Chambers Expert Focus | ESG
Chambers Expert Focus ESG thought leadership offers the latest insights on this growing area of law and investigates the increased demands on legal departments and law firms to continue to evolve this market. Learn more about the areas of social responsibility, corporate governance and environmental issues.
Explore recent developments in the financing of the transition to carbon neutrality in Japan, as well as regulatory discussion of the subject.
As a much-vaunted EU Directive promising to overhaul corporate sustainability due diligence requirements awaits its final approval.
Recent amendments to Kenya’s climate legislation have introduced an array of carbon trading offences.
Exploring the impact of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive.
The legal landscape for ESG disclosure in India and internationally, as well as the latest reporting frameworks.
An overview of the most important aspects of the ETS Regulation and how it will be administered in Denmark.
How the right legal advice can make ESG reporting in the EU into a positive opportunity rather than a cost.
ESMA’s proposed guidelines on fund names using ESG- or sustainability-related terms to combat greenwashing.
JSA partners Sidharrth Shankar and Vikram Raghani interview Mrinal Chandran, general counsel at India Resurgence Fund.
Discuss Armenia’s position on sustainability at a critical time of climate crisis.
Discussing the judgment in X Corp v Union of India & Another
Key takeaways for self-regulation from the AMAS FAQ of December 2022.
The fast-tracking of legislation in their country in a bid to meet EU energy targets.
Corporate governance
Articles covering diverse corporate governance questions: from due diligence requirements and data protection and privacy to modern slavery
How boards of directors can avoid legal challenges to corporate decision-making where ESG issues are concerned.
How ESG presents itself as an emerging market in legal circles.
The role played by the ESG legal officer in the sustainable revolution.
The ESG compliance burden on Greek firms and the possibility of generating value through the process.
Measures being taken, at both Italian and EU level, to narrow the gender pay gap.
ESG risks and coping strategies in China, based on the firm’s experiences in ESG investment, due diligence and compliance audits, advising clients on disclosure requirements in China, and other ESG-related matters.
Recent developments in Egypt’s sustainable development framework.
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Environment
Renewable energy in Libya and its role in tackling climate change.
The hydrocarbon basis of Mauritania’s energy sector and expectations for the BP-operated GTA gas project.
CSR and ESG in the Philippines and look at how ESG has grown in popularity in recent years
The high bar for green claims set by the Danish Consumer Ombudsman and the risk of greenwashing claims.
Where Swiss law stands on biodiversity and why companies should take it seriously.
New York’s nation-leading Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act
The implementation of the Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) as a measure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the shipping industry.
The future of sustainable forestry in the Amazon rainforest.
Social concerns
The strengthening framework for protecting human rights in business is shaping and changing the landscape of investment arbitration
