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Greenwashing: Meet risk with action An overview of the current greenwashing risk landscape and how to ensure that your sustainability strategy is resilient to greenwashing.  
The Lens Newsletter - July 2023 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May.
The Lens Newsletter - June 2023 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May.
Water security and scarcity: rising up the political and corporate agenda Water security is a tier one issue for many societies and businesses, yet for years it has had a lot less attention than other sustainability-related issues, including greenhouse gas emissions reduction. The UN and the investment community are now...
The Lens Newsletter - May 2023 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May.
Cooperation, dialogue, divergence: The future UK-EU relationship in financial services In this briefing, we consider the likely implications of the Memorandum of Understanding establishing a framework for financial services regulatory cooperation between the EU and the UK that was adopted by the European Commission and is now subject to...
UK white paper on AI regulation: Is it enough to rein in the robots? On 29 March 2023, the government published its long-awaited white paper on a pro-innovation approach to regulating artificial intelligence (AI). Coincidentally, on that same day, Elon Musk and over 1000 AI experts called for an immediate pause of the...
The Lens Newsletter - April 2023 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May.
UK net zero policy: Key takeaways from the Powering Up Britain package 2023 The Sunak government set out its vision of the UK’s transition to a net zero, nature-positive economy in a series of publications on 30 March 2023. Originally dubbed “Green Day” and renamed “Energy Security Day”, the difficulty in nomenclature stems from...
AI & Data Privacy: Balancing Tensions As AI becomes increasingly popular, organisations are grappling with the reality of how to balance AI design and deployment with data privacy. The challenge for organisations using AI is that a number of the typical characteristics of AI seem, at least at...
The Lens Newsletter - March 2023 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May.
M&A in 2023 2023 has begun with a challenging environment for deal making with buyers and sellers needing to navigate difficult macro-economic conditions, geopolitical instability, increased regulation, accelerating ESG pressure and the post-COVID reset. Predictably,...
The Lens Newsletter - February 2023 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May.
ESG in 2023 - Forward Look 2023 is already a month old and the ESG landscape continues to evolve at lightning speed. Here are our top 10 ESG topics for businesses to look out for during the remainder of the year, and the reasons why.
How does the National Security and Investment Act affect AI? The National Security and Investment Act 2021 (the “NSIA”), sees the UK Government having the power to scrutinise and potentially intervene in corporate transactions which raise national security concerns. AI is classified as a “high risk” sector under...
The Lens Newsletter - January 2023 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May.
The Lens Newsletter - November 2022 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May.
AI in Financial Services: facing the future Financial services firms are increasingly using AI across a range of business areas. AI technologies have the potential to impact financial services.
The right to a healthy environment: Resolution 76/300's potential impact on businesses In July, the UN General Assembly (“UNGA”) passed a resolution recognising the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment (“R2HE”) as a human right (“Resolution 76/300”). The move follows similar resolutions adopted by the UN Human Rights...
AI in Employment: new frontier or a step too far? The value of AI in employment has increased significantly in recent years, driven by pressures in the labour market for more remote working and greater efficiency, with the pace of change outstripping the legal and regulatory framework. AI can now...
The Lens Newsletter - September 2022 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May.
AI and Intellectual Property: A Whistle-stop Tour As AI adoption increases, and governments and regulators across the globe grapple with how best to regulate AI, Slaughter and May are producing a series of ‘Regulating AI’ thought pieces that will consider some of the legal issues that arise from...
Sustainability is a leadership challenge: How can companies unlock their sustainability potential? ESG considerations are increasingly a driver of corporate decision-making. In this piece, we explore how companies can redesign themselves in order to meet growing stakeholder and shareholder expectations, and regulatory pressures, among others, that are...
The Lens Newsletter - July 2022 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May.