Lexology PRO | Australia, Canada, China, etc. | 24 Jun 2022
The EU agrees on the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, Singapore launches an AI programme for climate-related financial risks, and Australian regulators target greenwashing claims – plus other key updates.
Fieldfisher LLP (Ireland) | Ireland | 23 Jun 2022
On 01 June 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published it's Greenhouse Gas emissions projections for 2021 - 2040 at it's Climate Change…
Lexology PRO | USA | 22 Jun 2022
Industry stakeholders have given a broadly hostile response to the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s climate disclosure proposal, saying its move away from a principles-based approach is “dramatic and unwarranted”.
McMillan LLP | Canada | 22 Jun 2022
This is an update to our previous bulletin dated March 7, 2021 regarding the federal government's proposed Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System…
Clyde & Co LLP | Brazil | 21 Jun 2022
On 19 May 2022, the Brazilian Government published the Federal Decree No. 11.075/2022, which creates the National System for the Reduction of…
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP | Canada | 20 Jun 2022
The federal government recently delivered its 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan, which outlines opportunities and actionable steps for each key sector and for nature-based and clean tech-based solutions overall. Notably absent from the Plan, however, is discussion on the protection and management of the new intellectual property underlying the development of these emissions management and......
Rouse | Global, Hong Kong | 20 Jun 2022
With almost 2,000 cases around the world, climate change litigation is rapidly increasing and has become one of the most powerful tools for enforcing…
Lexology PRO | Australia, European Union, Global, etc. | 17 Jun 2022
EPA cracks down on toxic “forever chemicals” in drinking water, EU Ministers vote against raising emissions reduction targets, and Australian regulators target greenwashing in ESG funds – plus other key updates.
Lexology PRO | Global | 15 Jun 2022
In a new paper, senior figures at the Bank for International Settlements say it is “unrealistic” to expect the banking industry to provide resources for a green transition in the absence of government policy.
Lexology PRO | Austria, Canada, European Union, etc. | 10 Jun 2022
Singapore launches a green bond framework, Deutsche Bank is raided on allegations of greenwashing assets worth US$1 trillion, and the EU sets a 33% board diversity quota – plus other key updates.