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ESG pressures fuel dealmaking

Companies across the globe are turning to M&A to fulfill their ESG ambitions while investors seek the steep returns on offer - As businesses race to catch up with the global ESG (environmental, social, and governance)...more

European Commission issues major proposal on due diligence obligations to protect human rights and the environment across supply...

On 23 February 2022, the European Commission ("Commission") issued its long-awaited Proposal for a Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence to tackle human rights and environmental impacts across global value...more

FPSOs: Overcoming challenges to unlock potential

FPSOs have revolutionized deep-water oil extraction but these technically complex vessels are a fertile ground for uncertainty, spiraling costs and long delays. Following a challenging 2020, the FPSO market is off to a...more

Next up in Climate Litigation: Belgian Court condemns Climate Change Policies of Belgian Federal and Regional Governments

As yet another sign of the surge of climate change litigation around the world, yesterday the Brussels Court of First Instance found the Belgian federal and regional governments in breach of their duty of care and human...more

Sustainability, Supply Chain Due Diligence and Batteries: EU Proposed Battery Regulation Modernisation

As part of the EU Green Deal, existing EU legislation on batteries will be modernized so that all batteries on the EU market will be "sustainable, high-performing and safe all along their entire life cycle". This initiative...more

Pressure mounts on EU regulator to deliver on Mandatory Human Rights, Environmental and Governance Due Diligence

On 10 March, the European Parliament (the "Parliament") passed a legislative initiative (the "Parliament Initiative") for an EU directive on Mandatory Human Rights, Environmental and Good Governance Due Diligence ("MHRDD")...more

Okpabi v Royal Dutch Shell Plc: UK Supreme Court allows Nigerian citizens' environmental damage claim to proceed against UK parent...

The UK Supreme Court has issued the latest in a series of landmark decisions on parent company liability under English law for claims alleging environmental damage and human rights abuses. In a unanimous reversal of the...more

UK Supreme Court clarifies arbitrator’s duty of disclosure when accepting multiple appointments in related arbitrations

The UK Supreme Court has delivered its long-awaited decision in Halliburton v Chubb1 regarding an arbitrator's duty to disclose multiple appointments in related arbitrations. In a decision of significance to the international...more

Increased human rights supply chain scrutiny with UK and EU legislative proposals

In September 2020, the UK and the EU announced initiatives to strengthen human rights due diligence and reporting. The UK Home Office will bolster the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015 (MSA) to enhance transparency in both the...more

Project Finance, human rights and climate change: Updated Equator Principles 4 in effect from October

The Equator Principles have been one of the principal frameworks for managing sustainability and ESG risk in projects by financial institutions since 2003.  The latest update – known as EP4 – renews the focus on human rights...more

ESG takes center stage amid economic crisis and social unrest

Strong ESG credentials and long-term plans to improve their relationship with society and the environment are increasingly important to ensure companies’ access to capital. Environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters...more

Court of Appeal confirms no liability for UK mining company in relation to human rights abuses in Sierra Leone

The Court of Appeal's recent decision in Kadie Kalma & Ors v African Minerals Ltd stands as a stark reminder of the risks and responsibilities companies bear when operating in sectors and jurisdictions with a high risk of...more

Human rights benchmarks: Corporate performance rankings on the rise: How your human rights and ESG benchmarking scores may be...

Thoughtful business participation in benchmark reviews. If one or more human rights and ESG benchmarks review—or could soon review—your industry, it may make business sense to participate thoughtfully and/or disclose...more

Human rights benchmarks: Corporate performance rankings on the rise: What do human rights and ESG benchmarks measure?

What businesses need to know for a strategic approach - Benchmarks focus on human rights, labor rights, political rights, “digital rights” (human rights in the Internet era) and wider sustainability efforts. They...more

Human rights benchmarks: Corporate performance rankings on the rise

What businesses need to know for a strategic approach - In an increasing number of sectors, companies’ operations and disclosures are publicly evaluated by “benchmarks” that compare their performance on human rights and...more

Blowing the whistle on inadequate protections: How does the new EU Whistleblower Directive improve on existing legislation?

'Whistleblower' is a widely used term. However, what it means and the protections a whistleblower might receive are by no means universal. Whistleblowers have been a regular presence in the news over recent years, from...more

Digitalising the mining & metals global supply chain: 2019 sustainability update

As corporate responsibility evolves, and the focus on corporate sustainability grows, more businesses in the mining and metals and related sectors are referencing the long-term potential of blockchain technology and platforms...more

Supreme Court finds that UK-domiciled parent company may owe duty of care to third parties for the acts of its foreign...

On 10 April 2019, the Supreme Court in Vedanta Resources Plc v Lungowe, determined that a UK-domiciled parent company may owe a duty of care to third parties affected by operations of its foreign subsidiary....more

US Customs & Border Protection Enforces Forced Labor Prohibition in First Action Against Vessel

A Taiwanese-owned, Vanuatu-flagged fishing vessel is the first known enforcement target of its kind by US Customs and Border Protection ("CBP") in its efforts to halt the importation of goods produced with forced labor....more

Does your compliance program address UK exposure?

Tech companies of U.S. origin tend to have compliance programs focused on U.S. laws, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the "FCPA") and relevant tax and labor laws. The UK has enacted laws covering bribery and...more

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