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Settlement terms agreed in claim for non-disclosure of climate risk to bondholders
Australia - September 26 2023 The Australian government has agreed to publish a statement in relation to the impacts of climate change as part of the settlement of a claim brought…
UK Green Taxonomy - GTAG provides further technical advice to the UK Government
United Kingdom - September 21 2023 Established in 2021 to provide non-binding technical advice in respect of the development and implementation of a Green Taxonomy in the UK (as…
ClientEarth ordered to pay Shell’s costs in the latest development in their climate derivative action
United Kingdom - September 15 2023 On 31 August 2023, the High Court of England and Wales dismissed ClientEarth’s application for permission to appeal the May 2023 and July 2023…
Nature Restoration Regulation generates storm in European Parliament
European Union - September 8 2023 In 2022, the European Commission put forward proposals for two new regulations intended to better protect ecosystems and address species loss within…
At a glance - the updated German National Hydrogen Strategy
European Union, United Kingdom - August 29 2023 In July 2023, the German government updated its National Hydrogen Strategy (NHS), initially adopted in 2020. The NHS is not directly enshrined in law…
ASA and CMA crack down on greenwashing
United Kingdom - August 11 2023 The UK Consumer and Markets Authority (CMA) and Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) have recently published updated guidance on green claims…
New EU sustainable batteries regulation becomes law - what you need to know
European Union - August 11 2023 After a lengthy legislative process, the new EU Batteries Regulation has finally been published in the Official Journal of the EU, entering into…
EU publishes new biodiversity proposals: a closer look at plans to promote development of gene-edited crops and reduce food and textile waste
European Union, United Kingdom - July 14 2023 Last week, the European Commission published its latest European Green Deal initiative: the biodiversity and food package. The package comprises…
Impacts on businesses by planned Green Claims Directive
European Union - July 13 2023 On 22 March 2023, the EU Commission published a draft directive on the substantiation and communication of environmental claims (Green Claims…
ESG - a fertile field for class actions in the Netherlands
Netherlands - July 5 2023 ESG is a growing area for class actions in the Netherlands. This is against a backdrop of a jurisdiction that already champions consumer redress…
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