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Sustainability is increasingly at the forefront of strategic planning. We are dedicated to promoting growth and innovation in the sustainable and green lending markets, and invite you to join with us in this global project. Our current initiatives include:
- standardisation of various documentation and clauses to support ESG market;
- developing standard set of material disclosure topics in conjunction with ELFA and the UN PRI;
- supporting Green Finance Institute in identifying the role of finance in the retrofitting and development of low-carbon UK homes;
- assisting the drafting of ISO's standards on green debt instruments; and
- participating in various ICMA working groups.
Business & Human Rights Update: EU Supply Chain Directive proposals
As the risk and impact of business human rights and other ESG failings become ever more apparent, the EU's plan for a mandatory supply chain due diligence regime gains pace. In this briefing, Travers Smith analyse the scope and impact of the current EU proposals, as well as key timings and next steps.
EBA Proposes Green Asset Ratio as KPI for Banks under EU’s Sustainable Disclosure Requirements
On March 1 2021, the European Banking Authority published advice to the European Commission on the disclosure requirement on environmentally sustainable activities in accordance with Article 8 of the Taxonomy Regulation. This Legal Update by Mayer Brown provides further detail.
