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Former Nigerian Power Minister Arrested After Corruption Conviction Deepens Public Anger Over Energy Crisis

Nigeria’s anti-corruption campaign entered a significant new...

UK Serious Fraud Office Shifts to Intelligence-Led, Assertive Posture in 2026

The UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has...

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ESG Screening in 2026: Financial Institutions Navigate Climate, Governance, and Financial Crime Convergence

ESG screening has undergone a significant conceptual expansion in 2026: what began as a sustainability and reputational risk exercise is now formally integrated into AML, sanctions compliance, and financial...

ESG Risk Becomes Core AML Exposure for MLROs as FCA Consultation Deadline Falls in March 2026

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority published Consultation Paper CP26/5 in January 2026, with a...

European Union: EU institutions give businesses the gift of legal certainty on sustainability rules

In February 2025, the European Commission presented its “Omnibus” package aiming to delay application...

European Union: SFDR 2.0 — simplified disclosures, new categories and stricter marketing rules

In brief On 20 November 2025, the European Commission published its legislative proposal to revise...

Brazil: CONAR announces new rules to combat greenwashing

In brief The National Council for Advertising Self-Regulation (CONAR) approved a new wording for Article...

Responding to the climate impact of generative AI

In part 2 of our two-part series on generative artificial intelligence’s environmental impacts, MIT News...

United Kingdom: FCA aims to ease burden on sustainability reporting following review

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said following its recent multi-firm review of how...

Annual Compliance Conference summary: Supply chains – Navigating ESG and Trade-related Risks

At the Annual Compliance conference recently held in London, the session on ‘Supply chains –...

US Lobbying Groups Target EU Corporate Accountability Law

As Europe emerges from a devastating heat wave, the European Parliament should reject efforts,...

EU Council Turning Supply Chain Law into Window Dressing

(Brussels) – European Union member states led by France and Germany are walking back on their...

Bonn Climate Talks Should Make Progress on Fossil Fuels

As negotiators gather in Bonn for the mid-year United Nations climate talks, a key...

Global: Annual Compliance Conference 2025

Author Agnieszka Skorupińska Agnieszka Skorupińska is a lawyer and partner at the Warsaw office of Baker...

United States: FTC and DOJ File Joint Statement of Interest in Texas-Led ESG Asset Manager Lawsuit

In brief On Thursday, May 22, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and Department of...

FSA Weekly Review No.639 June 2, 2025

Publication of the finalized amendments to the "Comprehensive Guidelines for Supervision of Major Banks,...

EU Commission President Receives Award for Green Deal Laws She is Undoing

In June 2024, the EU adopted a groundbreaking law requiring large companies to respect human...

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