09 May, 2024 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...
02 May, 2024 Carbon Capture, Use & Storage: what you need to know By Alon Gordon Vanessa Jakovich Kate Gough Philip Morgan James Chapman Sascha Arnold +3 more... Show less Carbon capture, use and storage (CCUS) is a key technology to help achieve global net zero goals,[1] particularly for hard to abate...
02 May, 2024 Mandatory Net-Zero Regimes By Vanessa Jakovich Deborah Janssens Steffie De Backer Kieran Watkins +1 more... Show less Mandatory Net-Zero Regimes Global efforts to deal with climate change have accelerated in the 30 years since the 1994 United Nations...
02 May, 2024 European Electricity Market Reform By Ulrich Scholz Pascal Cuche Hendrik Wessling Philipp Reinecke, LL.M. Jean-Baptiste Santini +2 more... Show less Due to its economic characteristics - large-scale storage issues, very different cost structures between players, demand that is not very...
01 May, 2024 New mobility – key issues to consider By Juliane Hilf Pascal Cuche Sascha Arnold Jonas Köster Guillemette Burgala Fedor Teselkin Sara Barin Mesut Korkmaz +5 more... Show less Mobility without CO2 emissions Reducing CO2 emissions from the transport sector is one of the key ambitions of policy makers – not just...
01 May, 2024 Portfolio managers look ahead to the extension of the UK’s Sustainability Disclosure Requirements By Elisabeth Overland Oliver Schonle As part of its wider focus on sustainability and greenwashing, on 23 April 2024, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a...
01 May, 2024 FCA publishes finalised guidance on the anti-greenwashing rule By Luke FitzGerald Elisabeth Overland The FCA has published its finalised guidance on the anti-greenwashing rule, alongside a consultation paper (which we summarise here) on...
30 Apr, 2024 Clean hydrogen – what you need to know By Ulrich Scholz Pascal Cuche Tanguy Bardet Andreas Ruthemeyer James Chapman Olivier Rogivue Hendrik Wessling Louise Bragard +5 more... Show less Opportunities and risks of a clean hydrogen economy Clean hydrogen and its derivatives are widely seen as key enablers for the...
29 Apr, 2024 Enrico Letta on EU competitiveness: an analysis of his key recommendations for a fairer, greener, more digital economy By Jimena Gonzalez Kieran Watkins To much excitement and fanfare, former Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta published his report on strengthening the EU Single Market....
29 Apr, 2024 EU Ecodesign Regulation: new sustainability requirements for products By Sascha Arnold Marlen Vesper-Gräske Kieran Watkins Felicitas Weber +1 more... Show less Taking years to finalise, last week the European Parliament signed off on an agreement that establishes a new framework to shape the...
25 Apr, 2024 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...
23 Apr, 2024 New climate disclosure requirements for Hong Kong-listed companies: top tips for how issuers can adapt By Teresa Ko Last Friday (19 April 2024), the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (‘HKSE’) published consultation conclusions: to bring in new climate-related...