Insight
Climate change litigation targets board of directors in world-first derivative action
Directors beware! A world-first derivative shareholder action has been commenced by ClientEarth in the High Court of England and Wales against 11 Shell directors for breach of their directors’ duties.
20 February 2023
Insight
ASIC’s greenwashing penalties and treasury consultations turn up the heat on sustainability reporting
As pressure grows to achieve net zero by 2050, organisations need to know how regulators are investigating and enforcing ‘greenwashing’.
14 December 2022
Insight
No standard answers – what do potentially divergent disclosure rules mean for climate risk reporting?
The answer to the question ‘How does your Board oversee climate risks?’ might depend on who is asking. New proposals from key standard-setters/regulators differ in how they expect entities to report on whether they have the skills and expertise to meet the climate challenge.
23 June 2022
Insight
Keeping your “green claims” out of the “red zone” – Six golden rules to follow
Public pressure, consumer demand and investor expectation are all fuelling the exponential growth in corporates moving to address climate change, typically via responsible business and social licence commitments.
23 June 2022
Publication
Climate-related disclosure and governance trends of the ASX50 in 2021
Our report on climate-related disclosure and governance trends of the ASX50 in 2021 includes:
31 March 2022
Insight
The next wave of sustainability disclosures
On 15 March 2022, the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) released a prototype for its nature-related risk-management and disclosure framework.
31 March 2022
