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‘No evidence’ that the Government is on track to meet crucial 2030 nature target

Envirotec Magazine

The Government has claimed that it is “on track to reach its target to protect 30% of UK land and sea for nature 2030”, but the department responsible cannot provide any evidence to back-up these assertions, as new findings reveal, which were published on 10 October by environmental groups. Image credit: Marc Barrot , CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

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Delayed environment laws spark calls for urgent government action on water and fracking

The Guardian: Energy

The environment minister, Tanya Plibersek, said last year she planned to introduce legislation in 2023 to reform the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act after major reviews found the law was failing and Australian nature was in poor and deteriorating health.

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The Importance of Corporate Political Responsibility

Andrew Winston

They have developed an excellent framework on how companies should think about their political influence. The true leaders are looking beyond the reactive exercise of checking off the boxes of an environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiative and looking to build something better — a business that thrives by serving the world.

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Market hypocrisy, political opportunism, and the common good

Impact Alpha

The attorney general of Texas earlier this month accused Citigroup of running afoul of a state law that “bars most government contracts with. The post Market hypocrisy, political opportunism, and the common good appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Our response to: “why don’t you start a political party?”

Low Impact

There’s a question we often hear: “why don’t you start a political party?” Political parties write their manifestos, that members of the public read (OK, that part is pure fantasy). The party that gains the most votes forms the government (if you’re lucky). How can national governments regulate multinational corporations anyway?

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RSPB warns of 'nature disaster' if next Prime Minister fails to boost biodiversity laws

Business Green

Wildlife charity RSPB has urged Tory leadership candidates Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss to "urgently" commit to protecting nature laws, claiming that recent anti-regulation rhetoric from both candidates could jeopardise the UK's nature protection goals.

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European Parliament and Council Reach Political Agreement on Right to Repair Directive

Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

Next Steps Once the directive is adopted by the Council and Parliament and published in the EU Official Journal, Member States will have 24 months to transpose it into national law. Latham & Watkins will continue to monitor developments in this area.