Sep 13, 2024 Executives in hot water under proposed Water (Special Measures) Bill By Luke Fahy-Spada On 4 September 2024, the government introduced The Water (Special Measures) Bill into Parliament. Amongst other things, the Bill will...
Sep 03, 2024 ESG investment in aerospace and defence By Samantha Uzzell A number of ESG funds now view investing in defence as compatible with a sustainable strategy. Public perception has been key to this...
Aug 14, 2024 Navigating new sustainability laws – can retail suppliers shoulder the burden? By Georgie Barrow On 31 July 2024, a group of apparel suppliers published “An Apparel Supplier’s Guide: Key Legislation in the EU, US & UK”. This helpful...
Aug 13, 2024 Six years on: large private company reporting and the Wates Principles By Kath Saunders The Wates Principles were developed in 2018 to meet a new legislative requirement for large private companies (those with either more...
Aug 12, 2024 ESG ratings: who rates them? By Catherine Sellars Rachel Reeves has recently announced her plans to accelerate the development of new legislation regulating the way in which ESG ratings...
Jul 09, 2024 Winds of change? New government, new policy statement on onshore wind By Jake Wright Following last week’s Labour election victory, the government has wasted no time in announcing the key changes they intend to introduce...
Jul 08, 2024 A shedload to talk about at ShedMasters 2024, Amsterdam By Markus Klempa James Thomas On 27 June, ShedMasters, the annual marquee event held exclusively for the European industrial and logistics sector, brought together a...
Jul 01, 2024 The IoD’s Voluntary Code of Conduct for Directors: will it help UK business win back trust? By Katie Philipson Last month the Institute of Directors (IoD) launched a public consultation on a Voluntary Code of Conduct for Directors. The Code is...
Jun 26, 2024 New Energy Performance Regulations widen access to EPC data By Claudia Oliver Jack Lightburn The Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 came into force on 24 June 2024 (the Regulations)....
Jun 24, 2024 Industrial and logistics: outlook for 2024 and beyond By Markus Klempa Dominic Northey As we reported after ShedMasters 2023, the annual event held exclusively for the European industrial and logistics sector, the key themes...
May 20, 2024 Update on UK Sustainability Disclosure Requirements By Catherine Sellars Last week, the UK government provided an update on the implementation of the UK's Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) framework....
Apr 09, 2024 Plugging the leak: proposed new UK import levies on carbon intensive products By Jeremy Kelly George Harrington The UK government has proposed introducing new levies on the imports of certain carbon-intensive products to level the playing field...