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Decarbonisation

New disclosure requirements towards consumers

Concerns about the information provided to consumers regarding the environmental characteristics or impacts of products are not new. Provisions relating
Decarbonisation

Private copy levy and refurbished devices

On July 1, 2021, a decision by the committee for the private copy levy (“Commission pour la rémunération de la
Decarbonisation

Shaky bridge between exhaustion of intellectual property rights and the refurbishing of electronic products

The carbon emissions involved in the production of smartphones and tablets are significant. As "consuming better" has become a major
Banking and finance

Amazon to stop accepting Visa credit cards issued in UK

Highly unusual cost-reduction move demonstrates shifting dynamics
Tech, Media and Comms

Supreme Court in Lloyd v Google dismisses data protection class action

The judgment that overturns the Court of Appeal's ruling and disallows a collective claim for 4.5m iPhone users will come
Sustainable disruption: 12 decarbonising technologies for cities

Sustainable disruption: 12 decarbonising technologies for cities | Report

Identifying impactful, scalable and investable technologies to drive urban decarbonisation. Download here.
COP

COP26 | Energy Day

Welcome to the fourth instalment of our daily COP26 updates: a digest of what is on the agenda each day
Sustainable disruption: 12 decarbonising technologies for cities

Can sustainable disruption and technology deliver decarbonised cities?

Against the backdrop of COP26, the reduction of carbon emissions in cities and identifying methodology, technology and investment to achieve
COP

COP26 | World Leaders' Summit begins

Welcome to the first instalment of our daily COP26 updates: a digest of what is on the agenda each day
Sustainable disruption: 12 decarbonising technologies for cities

Sustainable disruption: 12 decarbonising technologies for cities

New research by Economist Impact, supported by Osborne Clarke, has identified 12 technologies that can help cities achieve their carbon-emission
Blockchain

What are the legal issues around NFTs?

Our international blockchain, technology, data, intellectual property and finreg specialists discuss the legal issues raised by the growing commercial activity
Retail and Consumer

New consumer contracts rules in Germany tighten regulatory regime further

Far-reaching changes for all consumer-facing businesses go beyond harmonised rules of EU