Musonda Kapotwe

Musonda Kapotwe has extensive transactional experience advising on the impact of UK financial services regulation on banking, capital markets and derivative transactions.

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Alert – Council of the EU and European Parliament Reach Provisional Agreement on European Green Bond Standard

By Peter Pears, Musonda Kapotwe, James Taylor, Tim Baines, Oliver Williams, Patrick Scholl, Alexei Döhl & J. Paul Forrester on March 1, 2023

Posted in Disclosure Requirements, ESG

On 28 February 2023, the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on the creation of the European Green Bond Standard (“EU GBS“).

Background

The idea of an EU Green Bond Standard has been in development for many years. An initial proposal for a European standard for green bonds…

EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive – new sustainability disclosure obligations for EU and non-EU companies

By Tim Baines, Sam Eastwood, Marcel Hörauf, Musonda Kapotwe, Peter Pears, Patrick Scholl, James Taylor & Johannes Weichbrodt on November 25, 2022

Posted in Disclosure Requirements, Due Diligence, ESG, Reporting Standards

On 10 November 2022, the EU Parliament adopted the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (“CSRD”). The EU Council is expected to adopt the CSRD on 28 November 2022, after which it will be published in the Official Journal. The CSRD will then enter into force 20 days after publication and EU member states will have 18…