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Sustainability
Global | Publication | October 2020
The rise in prominence of environmental, social and governance (ESG), or sustainability issues, is increasingly significant for businesses globally. The escalation of sustainability issues into a core business concern has been a steady and continuous progression over the past several years as the legal and regulatory landscape changes and expectations of investors, employees, consumers, regulators and other stakeholders grow.
Now more than ever, investors are prioritizing ESG risks and opportunities and incorporating sustainability criteria into their investment and valuation decisions. ESG issues such as climate change, labour standards, human rights, modern slavery and corporate governance are assessed to determine the long-term impact these issues may have on future corporate growth. Investors perceive companies with strong sustainability programs as one of the key indicators of sound and reliable performance going forward.
In this section, we explore the rapidly changing legal and regulatory landscape, including standards and initiatives as they relate to ESG, as well as how sustainability issues, policies and markets are affecting food companies and agribusinesses.
Thought leadership
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Alberta launches agribusiness challenge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Food producers, processors and agribusinesses are facing increasing pressure to expand the production of locally-grown food, while curbing emissions and operating in a more sustainable manner.
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Environmental, social and governance performance and cannabis
The link between positive environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance and economic growth is not new.
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Innovation in sustainable agricultural practices
Climate change is a critical and emotionally-charged issue.
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Climate change and the food and agribusiness sectors: adaptation, mitigation and innovation
The recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report on the Impacts of Global Warming warned that the world is already seeing the consequences of global warming of 1°C, with more frequent and extreme weather, rising sea levels, diminishing Arctic sea ice, ocean acidification, land degradation and desertification, among other changes.
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Agricultural infrastructure for resilience against climate change
Climate change is a significant challenge for agriculture.
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Transitioning from brown to green: the use of transition bonds and green bonds, and sustainability-linked financing in agribusiness
Two of the most pressing issues currently facing our planet are rising carbon emissions and increasing global food demand.
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Recent publications
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Agreement on new EU gas projects and measures under the European Green Deal
On November 28, 2023, the European Commission (EC) adopted its first list of Projects of Common Interest (PCIs), i.e., projects within the EU territory, and Projects of Mutual Interest (PMIs), i.e., projects connecting the EU with other countries, including 166 projects implementing the European Green Deal.
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Ireland
The Screening of Third Country Transactions Act 2023 (the “Act”), which establishes a new foreign direct investment ("FDI") screening regime in Ireland, was enacted on 31 October 2023, and the much-anticipated commencement date of the Act has now been confirmed to be 6 January 2025.
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Paying the Price: Court of Appeal holds debt still due when non-fulfilment of a condition precedent is caused by the buyer’s own breach
In King Crude Carriers SA & Ors v Ridgebury November LLC & Ors [2024] EWCA Civ 719 the Court of Appeal held that the claimant sellers (the Sellers) were entitled to claim the deposits promised under sale contracts as a debt despite the defendant buyers’ (the Buyers) breach of contract, which had resulted in the non-fulfilment of a condition precedent to the payment of the deposits.
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