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Global Banking Regulation Review | European Union | 7 Jun 2023
EU regulators launch common greenwashing definitions
Misleading naming rules and obscure data methodologies are among the targets of EU regulators’ new joint push against greenwashing, even as they acknowledge how rapid regulatory changes have created implementation challenges for market participants.
Taylor Wessing | Germany | 7 Jun 2023
UWG trifft auf die Nachhaltigkeitsregulierung im Finanzmarkt
Das Landgericht Stuttgart befasste sich im Januar 2022 und im Januar 2023 mit der Vermarktung eines nachhaltigen Investmentfonds, für den u.a. Mit…
Lexology PRO | European Union, Global, United Kingdom | 6 Jun 2023
60-second read: Top tips for avoiding greenwashing
Identifying where regulators follow “the same logic,” having a cross-functional team and mapping product claims is essential to reducing the risk of greenwashing, according to Irina Michkina, Senior Legal Counsel at Reckitt.
Lexology PRO | European Union, Global, United Kingdom | 6 Jun 2023
In-house interview: How to risk assess green claims
Irina Michkina, Senior Legal Counsel at Reckitt, shares tips on how to prepare for changes to the global green claims regulatory landscape, and how to identify regulators' “logic.”
Lexology PRO | Brazil, European Union, France, etc. | 2 Jun 2023
ESG: key updates and developments (19 May – 1 June)
A US Supreme Court ruling ends a 16-year battle over wetlands, the European Parliament agrees on corporate sustainability due diligence rules, and Germany introduces a plastic packaging tax – plus other key updates.
Wigge & Partners | Sweden | 30 May 2023
Rise of ESG considerations in financing agreements and SLLs
A type of loan that has grown in popularity in the Swedish market in recent years is the sustainability-linked loan (SLL). An SLL is structured in such a way that the borrower is incentivised to achieve certain predefined sustainability-linked objectives. This article explains how SLLs are used in Sweden and provides some examples of common sustainability loan criteria from Swedish transactions.
Schoenherr | Hungary | 30 May 2023
Sustainability-linked loans in Hungary
Financing plays a pivotal role in upholding sustainability by providing the necessary resources to implement and support environmentally friendly practices and initiatives. In Hungary, while green loans are becoming increasingly popular, the development of social and sustainability-linked loans is still in progress. With time, social and sustainability-linked loans are expected to gain......
Lexology PRO | European Union, Global, United Kingdom | 26 May 2023
Data gaps: the key challenge for sustainability and climate disclosure
With more disclosure regulations and standards soon to be implemented, participants at a recent sustainable finance summit in Amsterdam discussed the increasing need for reliable data and methodologies related to sustainability and climate-related risk data and methodologies.
ENSafrica | Namibia | 23 May 2023
The rise of sustainable finance in Namibia
The Government of Namibia has expressed its commitment to ensuring the effective implementation and achievement of the regional and…
Travers Smith LLP | United Kingdom | 16 May 2023
European Commission refuses to let the dust settle on the EU Taxonomy
On 5 April 2023, the Commission launched a consultation on its draft of the long-awaited technical screening criteria ("TSC") for the four remaining…
