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Decoded - Technology Law Insights, V 6, Issue 7, July 2025

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 8/1/2025

Welcome to our seventh issue of 2025 of Decoded - our technology law insights e-newsletter. What does the US GENIUS Act Mean for Stablecoins? “The White House categorically states it is a historic piece of legislation that...more

Advanced Nuclear: Taking a Seat at the Clean Energy Table

Foley & Lardner LLP on 7/31/2025

As a firm that has spent years deep in the trenches of renewable energy – helping clients navigate the complex landscape of project development, financing, and M&A – we’ve seen this industry evolve at lightning speed. ...more

Uneven Stop-the-Clock Provisions Throughout Europe on Sustainability Reporting

Jones Day on 6/13/2025

As discussed in a previous article, the European Union is seeking to "bring competitiveness and climate goals together," and therefore launched a reform package—the Omnibus package—regarding sustainability reporting and...more

EU Omnibus: The EU Taxonomy – Why?

Paul Hastings LLP on 4/17/2025

In 2018, the European Commission set forth a classification system to determine whether businesses are environmentally sustainable. The EU Taxonomy followed the legalistic style of the French Civil Code and flummoxed...more

What’s Next for Germany’s Energy Future? An Overview of the Just Announced Coalition Agreement

White & Case LLP on 4/11/2025

After the February election, Germany's energy transition is at a critical turning point. With the just announced coalition agreement between the CDU/CSU (Christian Democratic Union) and the SPD (Social Democratic Party),...more

AI in water management: Balancing innovation and consumption

White & Case LLP on 3/28/2025

Communities across the globe are facing water scarcity and water management issues which are intensified in many regions by the impacts of population growth, urbanization and climate change. Developments in artificial...more

February 2025 ESG Policy Update—Australia

K&L Gates LLP on 3/26/2025

Australian Update - ASIC's Key Issues Outlook for 2025 - On 24 January 2025, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) released its key issues outlook for 2025 which provides insights for Australian...more

The EU's Clean Industrial Deal: What Companies and Investors Need to Know

WilmerHale on 3/10/2025

On February 26, 2025, the European Commission (the Commission) presented the Clean Industrial Deal (the Deal), an industrial strategy bringing together climate, circularity, and competitiveness. In order to foster growth and...more

Miners explore next-gen joint ventures in pursuit of sustainability

A&O Shearman on 1/30/2025

The mining industry’s largest players are exploring cross-sector alliances to advance innovation programs and achieve sustainability goals. Matthew Johnson, Lachlan Poustie and Cynthia Urda Kassis ask which key elements...more

2025 J.S. Held Global Risk Report: Sustainability Investments & Headwinds

J.S. Held on 1/23/2025

Sustainability continues to be a hot issue around the world. While many jurisdictions are creating additional frameworks in support of greater consideration of sustainability, others, most notably the US, are either dragging...more

ESG Trends to Watch in 2025

Fenwick & West LLP on 1/13/2025

ESG Dive posted an interesting article yesterday on trends to watch in 2025. With the upcoming change in presidential administrations, some are predicting a course reversal on ESG; however, as this article notes, although we...more

Cadwalader Climate - September 2024 #4

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 9/25/2024

In this week’s edition, we discuss the investor expectations set out by the Finance Sector Deforestation Action for banks to address the financial risks of deforestation; the Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity initiative’s...more

ESG Investment: The Middle Eastern and African Regulatory Perspective Part 2

Morgan Lewis on 8/15/2024

Across the continent of Africa, a new investment trend is taking root: environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing. Africa is experiencing a surge in interest in sustainable and responsible investment practices....more

U.S. Steel-Nippon Steel Merger: A Potent Catalyst for U.S.-Japan Relations and Technological Advancement

HaystackID on 5/17/2024

As the proposed $14.9 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel by Nippon Steel garners global attention, its implications extend far beyond mere corporate gains. This merger symbolizes a strengthening of the crucial U.S.-Japan...more

Climate in context: Geopolitics, business, and the board

KPMG Board Leadership Center (BLC) on 4/16/2024

In this collaboration between the KPMG Board Leadership Center (BLC) and Eurasia Group, our aim is to help widen the boardroom aperture on the global climate challenge—where it stands, and what’s at stake—and to help boards...more

Pecuniary vs. Nonpecuniary Factors: Understanding the Potential Scope of Anti-ESG Restrictions in U.S. State Laws

Paul Hastings LLP on 4/3/2024

Executive Summary and Overview- State anti-ESG lawmakers have enacted legislation aimed at restricting investors from considering ESG factors in their investment strategies and decisions by requiring state financial...more

March 2024 ESG Policy Update—Australia

K&L Gates LLP on 4/2/2024

Australian Update - Australian Securities and Investments Commission Continues Greenwashing Enforcement Efforts - On 28 February 2024, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) reported that an outsourced...more

A new wave of African climate change disputes on the horizon

White & Case LLP on 12/22/2023

Africa’s heavy reliance on fossil fuels for economic growth, set against the backdrop of strict environmental regulations and emissions-reduction targets, creates a perfect storm of factors that could give rise to climate...more

Tax based finance leasing: a forgotten tool for green finance in the UK?

A&O Shearman on 12/15/2023

Decarbonisation is the process of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and transitioning to a low-carbon economy. Decarbonisation requires significant investment in green technologies, such as renewable energy, energy...more

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

A&O Shearman on 11/28/2023

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

Decarbonisation in Africa

A&O Shearman on 11/27/2023

As the world focuses on energy transition and decarbonisation, there is clearly no shortage of bold ambition on the part of many African governments to play a key role in global efforts to tackle climate change. Meanwhile,...more

Current Trends in Climate Change Technology Investment

Foley & Lardner LLP on 11/6/2023

As the world grapples with fast-changing weather patterns, wildfires, record-breaking heat, and many other climate-related issues, it is becoming increasingly important to develop the technologies that will help to combat...more

Euronext Launches New Sustainable Investment Tools and ESG Initiatives

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 10/12/2023

In September 2023, pan-European stock exchange and market infrastructure provider Euronext announced the imminent launch of a range of ESG tools and initiatives focused on sustainable finance, including its intention to...more

The Climate Tech Ecosystem

J.S. Held on 8/9/2023

Climate Tech is an area of technology that is expressly concerned with the mitigation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the primary driver of climate change. In addition to GHG mitigation, climate tech also includes...more

Sustainable Markets Initiative Private Equity Group Issues Guidance on ESG Metrics

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 6/29/2023

In May 2023, the Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI) published a new guide setting out how to use ESG-related metrics effectively in private markets (the ESG Metrics Guide), and how measuring and monitoring these metrics can...more

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