We expect plenty of ESG activity in the UK this year. The current government says it’s committed to reaching net zero by 2050 but in a more proportionate way. In this video, we explore the key legal ESG developments in the UK, including in relation to disclosures, human rights, the energy transition, sustainable finance, litigation, greenwashing, and DEI.

The transition to a lower carbon world continues to gain momentum in Asia. In this video, we explore the key ESG themes in Asia, including in relation to the energy transition, sustainable finance, carbon markets, greenwashing and social aspects.

In 2024, the sustainable finance in the EU will face adaptation challenges and a push for credible transition. In this video, we explore key market trends, recent legal developments and anticipated regulatory changes, such as the SFDR amendments, the EU Green Bond Standard and the new rules for the ESG rating providers.

In this video, we are looking into new legal requirements which corporates and financial institutions will face in 2024 such as first reports under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, reporting on taxonomy alignment and the green asset ratio as well as new EU regime for human rights and environmental due diligence, sectoral requirements such as deforestation regulation and a proposed ban on forced labour.

In this video, we are talking about key EU developments in relation to greenwashing such as regulation on green claims, new rules in the advertising space and supervisory authorities’ examination of the sustainability claims of financial products. We are also exploring key trends in climate change litigation against states and corporates, including the use of collective actions.

In this video, we explore key topics for the EU energy market in 2024, such as reform of the EU electricity market design, gas market reform including new rules on hydrogen, measures aimed to boost the green technology production in the EU as well as CBAM implementation.

In this video, we explore the regulatory shifts that will define the social agenda in the EU in 2024 and examine some of the key topics such as social disclosures under the CSRD, CSDDD provisions on ESG-related incentives, regulations on platform work and whistleblowing, as well as new rules on diversity and inclusion such as requirements for the pay transparency and representation of women on the boards of directors.

Our alliance firm Webber Wentzel explore key themes and topics such as shareholder activism, social aspects, sustainable finance and energy transition in South Africa and Africa more broadly for the year ahead.

Our alliance firm Allens explore key themes and topics in relation to ESG in Australia for the year ahead, such as the focus “S” in ESG and bluewashing, strategic litigation, and climate reporting and due diligence.