energy projects By Elizabeth Forster Noor Al Baya Amanda Neil Oliver Sangster +1 more... Show less The renewable energy sector is booming. Fueled by increasing government incentives and private sector demands towards energy transition,...
Aug 03, 2021 Decarbonising transport – UK Government seeks views on a new emissions framework fit for the future By James Roberts Jasmine Kang Symrun Gakhal As part of the Department for Transport’s (DfT's) decarbonisation plan the UK Government announced a public consultation on legislative...
May 20, 2021 Expanding ESG reporting: European Commission publishes draft for new Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive By Christoph H. Seibt Boris Kasolowsky Mina Aryobsei Marta García Bel Iris Hammerschmid Marlen Vesper-Gräske +3 more... Show less In 2020 the European Commission conducted a comprehensive review of the Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD). Then in April this...
Feb 25, 2021 Parent Company Liability - the UK Supreme Court clarifies approach to jurisdictional challenges By Chris Bellringer James Raeside Lucy Jones On 12 February 2021, the UK Supreme Court handed down its decision in Okpabi v Royal Dutch Shell Plc in favour of the claimants, allowing...