The briefing contains a mapping exercise and analysis of the approach taken by the European Supervisory Authorities and the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority to address risks or concerns relating to such greenwashing. The...more
1/30/2025
/ Climate Change ,
EIOPA ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Green Finance ,
Greenwashing ,
SFDR ,
Sustainability ,
UK ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
On 30 October 2024, the Labour Government delivered their first Budget since taking office. A wide range of changes were announced to taxation and public spending, and the team in the London office of Paul Hastings have...more
Climate change disclosures have recently become mandatory in Japan, following amendments to the Financial Instruments Exchange Act (FIEA) and the Cabinet Office Order on Disclosure on Corporate Affairs. These require...more
10/25/2024
/ Climate Action Plan ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Disclosure ,
Due Diligence ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Financial Instruments and Exchange Act of Japan (FIEA) ,
IFRS ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Japan ,
Popular ,
SFDR ,
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) ,
Sustainability ,
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) ,
Taxonomy ,
UK
Why is this case important? The case challenged a decision by the National Crime Agency (“NCA”) not to carry out investigations into whether consignments of cotton goods were the product of alleged forced labour and/or other...more