On 29 January 2025, the EU Commission published a Competitiveness Compass for the EU. President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced that Europe must fix its weaknesses (alluding the a persistent gap in...more
On 9 September 2024, the FCA confirmed that it is offering “limited temporary flexibility” until 2 April 2025 for firms to comply with the ‘naming and marketing’ rules under the UK Sustainability Disclosure Requirements....more
The term “regenerative finance” or “ReFi” describes finance for projects that are designed to increase prosperity in terms of regenerating environment, nature and providing a more sustainable future for all. ReFi recognises...more
ESMA has issued a statement on sustainability disclosure in prospectuses issued under the EU Prospectus Regulation. Although the statement is directed to EU National Competent Authorities, ESMA makes it clear that its...more
In this alert, we provide a round-up of the latest developments in ESG for UK corporates. In this month’s ESG Market Alert, we cover: Market Practice Update: Harnessing ESG opportunities in private equity EU Parliament...more
The EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, recently adopted by the European Parliament, introduces more detailed sustainability reporting obligations for certain categories of undertakings. Third country entities...more