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The changing landscape of foreign investment review Recent years have seen a significant increase in countries equipping themselves with screening regimes in order to deal with the challenges brought about by foreign investment. The scope of investments subject to these regimes has also increased in many...
ESG for directors of HKEX listed issuers - where things are and the way forward The massive quantity of materials on ESG can be overwhelming. This briefing provides a quick reference on the latest Hong Kong Listing Rule requirements for ESG reporting and the role and responsibilities of the listed issuers’ directors on ESG governance...
Global carbon markets after COP26: The past, present, and future The new rules on Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, agreed at COP26, offer an international governance framework for deploying environmentally effective and transparent carbon markets. These carbon markets could help enable companies, and other private...
Sustainability-linked loans in 2021 - Mainstream but not "standard" Sustainability-linked or “ESG” loans which link pricing to the attainment of certain ESG targets are widely available. We consider the emerging trends in 2021 in ESG lending and the key areas where market practice has not yet settled. In the final month...
COP26 Highlights pressures on corporates and finance to go green As COP26 draws to a close this week, it has sharpened the focus on efforts to transform business and the financial system, including through global sustainability standards, mandatory climate reporting and transition plans, and access to climate finance....
COP26 - Five takeaways for GCs The Glasgow Climate Pact and conclusion of COP26 have added pressures on corporates, financial institutions and other organisations to transform the way they do business in a global effort to mitigate climate change. COP26 saw an alignment between...
Greenwashed? The Intensifying Scrutiny of Sustainability Credentials The phenomenon, commonly known as “greenwashing”, where businesses overstate their green credentials deliberately or otherwise, is under ever-increasing scrutiny. COP26 highlighted important global initiatives to support governments, activists and other...
Greening Finance: A UK Roadmap to sustainable investing Just before COP26, the UK government announced a number of sustainability and climate change-related policy plans, setting the tone for its negotiating position in the climate conference and beyond. In addition to the UK’s long awaited Net Zero Strategy...
Regulating Digital Hub Welcome to the Slaughter and May Regulating Digital Hub. We bring you insight covering the changing landscape and competing interests around data, big data, competition and regulation.
Shareholder Climate Change Activism in the 2021 AGM Season - and what's coming next In this article, Jeff Twentyman and George Murray take a look at how those climate-related pressures have played out and evolved over the 2021 season, how the mood has changed, and where we are likely to go next. In April, we considered the different...