This month the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, confirmed as part of her first Mansion House speech the UK Government’s...
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On 9 April 2024, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) issued its first substantive decision on human rights aspects of climate...
On 28 March 2023, an expert roundtable with Freshfields and global companies from different sectors met in Brussels with the responsible...
The German Supply Chain Duty of Care Act (Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz; the Act) entered into force on 1 January 2023 for the...
Early this year in February, the European Commission proposed its new Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) that would...
The German Lobbying Register Act (the Act) became effective at the beginning of the year, aiming to bring more transparency to lobbying...
Climate change is at the forefront of the international political agenda and decarbonisation of the energy sector has become crucial. The...
Earlier this year, we considered the use of sustainability provisions in construction contracts as a way to reduce the industry’s carbon...
The European Commission has, after some intensive internal discussions, unveiled its proposal on a Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence...
The renewable energy sector is booming. Fueled by increasing government incentives and private sector demands towards energy transition,...
As part of the Department for Transport’s (DfT's) decarbonisation plan the UK Government announced a public consultation on legislative...
In 2020 the European Commission conducted a comprehensive review of the Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD). Then in April this...