We have previously written about the taxonomy regulation in general and its extension to gas and nuclear activities. These blogs have discussed the requirements that European legislation imposes on SRI. The European Commission is now proposing a “list of green investments”. However, the extension of the list to include gas and nuclear activities has become controversial. […]
On 11 March 2021, members of parliament introduced a bill for the Responsible and Sustainable International Business Act. The proposal is for “rules for due diligence in production chains to counteract violations of human rights, labour rights and the environment in the conduct of foreign trade”. The proposal is in line with international and national […]
What should the management board and the supervisory board (hereafter: ‘SB’) of the company focus on? The text of the Civil Code (“DCC”) provides in articles 2:129/239 paragraph 5 DCC for the management board and 2:140/250 paragraph 2 DCC a rather minimal guideline: the interest of the company and its affiliated enterprise. Case law has […]
Most firms have set up a war room to triage their immediate response to the crisis. But the lack of visibility around future demand complicates efforts to restart stalled portfolio companies…
Most firms have set up a war room to triage their immediate response to the crisis. But the lack of visibility around future demand complicates efforts to restart stalled portfolio companies…