JONES DAY TALKS®: European Central Bank’s Climate Center & Investment Plans Focus on Sustainability (Encore Presentation)
JONES DAY TALKS®: European Central Bank’s Climate Center & Investment Plans Focus on Sustainability
Podcast: European Green Finance and Sustainability Proposals – Impact for Asset Managers
Over the past few years, we have seen growing interest in Commercial Paper (CP) programmes with a sustainable focus. Traditionally used by corporations, financial institutions, sovereigns, and other issuers for...more
The EU Platform on Sustainable Finance has published a report on the development and assessment of corporate transition plans. The PSF identifies core elements for evaluating transition plans and makes recommendations to the...more
We are pleased to share the November 2024 issue of Wilson Sonsini's Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update. Each issue combines news, key legal developments, and resources related to sustainability and environmental,...more
The Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero has published a consultation paper on nature in net-zero transition plans, which supplements the guidance provided in its November 2022 financial institution net-zero transition...more
Our second annual study into the scale of the financing needed to decarbonize the global economy reveals the challenge is bigger than previously thought. - Our research shows we are USD6 trillion a year short of what needs...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority has published its first annual report on EU carbon markets. The report delivers insights into the functioning of the EU Emissions Trading System market. Key findings highlighted...more
The U.K. Department for Energy Security and Net Zero published an update in relation to an extension of the U.K. Emissions Trading Scheme's first free allocation period...more
Welcome to Horizon, DLA Piper’s regular bulletin reporting on late-breaking legislative and policy developments in ESG. Our aim is to scan the litigation, enforcement, and regulatory horizon to help inform business decisions....more
In this week’s edition, we discuss a drop in support for ESG shareholder proposals at one of the world’s largest asset managers; a decision by a U.S. federal court to strike down an anti-ESG investing rule in Missouri; and...more
Until now, however, no comprehensive estimate existed of the of that opportunity, (or, to put it another way, the size of the financing gap between committed spending and the investment needed to deliver Net Zero by 2050...more
A global financial institution recently announced an updated energy policy, supplementing its previously issued 2030 targets. HSBC’s 2030 targets aimed, among other things, to reduce financed emissions in two carbon-intensive...more
As the world continues to experience the undeniable effects of rising global temperatures, governments and company stakeholders are acting to address climate change. In 2016, over 190 countries created the Paris Agreement,...more
The International Capital Market Association ("ICMA") has published its much anticipated Climate Transition Finance Handbook1 (the "Handbook"). Unlike previous releases, the Handbook does not comprise a formal set of...more
How to stay ahead of the curve, minimize future costs of compliance and feed the growing demand from investors for responsible products and services - Environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing is accelerating...more