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Climate change litigation: the IPCC's Report focuses attention on business conduct

We explore whether, and how, the issues addressed in the IPCC Report may heighten the already-growing climate change litigation risk for businesses.

Singapore and the US to launch climate partnership

Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) announced the new Singapore-US Climate Partnership during the visit of US vice president Kamala Harris to Singapore.

The International Climate Finance Plan

Corporate attorney Kevin Turner and Environmental attorney Amy Edwards discuss the five broad areas of focus of the International Climate Finance Plan that impact international, private sector development in their article featured in the September 2021 is

Power & renewables M&A soars on back of green policies

The power and renewables industry is positioned for a sustained period of strong deal activity as the US focuses on hitting net zero carbon emissions by 2050

Climate and Resilience Law: new features for renewable energies

The Commission confirmed that the aid was necessary for the further development of renewable energy production and found the scheme to be in line with EU state aid rules.

Linklaters pledges support for greener arbitrations

Linklaters was at the forefront of virtual hearings during the Covid-19 pandemic, acting in one of the first fully virtual trials in the English Commercial Court as well as many virtual arbitration hearings subsequently.

BaFin Consultation on Guideline for Sustainable Investment Funds

The guideline sets out how certain German investment funds must be structured so that they qualify as “sustainable” or can be marketed as “sustainable” in Germany.

Ogier launches ESG Align – a new compliance tool to get fund managers climate ready

ESG Align is designed to elevate managers' understanding of climate-related risk in portfolio management, and provide a useful compliance check against the new SFC requirements.

FCA publishes welcome guidance on ESG and sustainable funds

The FCA gives specific examples of the numerous poor applications it has received for the authorisation of ESG funds and sets out its expectation of "material improvements in future applications".

Shoosmiths launches Impact Report and reveals year end results

We are all extremely proud of how far Shoosmiths has come in the last year.

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