Europe
February 28, 2024
EU CSDDD: ‘Politicians have hugely misread signals from business’
‘Chaos’ and ‘irresponsibility’ were the words used by MEP Lara Wolters to describe EU member states’ failure to advance the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence...
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February 27, 2024
MEPs approve Nature Restoration Law
Various last-minute threats by rightwing politicians failed to sink the plan aimed at restoring 20% of EU land and sea by 2030 and all ecosystems...
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Polish lawsuit puts board directors’ due diligence obligations in spotlight
Polish energy company Enea has received approval from shareholders to sue former management and insurers over a failed coal investment, in a case that shares...
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February 23, 2024
In Brief: Zalando to remove sustainability references; Chicago sues Big Oil over climate risk deception
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February 22, 2024
NGOs file new legal claim against Belgian ethane cracker
Allegations of potential cross-border pollution and an incomplete environmental impact assessment underlie new attempt to halt plastics project
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February 21, 2024
EU’s RRF fund helps boost green energy and increase economic resilience
The EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility has offered support ‘like never before’ for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects Established in February 2021, the EU...
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February 21, 2024
Internal carbon pricing can shield businesses from CBAM ‘ripple effect’
The EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism is triggering creative thinking around pricing emissions
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February 16, 2024
In Brief: JPMAM and SSGA exit CA100+; IEA to set up security programme for critical minerals
The latest ESG policy and regulatory news JPMorgan Asset Management and State Street Global Advisors have confirmed to the Financial Times that they are leaving the investor coalition group Climate...
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February 9, 2024
In Brief: London Metal Exchange sued over ‘dirty metals’ trade; SFDR review seen as lacking co-ordination
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February 8, 2024
EU Deforestation Regulation dubbed a ‘double-edged sword’ for global palm oil markets
Indonesia and Malaysia have called the EUDR ‘discriminatory and punitive’, and threatened to file a WTO complaint against the EU
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February 7, 2024
EU agrees Net Zero Industry Act
The EU hopes the NZIA will boost investment in clean technologies and reduce the union’s reliance on imports, notably from China
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