Environmental sentencing: Trends for very large organisations in environment prosecutions
Analysis of recent fines suggests that environmental prosecutions are resulting in more substantial fines, especially for ‘very large organisations’.
Analysis of recent fines suggests that environmental prosecutions are resulting in more substantial fines, especially for ‘very large organisations’.
Environmental, social and governance factors (ESG) alongside sustainability are hot topics in business right now. Employees are increasingly scrutinising what employers are doing to promote sustainability, not least in the benefits they offer.
After a challenging year, UK cities are gaining foreign investment and developing their presence on the global stage. How has the pandemic, COP-26 and officially leaving the EU impacted the value of investment in the UK from a global standpoint?
Build to rent is a rapidly growing sector – and one with a lot of potential for developers and investors.
A summary of the key takeaways from a recent webinar on reducing scope 3 investment-related emissions.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has recently published an updated policy statement to amend the Listing Rules and Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules in respect of diversity on company boards and executive committees, as well as making final amendments to the FCA handbook.
This Shoospeak HR podcast welcomes special guest Antonia Blackwell, who discusses the future of work in the workplace.
The Government announced several new business immigration routes to be launched in 2022 which consolidate and reform existing routes. The aim is to provide more opportunities for businesses to attract talent from overseas as well as to provide opportunities for growing businesses and recent graduates from international universities.
Currently taking place in the Fairfax County Courthouse, Virginia, US, and with a celebrity witness line-up and livestream, Johnny Depp v Amber Heard is sure to attract the most column inches of any libel case this year.
On 6 April 2022, Shoosmiths hosted the second in a series of webinars about the UK COVID-19 Public Inquiry. The webinar focused on the current status of the inquiry and gave practical tips for potentially interested parties.
As organisations contemplate future working patterns following the lifting of restrictions, key HR issues have never seemed more important.
The European Union proposes to protect EU produced craft and industrial products that rely on the originality and authenticity of traditional production practices from their regions.