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Denmark's Largest Bank Maintains Climate Commitment and Divests from Over 1700 Fossil Fuel Companies

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Last week, Danske Bank--Denmark's largest bank--announced that it would no longer invest in over 1700 fossil fuel companies due to their failure to adequately prepare for climate change. Specifically, their “investment...more

Hogan Lovells

Transition Focus: 2024 in Review – transition finance and transition planning developments in the UK and Europe

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We review 2024 developments and thought leadership in transition planning and transition finance. We reflect on the progress made in 2024 following the Transition Plan Taskforce’s publication of its Disclosure Framework in...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Key LP Investments Trends in 2024 and Beyond

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C.S. Lewis once wrote, "Onwards and upwards! To Narnia and the North," and this seems to have been echoed by the private equity market in 2024 thus far. Except this time, it appears the destination is not Narnia but rather...more

K&L Gates LLP

July 2024 ESG Policy Update—Australia

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Australian Update - Proposed Code of Practice to Reduce Modern Slavery Through Lending, Investment and Asset Management - The New South Wales (NSW) Anti-Slavery Commissioner (Commissioner) recently released its discussion...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

FCA Finalises UK Sustainable Investment Rules, With More To Follow After Further Consultation

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On 28 November 2023, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) unveiled its Policy Statement PS 23/16 (Policy Statement), which sets out the final rules for sustainability disclosure and investment labels (SDR Rules). The...more

A&O Shearman

Sustainable lending – a growing role for Islamic finance and Middle Eastern financiers

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The aims of ESG investing and Islamic Finance structures are already closely – though not perfectly – aligned. Middle Eastern governments are looking to diversify away from oil and gas. This, Samer Eido and Afsha Karim...more

King & Spalding

Real Estate of Mind: Takeaways from IFN UK Forum 2023

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The annual IFN UK Forum 2023 was held in London in September 2023 and, once again, was a well-attended event, giving attendees a chance to connect and reconnect with colleagues, clients and friends alike from all over the...more

Morgan Lewis

The Middle East: An Oasis of Green Finance

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The promotion of green finance and investment in sustainable projects continues to be a key policy of the government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The UAE government (with its related entities) has traditionally been the...more

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Project Finance, human rights and climate change: Updated Equator Principles 4 in effect from October

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The Equator Principles have been one of the principal frameworks for managing sustainability and ESG risk in projects by financial institutions since 2003.  The latest update – known as EP4 – renews the focus on human rights...more

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