The illegal invasion of Ukraine by Russia unexpectedly placed an immense concern onto the doorstep of European leaders: energy supply. With the continent’s heavy reliance on Russian gas and oil, energy prices shot up due to limited supply because of sanctions placed on Russia. Despite...Read More

The scope of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (“CSDDD”) may be expanded to cover more companies, according to JURI Draft recently adopted by the European Parliament.Read More

A Green Taxonomy framework was recently proposed by Canada's Sustainable Finance Action Council (SFAC) under its Taxonomy Roadmap Report, published in March 2023. The framework, introducing categories for sustainability-focused investments, has raised concerns due to its potential to allow for continued investment in fossil fuel industries, slowing...Read More

Introductory remarks delivered by Dawn Slevin, Managing Director ELS Europe on 30 June 2022 to the European Parliament during the audition of candidates for the position of chair of EFRAG’s Sustainability Reporting Board. The recording of the audition can be found here. Dawn’s candidacy was...Read More