Commentary
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It’s Not That Easy Being Green
May 14, 2021James Tinworth, Partner, Fieldfisher, considers the challenges for alternative investment fund managers (AIFMs) wishing to offer light and dark green funds under Europe’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR).
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Complaints Against German Climate Change Act Partially Successful
May 14, 2021Alexandros Chatzinerantzis, national Practice Head of the German Dispute Resolution Team at Linklaters, explains the background to the constitutional complaints against the Act, the decision and its implications.
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ICYMI, We Can Relax, Elon’s Got This
May 14, 2021As Tesla’s opportunist-in-chief railed against Bitcoin’s energy use, Lord Stern urged G7 leadership ahead of COP26.
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European Leveraged Loans Embrace ESG Margin Ratchets
May 7, 2021Shweta Rao, Head of EMEA Covenants at Reorg, offers an overview of ESG margin ratchet provisions, emerging trends, and areas for future development.
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Bitcoin is Monetary MySpace, Not the Future
May 7, 2021Ben Ashby, Partner, Good Governance Capital, surveys the ESG risks of the crypto-currency space.
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ICYMI, Benjamin Franklin May Need to Add a Caveat
May 7, 2021As Amazon held our attention, AGMs saw mixed fortunes for ESG-related resolutions.
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Take a Leaf Out of Charities’ Book
April 30, 2021Fred Lee, Senior Associate at Farrer & Co, outlines some pioneering approaches to ESG-led property investment.
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ICYMI, The Race to Zero Just got Harder
April 30, 2021Increasingly, responses to the climate crisis appear to be informed by science.
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Six Words to Describe Biden’s Pledge
April 30, 2021Greg Carlock, Manager for Climate Action and Data for the World Resources Institute, puts the US President’s plan to halve emissions by 2030 in context of his first 100 days.
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The Missing Piece: Corporate Sustainability Standards in the EU
April 23, 2021Filip Gregor, Head of Responsible Companies at Frank Bold, looks at how standards fit in with the EU disclosure regulation and taxonomy.
