region: Europe

Policy & Regulation
June 1, 2022

Regulatory Briefing: EU overstated climate spending by €72bn, says ECA

The EU missed its self-imposed target of spending at least 20 per cent of its 2014–2020 budget on “climate action”, according to the European Court...
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Policy & Regulation
March 17, 2022

Regulatory round-up

EU finance ministers have agreed a unified position on a proposed Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism that will introduce a levy on imports of carbon-intensive products,...
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Policy & Regulation
March 7, 2022

Do we still need to talk about quotas?

While the UK has improved female representation on corporate boards through voluntary targets, the question of whether gender quotas should be imposed continues to divide opinion....
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Policy & Regulation
February 24, 2022

Regulatory round-up

The European Commission has approved a Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence directive aimed at making businesses accountable for human rights violations and environmental harm in their...
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