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ESG – Environmental, social and governance

ESG reporting in Europe: Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive obligations

Many EU-based businesses will have to start to make disclosures which will help asset manager and investor compliance
Energy and Energy Transition

Energy Unplugged podcast: how are long-term offtake contracts changing?

Deborah Harvey and Hugo Lidbetter feature in the 'Aurora Energy Unplugged' podcast
Financial Services

How to achieve more sustainability in global payments

There are solutions to mitigate the payments industry's environmental impact, for both physical and digital payments

The Built Environment

Final call to prepare for tightened energy efficiency rules for UK commercial property

Landlords have one month to comply before sub-standard EPC ratings become unlawful for existing lettings from April 2023
Regulatory Outlook

Advertising and Marketing | UK Regulatory Outlook February 2023

Latest on green claims: updates to CAP guidance | France leads on specific regulation for influencers and the EU may
Decarbonisation

A new industrial revolution: the European Green Deal for a decarbonised industry

On 1 February the European Commission published the Communication outlining the European Green Deal Industrial Plan for the zero net
Urban Dynamics

'Senior living' in the UK : what are the benefits of (and barriers to) development?

Senior living developments present an opportunity to meet demand, ease the healthcare and housing crises and decarbonise the housing sector
Regulatory and compliance

UK NHS suppliers required to commit to net zero by 2050 or lose out on future contract opportunities

From April, bidders for NHS contracts over £5 million must produce a carbon reduction plan
Decarbonisation

How is international rivalry driving green industrial policy? The European response to the US Inflation Reduction Act

The Act has fundamentally changed the terms of debate on clean energy funding and supply chains in the US and
Intellectual property

UK's biggest offshore wind farm is not in jurisdiction of English patent law

The Patents Court has found that an offshore wind farm is not within the territorial ambit of the Patents Act
Energy and Energy Transition

How UK green generation can ready for the Electricity Generator Levy

The government intervention has implications for PPP authorities, fund managers and investors as well as generators
Regulatory Outlook

Health and safety | UK Regulatory Outlook January 2023

Building safety | The Building Safety Act | Fire safety