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Topic: Legislation and Regulation
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Practical Impact of EU CSRD/CSDDD on Asian CompaniesÂ
This session explored the implications of the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) on Asian companies.
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Beyond Supply Chains: new EU rules increase pressure on companies to adopt responsible business practices
This article explores whether solicitors are professionally obligated to work for clients even if they believe their advice will contribute to significant harm, such as environmental damage.
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Joint public statement on EFRAG’s Exposure Draft for a Voluntary Sustainability Reporting Standard for non-listed SMEs (VSME ED)
Impact Europe, the Global Alliance of Impact Lawyers, and Euclid Network – the European Social Enterprise Network, endorsed by the signatory organisations, jointly issue this statement to welcome the EFRAG’s Exposure Draft for a Voluntary Sustainability Reporting Standard (VSME ED) and share our key recommendations to further align it with the needs of the impact…
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International Perspectives on True & Fair Accounting: Legal Insights from SVI’s Campaign Across Europe
This virtual roundtable will present the English law legal opinion commissioned by Social Value International, and explore how this maps across into other key European jurisdictions, based on legal analyses undertaken in partnership with GAIL in Italy, France, the Netherlands and Spain.
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Implementing CSDDD: Legal Tools for Sustainable Supply Chains
As part of London Climate Action Week, this webinar was for legal professionals dedicated to advancing supply chain and procurement sustainability. The GAIL Europe Board explored the latest tools and strategies for enhancing sustainability with a focus on implementing the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).
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Business Interests, Global Regulation and Climate Challenges: The Role of African Impact Lawyers
Our panel navigated the tensions lawyers face in balancing business interests with the evolving regulatory demands of the Global North, and the impacts of climate change, biodiversity loss, and social issues in Africa.
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ESG Angola Report – ESG and Investment treaties in Africa: a new substantive standard?
The report “ESG and Investment Treaties in Africa: A New Substantive Standard?” examines the integration of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles into African investment treaties, particularly in the context of sustainable development. It highlights the historical evolution of ESG standards since the 1992 Earth Summit and their growing influence on international investments, especially in…
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The Legal Character of Voluntary Carbon Credits: A Way Forward
By: GenZero and Allen & Gledhill LLP Clarity in the legal character of voluntary carbon credits (VCCs) is crucial for the scale-up of the voluntary carbon market. For principals that transact in VCCs, primary concerns include transferability of legal title and their ability to exercise proprietary rights over these VCCs, particularly where they are in…
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Rwanda, Strategic Destination Hub of Choice for Climate Finance in Africa
Rwanda is steadily progressing to meet its climate change mitigation goals and is also focused on ensuring the economy and its people can resiliently withstand the increasing effects of climate change through a number of adaptation measures.
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Implementing CSDDD: Legal Tools for Sustainable Supply Chains
As part of London Climate Action Week, this webinar was for legal professionals dedicated to advancing supply chain and procurement sustainability. The GAIL Europe Board explored the latest tools and strategies for enhancing sustainability with a focus on implementing the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).