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Can companies collaborate in the interests of environmental sustainability agreements without breaching competition law in the UK? This important question is tackled by draft guidance published by the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) on 28 February 2023 (“guidance”). The guidance sets out the CMA’s proposed approach to how agreements between competitors in relation to environmental sustainability will be assessed and aims to provide businesses with clarity and comfort on the CMA’s enforcement approach to encourage such initiatives to be progressed. The guidance aligns with the important role the CMA considers it has to play in tackling climate change, as noted in a recent statement by the CMA’s CEO on 25 January 2023.

Learn about key regulatory developments and perspectives regarding Autonomous Vehicles (AV) in the world.

This multi-jurisdictional guide covers common issues in environmental, social and governance law.

Topics covered include principal sources of ESG pressure, integration of ESG into business operations, and the impact of COVID-19.

On March 6, 2024, the US Securities and Exchange Commission approved final rules requiring companies to disclose certain climate-related information in registration statements and annual reports.

This resource explains the requirements set forth in the final rules and sets forth practicalities and next steps for compliance.

This article looks at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s proposed auditing standards which feature major implications for ESG that could upend corporate audits.

This article provides an overview of California' Single-Use Packaging extended producer responsibility (EPR) law. The law imposes prohibitions for certain single-use packaging and plastic single-use food service ware in California.

The law also imposes significant recycling and EPR requirements for “producers” of single-use packaging and food service items sold or otherwise distributed in California.

Learn about the UK Pensions Regulator's guidance on new climate change governance and reporting requirements.

Learn about risks with trading in green electricity based on the practices in China.

This guide provides corporate counsel and international practitioners with jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction guidance to environment and climate change laws and regulations around the world.

Issue covered include environmental policy and its enforcement, environmental permits, waste, and liabilities.

This article discusses the European Commission's adopting the first set of EU Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). The ESRS are mandatory common standards by which in-scope companies must report comparable, consistent and detailed information across environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues.