ESG Risk Review
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January 19, 2024
Growth in North American organisations facing ESG litigation
One in ten organisations in North America experienced ESG litigation in 2023, compared to just 2% the year before, according…
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January 19, 2024
Corporate criminal liability rises in UK with new failure to prevent offences
Criminal liability for UK companies is rising with the introduction of ‘failure to prevent’ offences, which introduce unlimited fines and…
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January 19, 2024
MEPs pass greenwashing and misleading product directive
The European Parliament has given its final green light to a directive that aims to improve product labelling and ban…
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January 17, 2024
Repsol sued in Dutch court for Peru oil spill damage
Spanish oil firm Repsol faces a class action in the Netherlands for a reported $1bn, alleging an oil spill off…
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January 17, 2024
Confidence in reputational risk management falls in DACH
Companies are becoming increasingly aware of their reputational risks and the potential costs of image damage, not least due to…
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January 17, 2024
Survey highlights concerns when it comes to ESG strategies
Cyber, ‘green hushing’, wellbeing, and net zero rank as the pressing areas of concern for businesses when it comes to…
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January 17, 2024
COP 28: The good and the bad
As the dust settles on yet another COP meeting, with pronouncements having been made and targets set, what does this…
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January 16, 2024
Strong ESG story helps to take advantage of soft D&O market
While the global D&O market remains buyer-friendly, with abundant capacity, strong competition among D&O insurers, and continued premium decreases and…
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January 16, 2024
Renewable energy set to overtake coal
The world’s capacity to generate renewable electricity is expanding faster than at any time in the last three decades, and…
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January 15, 2024
Short-term negative outlook for the world – and only going to get worse
If anyone is in any doubt about the importance of ESG, and in particular, sustainability, then the World Economic Forum’s…
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January 15, 2024
German insurers call for state action on flood prevention
Germany is still planning, building and renovating as if climate change is not happening, with flood risk rising fast as…
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January 12, 2024
Renewables manufacturers risk denial of coverage for subcontractors’ errors, lawyers warn
Renewables manufacturers and contractors have been warned that their insurance coverage is at risk if they fail to ensure sub-contractors…
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January 12, 2024
VinciWorks highlights top compliance trends in 2024
Top compliance trends in 2024, according to VinciWorks, include sanctions on terrorist financing coming back into vogue, the growing risk…
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January 11, 2024
New dawn for ESG ratings
ESG ratings are becoming an increasingly important issue for companies but are not without controversy, especially around regulation and potential…
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January 11, 2024
Apex forms new ESG advisory business Holtara
A new company offering ESG solutions has been formed by Apex Group through the merger of its ESG offering with…
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1.02.2024 - 1.02.2024
WEBINAR: Navigating the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive
The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) is set to come into force in 2024. While the directive will present new…
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January 10, 2024
UK winter storms add to pressure on UK non-life insurers
Winter storms losses will maintain pressure on UK non-life insurers’ profitability but will be manageable by the industry, according to…
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January 10, 2024
2023 hottest year on record
Last year was the hottest on record, with global temperature close to the 1.5°C limit, according to Copernicus. It said…
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January 9, 2024
Nat cat insured losses hit $95bn last year: Munich Re
Global insured losses from natural disasters reached $95bn last year, below the $105bn five-year average but above the $90bn average…
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January 8, 2024
D&O market to soften further in 2024
D&O rates are expected to fall further in 2024 as insurers fight over a smaller pool of premium, although an…