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
On 16 July 2025, The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) and the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) published guidance on Governing for Net Zero: The Board’s Role in Organisational Transition...more
AUSTRALIAN UPDATE - ESG-Related Policy in Australia Under the Newly Re-Elected Labor Government - On 3 May 2025, the incumbent Labor government, led by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, won re-election to a second consecutive...more
On February 26, 2025, the EU Commission presented the first part of the Omnibus Simplification Package announced in January 2025. This formal legislative initiative aims to simplify and harmonise existing EU regulations...more
The European Commission (EC) has published two omnibus proposals on sustainability and EU investments, designed to address overlapping, unnecessary or disproportionate rules that are creating unnecessary burdens for EU...more
The EU Platform on Sustainable Finance has published a report on enhancing the usability of the EU's Taxonomy regime. The report takes account of the European Commission's stated ambition to streamline ESG reporting...more
In 2024, challenges to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and sustainability initiatives in the United States proliferated internationally. This proved true, even as Europe promoted additional ESG and climate/social...more
In this article, we reflect on key trends in ESG over the second half of 2024 and look ahead at trends that may emerge in 2025. We analyze developments in the latter half of 2024, which were similar to those highlighted in...more
Regulation (EU) 2024/3005 on the transparency and integrity of environmental, social and governance rating activities has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The Regulation aims to strengthen the...more
Australian Update - Appointment of the Inaugural Australian Anti-Slavery Commissioner - On 11 November 2023, the Attorney-General announced the appointment of Chris Evans as the inaugural Australian Anti-Slavery Commissioner...more
On 14 November 2024, the UK government published its consultation response and draft legislation proposals to regulate ESG ratings providers. Entities providing ESG ratings (however named) which are likely to influence...more
Welcome to Horizon, DLA Piper’s monthly 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
A European Commission notice has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union on the interpretation and implementation of certain legal provisions of the Disclosures Delegated Act on the reporting of...more
In this article, we provide an overview of country-led and private sector-driven key developments surrounding the recent United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP16). The world is progressively recognizing that biodiversity...more
With the deadline to transpose the requirements of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (EU) 2022/2464 (CSRD) into national law expiring on 6 July 2024, we have reviewed and summarised the transposition status for...more
An accelerating focus on doing business responsibly will force changes to wide-ranging aspects of business operations and strategy - Societal expectations of businesses have shifted fundamentally over the past five years....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
The regulator is providing temporary flexibility in light of concerns that asset managers need extra time to prepare. On 9 September 2024, the FCA published a statement on its naming and marketing rules under the...more
The European Commission has published a draft Commission Notice on the interpretation of certain legal provisions in the Accounting Directive, Audit Directive, Audit Regulation, Transparency Directive, Regulation (EU)...more
Australian Update - Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Enforcement Priorities for 2024-2025 - The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced its enforcement and compliance priorities for...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) finalized its climate change disclosure rule on March 6, 2024, reducing the final disclosure obligations from the initial proposal after thousands of comments...more
Taxonomies will play a critical role in channelling investment towards sustainable activities. But while alignment between frameworks is critical , a one-size-fits-all approach can never be effective....more
On October 25, 2023, the European Council adopted the European Green Bond Standard (EU GBS), a new voluntary regime for green bonds that aims to solidify the EU's position as a leader in sustainable finance, reduce...more
Australian Update - Draft Reporting Standards for Australian Climate-Related Disclosures - As previously reported by K&L Gates, the Australian Accounting Standards Board released its exposure draft of the Australian...more
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 Commission has launched a far reaching consultation and review of SFDR, long expected by the industry. This bulletin provides an overview, as well as giving thought as to what we might see in terms of SFDR 2.0....more