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The signing of the Paris Agreement in 2015 ushered in a new phase of climate change litigation distinguished by the use of human rights and constitutional law arguments.

In the first part of our corporate sustainability series, we looked at the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (the "CSRD")...

An Bord Pleanála refused permission for the development of a wind farm in Co. Laois on the basis that it materially contravened the development plan for the county.

On 19 July 2022, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) published a peer review on outsourcing. The review assessed the overall maturity of the framework...

The applicants (two environmental NGOs and three individuals) challenged An Coimisiún Pleanála's (Commission) decision to permit six two-storey data centre buildings on a 60-hectare site...

The High Court has ruled in favour of the Irish government following a challenge taken by Friends of the Irish Environment (FIE) over the former's alleged failure to tackle climate change.

The Bill was passed by Dáil Eireann on 13 June 2024 and is proceeding to committee stage before the Seanad the week commencing 15 July 2024.

Environmental, social, and governance, or ESG, is a set of criteria used to assess a company's impact on society and the environment, as well as its corporate governance practices.

The 26th annual UN climate change conference, known as COP26, was held in Glasgow from 31 October to 12 November 2021. COP26 came at an interesting moment in time...

Part 1 of this advisory series provides an overview of the key provisions of the Disclosures Regulation. Part 2 in this series considered the BMR Amendment.

In its annual Regulatory and Supervisory Outlook Report (the "Annual Report") and at the Payment and Electronic Money Institutions Engagement event held in February 2024, the Central Bank of Ireland...

The Supreme Court delivered a significant judgment in the case of Coolglass Windfarm Limited v. An Comisiún Pleanála [2026] IESC 5 on 5 February 2026 dismissing...

In April, the European Commission published "an ambitious and comprehensive" package of measures to continue its work to channel money towards sustainable technologies...

In 2002, the EU took their first steps towards improving the energy performance of their buildings with the EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (2002/19/EC). There have been many updates...

The European Parliament and Council have reached a provisional agreement on the Omnibus amendments to the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).

In the earlier parts in this Philip Lee Green Finance Series for Climate Finance Week Ireland 2020 we considered the EU Green Deal (Note 1) and the EU Taxonomy, Putting the Green in Green Finance (Note 2).

The Irish Government's alleged failure to mitigate climate change is the subject of a legal challenge taken by Friends of the Irish Environment CLG (FIE) ...