Travers Smith's Sustainability Insights: The impact of labelling impact
A regular briefing for the alternative asset management industry.
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A regular briefing for the alternative asset management industry.
A regular briefing for the alternative asset management industry.
A regular briefing for the alternative asset management industry.
A regular briefing for the alternative asset management industry.
A regular briefing for the alternative asset management industry.
A regular briefing for the alternative asset management industry.
A regular briefing for the alternative asset management industry.
A regular briefing for the alternative asset management industry.
A regular briefing for the alternative asset management industry.
A regular briefing for the alternative asset management industry.
A regular briefing for the alternative asset management industry.
A regular briefing for the alternative asset management industry.
Having said goodbye to another year of headlines dominated by COVID-19, with a Christmas and New Year overshadowed by a mixture of good and bad news about Omicron, it's not yet clear what degree of optimism about the year ahead is justified. At the very least, it is to be hoped that the World Health Organisation will not find it has to exhaust the Greek alphabet in naming any future new variants of concern.
Derivatives & Structured Products Partner, Jonathan Gilmour, and Pensions Partner, Andy Lewis, have jointly contributed to the recently published International Comparative Legal Guide on Environmental, Social & Governance Law 2022. Their chapter outlines the key aspects of ESG law for occupational pension schemes and argue for a wider governance perspective, as well as a pure investment perspective, when approaching ESG.
Discrimination by association occurs where an employee is discriminated against, not because of a protected characteristic they have, but because of a characteristic of someone they associate with, for example a disabled spouse or child. This case shows how far the protection can potentially extend.
A regular briefing for the alternative asset management industry.
This briefing was first published in July 2021 and updated in November 2021.
A regular briefing for the alternative asset management industry.
A regular briefing for the alternative asset management industry.
"Sustainable finance" continues to dominate the legal and financial agenda for many asset managers at the moment, driven by multiple factors, including an emphasis on the climate crisis and an influx of legislation, particularly from the European Union, mandating financial organisations to demonstrate their sustainability credentials.