08/31/2021
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
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08/27/2021
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.
08/24/2021
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.
08/22/2021
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.
08/20/2021
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.
08/17/2021
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".
08/15/2021
Shoosmiths launches Impact Report and reveals year end results
We are all extremely proud of how far Shoosmiths has come in the last year.