Policy and Regulation
November 30, 2023
COP28: How to change the conversation on climate and trade
Trade will have its own day at COP28, but experts are unconvinced discussions will focus on answering the thorny questions that will have to be...
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November 29, 2023
Brussels Briefing: Green lights for nature restoration bill and industrial emissions law
Less ambitious than originally proposed, the EU Nature Restoration Law should nevertheless now become reality
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November 29, 2023
Christine Lagarde: sustainability reporting should be at the heart of company decisions
Even smaller companies, not immediately subject to the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, are feeling the pressure to disclose information about the impact of their...
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November 28, 2023
FCA adds extra label to finalised Sustainability Disclosure Requirements
The UK Financial Conduct Authority has added a fourth label to the SDR to account for funds that have ‘mixed goals’, and launched a consultation...
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November 28, 2023
Will due diligence legislation further recalibrate supply chains?
Increased regulatory scrutiny of companies’ environmental and human rights records could become an additional stimulant to ‘nearshore’ and ‘friendshore’ supply chains, say experts
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November 28, 2023
How Europe is working to make competition law more sustainable
Emissions-cutting moves involving anything from packaging to logistics, and which can result in reduction in choice of products, could clash with competition law historically designed...
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November 27, 2023
Scope 4 emissions: a handy tool or greenwashing bait?
The emergence of Scope 4 – or “avoided” – emissions, in company reports has the industry debating what role their disclosure can play in carbon accounting
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November 24, 2023
In Brief: EU commission launches hydrogen auction; Toyota UK ads banned over ‘disregard on nature’
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November 23, 2023
French banks lead opposition to finance sector’s inclusion in EU CSDDD
Negotiations on the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive have resumed, but they face up an uphill struggle in the face of pushback from some financial institutions, while the ECB’s...
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November 23, 2023
Industry wins battle on reusable packaging in EU vote
MEPs have voted to support amendments to the European Commission's proposed Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation that favours recycling over reuse. Green groups also blame industry lobbying for striking down...
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November 23, 2023
Will COP28 help restore faith in voluntary carbon markets?
Despite taking a reputational battering this year, carbon markets are on the agenda at COP28 as one of the global solutions to climate change
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