8/1/2024 3:52:05 PM Great British Energy’s Founding Statement confirms vision for energy champion By James Chapman Caroline Gregson Charlotte Aspin Myah Popat +1 more... Show less The new Labour government in the UK has delivered a key election manifesto promise by introducing a bill to establish Great British...
5/9/2024 4:14:23 PM Key takeaways from Freshfields' Sustainability Horizon Scanning webinar By Teresa Ko Ninette Dodoo Sebastian Fain Philip Morgan Gordon Palmquist Joaquin Terceño Don Methven Nicola Jones Sam Cheung +6 more... Show less On 24 April 2024, Freshfields’ sustainability experts distilled for our clients the most pertinent global and local developments in key...
4/25/2024 9:57:15 AM Greenwashing in the spotlight - recent developments in the Netherlands By Mijke Sinninghe Damsté Alvaro Pliego Selie Felix Roscam Abbing Jan-Jaap Koningsveld +1 more... Show less On 20 March 2024, the Amsterdam District Court rendered its judgment in a class action case brought by the Foundation Fossil Free...
4/22/2024 4:11:50 PM Climate change and human rights: a new chapter for States, NGOs, and businesses? By Christoph H. Seibt Juliane Hilf Moritz Becker Patrick Schroeder Carsten Wendler Jan Henning Buschfeld Stefanie Spancken-Monz Marlen Vesper-Gräske Domen Tursic +6 more... Show less On 9 April 2024, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) issued its first substantive decision on human rights aspects of climate...
11/14/2023 5:15:07 PM Road to COP28: Climate change - business and the just transition By Deba Das Jake Reynolds Marlen Vesper-Gräske Elizabeth Forster +1 more... Show less Introduction As the global response to climate change gathers pace, the policies and practices we put in place to enable transition...
10/13/2023 2:43:32 PM Freshfields x Chapter Zero - Legal considerations in transition planning for UK non-executive directors: Legacy business and risk By Jake Reynolds Simon Orton Vanessa Jakovich In a new series of events, Freshfields has partnered with Chapter Zero and the Centre for Climate Engagement to explore key...
10/11/2023 12:30:47 PM ECHR holds landmark hearing in its largest and first ever climate change case By Stefanie Spancken-Monz Leane Meyer On 27 September 2023, the Grand Chamber of the European Courts of Human Rights (ECHR) conducted a hearing in the case of Duarte Agostinho...
1/6/2023 11:04:22 AM German Supply Chain Duty of Care Act kicks off in 2023: Legal battlegrounds for implementation By Christoph H. Seibt Marlen Vesper-Gräske The German Supply Chain Duty of Care Act (Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz; the Act) entered into force on 1 January 2023 for the...
4/29/2022 7:55:57 AM Climate change, supply chains, resource scarcity and other ESG focus areas for the life sciences sector By James Smith Harriet Hanks “I firmly believe that life science companies can be part of the cure.” That was the overarching message from Pinder Sahota, the Vice...
2/1/2022 1:44:40 PM Reflecting on Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s words: How do corporate ESG commitments stack up? By Timothy Wilkins To mark the beginning of Black History Month in the US, Timothy Wilkins, Freshfields’ global partner for client sustainability, shared...
11/1/2021 9:00:00 AM WorkLife 2.0: Director and employee incentivisation - going green? By Jean-Francois Gerard Amy Rentell Laura Llangozi Clemence Bossee Pelon Kristin Kammann +2 more... Show less Incentivisation is designed to attract, engage, and retain talent. It comes in many different forms and is an increasingly sensitive area...
10/25/2021 12:48:00 PM WorkLife2.0 - Climate change and the workplace By Jean-Francois Gerard Amy Rentell Laura Llangozi The 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) will take place in Glasgow starting from Sunday 31 October. COP26 will bring...
6/7/2021 2:59:37 PM Is ESG the opportunity GCs have been waiting for? By Timothy Wilkins With global ESG assets at more than $30tn and expected to grow further, ESG will help define the future for business and society. General...
5/20/2021 12:00:00 AM Expanding ESG reporting: European Commission publishes draft for new Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive By Christoph H. Seibt Boris Kasolowsky Mina Aryobsei Marta García Bel Iris Hammerschmid Marlen Vesper-Gräske +3 more... Show less In 2020 the European Commission conducted a comprehensive review of the Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD). Then in April this...
4/16/2021 12:00:00 AM CJEU Advocate General clarifies that family ties established in one Member State must be recognised across the EU By Carsten Wendler Stuti Gadodia Alexander Grimm Roopa Mathews +1 more... Show less On 15 April 2021, Advocate General Kokott issued her legal opinion in Case C-490/20, a request for a preliminary ruling with far-reaching...
3/4/2021 9:25:48 PM Sustainability, governance and diversity: A view from the board By Timothy Wilkins Sebastian Fain As part of the celebration of Black History Month, Freshfields hosted four Black public company board members to engage in a discussion...