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FMSB Publishes 2026 Workplan

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The Financial Markets Standards Board has published its 2026 workplan. The workplan covers a wide range of areas in relation to wholesale financial markets, and in 2026 the Board sets out the following focus topics...more

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EU Bioeconomy Strategy 2025: Regulatory Signals for Supply Chains, Investment and Sustainability

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The European Commission’s (Commission) 2025 communication “A Strategic Framework for a Competitive and Sustainable EU Bioeconomy” (the Framework) positions bioeconomy as a core pillar of EU competitiveness and industrial...more

White & Case LLP

2026 Horizon Scan - What General Counsel and Company Secretaries need to know for 2026

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As organisations reflect on a year of significant legal and regulatory change, 2026 is shaping up to be a defining period for both governance professionals and employers. Across corporate governance and employment law,...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

An Update on Mandatory Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence Legislation in Asia – What to Watch for in 2026

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The last several weeks have brought more clarity on the shape of mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence legislation in Europe, with the EU’s omnibus legislation nearing completion. Countries in Asia also are...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Latest Consumer Trends

While the overall trend landscape remained stable in 2025 (please refer to our last year's article on consumer trends in China: Horizon scanning for consumer goods sector in China – key trends and issues to watch in 2025),...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Novedades normativas en materia ambiental en el 2025

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El Equipo Ambiental de Holland & Knight en Colombia preparó un análisis de las normas, resoluciones, decretos y sentencias más importantes en materia ambiental a lo largo del 2025. El conocimiento de las novedades normativas...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Speaking Sustainability - Legal & Regulatory Updates - December 2025

The 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) ended on November 22, 2025. Among other things, the package of decisions reflected in the Belém Political Package brings renewed focus on scaling up climate finance...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

MoFo Global PE Trends 2025 and Outlook for 2026

As geopolitical unpredictability continues around the world, what does 2026 have in store for the global private equity (PE) market? In MoFo’s sixth annual Global PE Trends and Outlook report, our partners review the key...more

Investing in Data Center-Focused HVAC Businesses: An Increasingly Strategic Asset Class

The continued expansion of data centers—driven by cloud adoption, artificial intelligence (AI), and high-performance computing—is reshaping how investors evaluate infrastructure risk and opportunity. Among the most critical,...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Shaping The Future Of Energy, Capital, and Culture

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Keith Fullenweider is Chair of Vinson & Elkins and a member of the firm’s Management Committee. He maintains an active practice with private equity firms and their portfolio companies on their investments, financings, and...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 267

Food Venture Financing Trends - Presto, a restaurant technology and automation platform, has raised $10 million in funding....more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Year ahead in the UK for private fund managers

The private fund management sector will face unprecedented regulatory change in the UK in 2026 as new rules and regulations are introduced, which are designed to promote competition and growth, whilst supporting financial...more

Baker Botts L.L.P.

P2N0 - Edition 40 - News and Views on the Drive Towards Net-Zero GHG Emissions

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Welcome to Edition 40 of P2N0 covering the drive to avoid, reduce and remove greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to progress to net-zero GHG emissions (NZE). This Edition 40 provides a summary of 2025....more

Hogan Lovells

Green Claims and Green Brands - Is your company EmpCo-ready?

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Do you advertise your company’s environmental commitment or the eco-friendliness of your products? If so, you now have less than a year to prepare for the upcoming changes to the legal framework for advertising with...more

Morgan Lewis

2040 EU Climate Target and Related EU Climate Policy Developments

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The European Union remains committed to achieving climate neutrality by 2050, as enshrined in the European Climate Law. That Law set a first intermediate target of at least a 55% net reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG)...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Five Decision Gates Hyperscalers Use to Select Power Partners

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Hyperscalers are reshaping the power market, and they are doing so faster than traditional utility planning cycles can accommodate. AI-driven data centers require massive load, compressed timelines, and execution certainty...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

ECHA Survey on Nanomaterials Used as or Integrated into Flame Retardants Open until January 31, 2026

As part of the activities of the European Union (EU) Observatory for Nanomaterials (EUON), the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has commissioned a study on “Nanomaterials used as or integrated into flame retardants.”...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

2025 ESG Wrap-Up and 2026 Outlook

In this article, we reflect on key trends in environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters over the second half of 2025 and look ahead at what to watch in the first half of 2026. We analyse the following material...more

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure Connections — January 2026

Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure Connections brings the latest developments in energy investing, legal insights, company activity, and industry events straight to your inbox....more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Canada ESG Law 2026 Overview Regulatory Developments and Trends

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There are a variety of environmental, social and governance (“ESG”)-related regulations applicable to federally and provincially incorporated companies; however, the focus of this chapter is on public companies that qualify...more

Why Commercial Facility Services Are a Quiet Value Driver in the Data Center Boom

Explosive growth in cloud computing, AI workloads, edge deployments, and enterprise digitization continues to drive unprecedented demand for capacity, leading the data center sector to become one of the most closely watched...more

A&O Shearman

UK DBT update to FCA to finalise UK sustainability reporting standards

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The UK Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has published a letter (dated 5 January) sent to the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) providing an update on finalising the UK versions of the International Sustainability...more

Paul Hastings LLP

The EU Omnibus I — But Where Has It Stopped?

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In 2025, the European Commission proposed a package of 10 “omnibus” initiatives aimed at reducing recurrent administrative burdens across EU legislation. Collectively, these proposals are expected to deliver administrative...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

OECD Publishes Policy Brief on Financing Instruments and Policy Levers to Harness Biomanufacturing for Climate, Biodiversity, and...

On December 2, 2025, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) published a policy brief entitled “Financing instruments and policy levers to harness biomanufacturing for climate, biodiversity and...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

ESG and Sustainability Insights: 10 Things That Should Be Top of Mind in 2026

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This year we expect ESG/sustainability to be influenced by several macro trends, including technology, geopolitics, and capital markets....more

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