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Blue Bonds: Making a splash in the Capital Markets
In 2018, the Republic of Seychelles launched the first-ever “blue bond”, with the support of the World Bank Group and the Global Environment Facility.
Transition Plan Taskforce makes available new resources for schemes
United Kingdom | Publication | April 2024
While transition planning is not mandatory for scheme trustees, the Regulator’s view is that this exercise is useful in the management of climate-related financial risks and opportunities.
The Transition Plan Taskforce was announced at COP26 in Glasgow 2021 and launched in April 2022 to engage globally with organisations in the transition to net zero.
Resources recently published by the Taskforce include a disclosure framework and implementation guidance, together with case studies relating to various elements of the transition cycle.
The Regulator recently published its findings of a review of 30 climate change governance reports relating to scheme year end dates between October 1, 2022, and September 30, 2023. See our report here.
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Marine Money Week New York 2025
We are delighted to be participating in Marine Money Week New York 2025. As one of the landmark events for the global shipping finance community, and with the global shipping and maritime industry at such a pivotal juncture, we look forward to catching up with clients and contacts to continue discussions around navigating the current challenges and opportunities.
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The parallel imposition requirement in exclusive distribution systems: key takeaways from the CJEU’s ruling in Beevers Kaas
On 8 May 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the CJEU) delivered its ruling in case C-581/23 (the Ruling), providing guidance on one of the conditions for an exclusive distribution agreement to benefit from the block exemption under Article 4(b)(i) of the 2010 Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (the VBER)1, notably the so-called ‘parallel imposition requirement’.
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