11/16/2022
This industry communication sets out the findings of the Central Bank’s recent gatekeeper review of investment fund disclosures, taking into account the requirements of SFDR Level 1 and the Taxonomy Regulation.
11/15/2022
Of the 45 reports analyzed, 44 are from Russell 3000 issuers.
11/15/2022
The move to embed climate-related financial disclosure requirements within regulations
11/09/2022
The firm celebrates its ongoing commitment to the environment and taking positive action on climate change as part of the 27th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties
11/09/2022
For renewables companies that fail to properly manage the corruption risk and that fall into the traps laid by those that seek to benefit themselves, there is a risk of cross-border investigations and enforcement action.
11/07/2022
The warning came as delegates from around the world gathered in Sharm El Sheikh to prepare for the start of COP27 on Sunday.
10/31/2022
The Poseidon Principles, published in 2019, were designed to fill this gap.
10/28/2022
The European project developer SVEVIND has thus reached another milestone in the ongoing project of one of the world's largest industrial plants for the generation of pure green hydrogen.
10/28/2022
Renewable energy expert Gareth Phillips of Pinsent Masons reflected on the timing of the National Grid announcement that 19.936GW of wind power had been generated for the electricity grid
10/13/2022
These measures are intended to accelerate the hydrogen economy by incentivising the production and use of low carbon hydrogen, and producers can apply for funding via electrolytic allocation rounds.
10/04/2022
Across the globe, A&O has led efforts to develop policy and practice by assisting derivative trade associations with white papers on emissions allowance trading
10/04/2022
These ‘additionality’ criteria were intended to prevent the bloc’s existing renewable energy assets from being focused on hydrogen production, rather than on the decarbonisation of Europe.
10/03/2022
The project was proposed by the Han-Ho Hydrogen consortium made up of Korea Zinc and its Australian unit Ark Energy, and Korean firms Hanwha Impact and SK Gas.
09/21/2022
Under the terms of the contract, 100 percent of the electricity produced by Tion’s wind farms will be sold on the market
09/16/2022
The facility is the first data centre green loan in Japan and will be used to finance the development of Airtrunk’s newest hyperscale data centre in Tokyo.
08/30/2022
The firm is one of only 28 Australian-based organisations, and the only Australian-based law firm, to have a near-term science-based emissions reduction target approved by the SBTi.
08/29/2022
The above arbitrations illustrate the wide range of disputes that can arise between states, between states and investors and between commercial parties in relation to green technology and the impacts of climate change.
08/25/2022
It’s hard to know whether the 2020 or the 2022 amendments strike the right balance between companies and proxy advisors
08/19/2022
There are three working groups: 1) data, disclosure and metrics, 2) scenario analysis, and 3) the transition to net zero.
08/17/2022
According to Bloomberg, ESG assets under management ("AUM") are on pace to account for nearly US$53 trillion by 2025, one-third of global AUM.