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UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: how will it work?
In February, we reported on the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero’s confirmation that a UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) would be bought into force by 2027
United Kingdom | Publication | September 2020
In September 2020, the International Corporate Governance Network (IGGN) published a “Viewpoint” document to provide insight and guidance on what annual general meetings (AGMs) and other shareholder meetings might look like in future, following major changes enabled by emergency legislation in many jurisdictions in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Viewpoint seeks to explore the impact of such changes on shareholder rights and to identify basic “ground rules” that should be in place to protect fundamental shareholder rights. It also seeks to serve as guidance to steer and stimulate discussions in individual markets between investors, companies and regulators.
Topics covered by the Viewpoint are:
(ICGN: Shareholder Meetings and Investor Dialogue: The New Normal, 09.2020)
On September 14, 2020, the Commission delegated regulation to amend and correct the Prospectus Delegated Regulation was published in the Official Journal. This will enter into force on September 17, 2020, save that Article 1(1) to (8) (amendments to Articles 2, 4, 12, 13, 24, 25, 28 and 30) and Article 2 (corrections to Article 33 and 42(2)(g)) apply retrospectively, with effect from July 21, 2019.
On the same day, the Commission delegated regulation to amend and correct the Prospectus RTS Regulation was also published in the Official Journal. This will come into force on September 17, 2020. Its provisions will apply retrospectively, with effect from July 21, 2019, apart from the insertion of new Article 22a (relating to summaries of prospectuses approved between July 21, 2019 and September 16, 2020 for non-financial entities issuing equity securities), which applies from September 17, 2020.
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In February, we reported on the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero’s confirmation that a UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) would be bought into force by 2027
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International financial markets have started to show significant interest in nature and biodiversity. Whilst climate change and greenhouse gas emissions have made the headlines in recent years, there has been much less focus on their equally important counterparts, nature and biodiversity. However, that has started to change.
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