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The Lens Newsletter - July 2020 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Saughter and May.
All change, no change? Corporate reporting in the post-Brexit world With little sign of substantive progress in the negotiations on the future of the UK-EU relationship, UK companies must once again consider preparing for the possibility of a no-deal or “minimal deal” scenario at the end of the transition period (31...
Can Corporate PPAs help facilitate the "Green Recovery"? Corporate Power Purchase Agreements (CPPAs) could have great potential to enable a "green recovery". We discuss what corporates should consider before entering a CPPA.
The ECB eligibility criteria and asset purchase programmes after the Brexit implementation period In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, central banks across the world set out a range of monetary stimulus packages. One such scheme is the European Central Bank’s Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme (“PEPP”), aimed at supporting Eurozone monetary policy...
Brexit: Will there be a deal? The Brexit talks are ongoing – until a deal is in clear sight, businesses must remain mindful of the WTO alternative. This briefing, prepared by Tolek Petch, lawyer in our trade unit, contains a reminder of the key aspects of the WTO regime.
Dutch Competition Authority leading the way on sustainability agreements ACM starts consultation on guidelines for assessing compatibility of sustainability agreements with antitrust law.
Explaining AI: The importance of transparency and explainability As AI solutions become more prevalent, customers and regulators are demanding increased information regarding what this new technology does and how it is being used.
Modernising competition law: European agencies look to address sustainability gap Promoting sustainability, including environmental objectives such as fighting climate change, has not traditionally been a core function of competition law enforcement. There is a growing view that competition law has even had a chilling effect on...
Treasury and ESG Strategy Sustainable impact investing is now an important driver for many financial institutions and the market for green and sustainability-linked financial products continues to grow. There are real benefits for corporates in aligning sustainable finance more...
Is your purpose good enough? We consider the developing emphasis on corporate purpose in Annual Reports.
Geopolitical fragmentation reshaping the energy landscape