On 15 July 2025, HM Treasury published its response confirming it will no longer pursue a UK green taxonomy – a classification system to define which economic activities could be considered environmentally sustainable (the...more
Jurisdictions representing approximately 57% of global GDP have taken steps to incorporate ISSB standards into legal and regulatory frameworks. ...more
Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about. In this month’s issue, we discuss...more
The framework claims to set the “gold standard” for companies to contribute to the net zero transition while emphasising ambition, action, and accountability. The UK Transition Plan Taskforce (TPT) launched its...more
Both opportunities and challenges have arisen for the asset management industry as a result of the rapid introduction of UK and EU sustainable finance regulation in recent years. The new requirements have been heightened in...more
In this article we consider the UK Transition Plan Taskforce (TPT) and the draft disclosure framework which was published in November 2022 for consultation. The TPT disclosure framework sets out voluntary “gold standard”...more
The Companies (Strategic Report) (Climate-related Financial Disclosure) Regulations 2022 ("the Regulations") came into force on April 6, 2022. The Regulations amend the Companies Act 2006 and largely implement the...more
On March 21, 2022, the SEC finally issued a proposed rule on mandatory climate disclosures. This proposed rule has been expected for some time--it was widely anticipated to be a centerpiece of the Biden Administration's...more
On 24 March 2021, the UK government’s Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (“BEIS”) launched a consultation seeking views on its proposals to mandate climate-related financial disclosures by publicly quoted...more