The goal of the European Green Deal is to transform the European economy for a sustainable future. The ambition for the European Union to become climate neutral is contained in the 2030 and 2050 climate targets. One of the goals is the creation and implementation of a clean, circular economy. The Waste Regulation therefore sets […]
The “Farm to Fork” strategy is part of the European Green Deal. The strategy aims to make food systems fair, healthy and environmentally friendly. The construction of the strategy An environmentally friendly food system helps accelerate the sustainability transition. This is a system that (i) has a neutral or positive impact on the environment, (ii) […]
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. […]
We have previously written about the Taxonomy Ordinance. Among other things, the Taxonomy Ordinance sets out when investments qualify as environmentally sustainable. The Taxonomy Regulation forms together with the SFDR (Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation), the CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive), the Sustainability Benchmark Regulation the European “Sustainable Finance” legislative package. Since January 2022, the European […]
The market for green financial products has experienced tremendous growth in recent years. However, for a long time it was uncertain whether these products were light, dark green or even in fact grey. The extensive Taxonomy Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2020/852) that came into force in July 2020 seeks to increase transparency within this market by […]
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is a well-known organisation that assesses the risks of climate change based on the status quo of scientific research. The IPCC was established in 1988 by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). The reports issued by the IPCC are highly regarded worldwide […]
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…
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…
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