Companies and limited liability partnerships (LLPs) “with the greatest economic and environmental impact” are now subject to the legal requirement to assess their climate risks and disclose climate-related financial...more
Our previous Client Alert of 5 November 2021 discussed the UK government’s policy paper “Greening Finance: A Roadmap to Sustainable Investing” (the “Roadmap”). The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), on 17 December 2021,...more
On 18 October 2021, HM Treasury published a policy paper called “Greening Finance: A Roadmap to Sustainable Investing (the “Roadmap”), which represents Phase 1 of the UK government’s 2019 Green Finance Strategy. It addresses...more
The financial services sector plays a vital role in the fight against climate change. It has long been recognised that regular and accurate disclosure of information on climate-related risks and opportunities can help...more
In our Quarterly Review, we bring you important UK developments relating to business crime, investigations, and regulatory enforcement from the last three months. Please contact us if you would like to discuss any of these...more
12/15/2020
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
British Airways ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
FSCS ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Life Sciences ,
Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) ,
Memorandum of Understanding ,
Modern Slavery Act ,
National Crime Agency (NCA) ,
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) ,
Popular ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) ,
Trafficking ,
UK ,
UK Bribery Act
Over the past four years in the United States, there has been an increasing disconnect between public and private action on climate. The current administration de-prioritized (and many believe sabotaged) any efforts to...more
11/19/2020
/ Auditors ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Climate Change ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Financial Reporting Council (FRC) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Paris Agreement ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)