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2022 is a pivotal year for nature and biodiversity with international efforts stepping up to halt biodiversity loss. Despite growing awareness of biodiversity loss as a critical issue...

The European Commission Communication on agricultural product quality policy (COM (2009) 234 final) adopted on the 28th May 2009 proposes, amongst other matters, developing the concept of food labelling and quality scheme rules within the EU regime to include particular labelling to evidence where certain products have been farmed – “the place-of-farming labelling”.

In a recent speaking engagement, the Maltese Minister for the Environment, Energy and Enterprise, the Honourable Dr. Miriam Dalli, discussed the crucial role of the financial services sector...

Aside from applicable EU legislation including the Taxonomy Regulation and the newly-introduced Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive which is expected to lead...

Malta Enterprise announced the introduction of a new Environment, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) Grant on 5 September to assist small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs)...

The Exclusive Economic Zone Act (the "EEZ Act"), as enacted in 2021, catered for the establishment of an Exclusive Economic Zone ("EEZ") adjacent to Malta's territorial waters.

The European Union is on the cusp of enacting its most significant overhaul of pharmaceutical legislation in over two decades. The proposed EU Pharma Package, introduced by the European Commission...

The Maltese Shipping Industry is working towards reducing its impact on the environment. This is taking place both on shore and on Maltese flagged vessels wherever they may be sailing.

The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) is a European Union Directive which became operative on the 5th of January after having been published in the Official Journal...

PwC has developed a new ESG learning journey, the first of its kind on the local market, which offers a comprehensive programme for professionals to upskill

2021 will be remembered (or outright forgotten) for a variety of reasons. Indeed, in and amongst the pandemic-related doom and gloom, 2021 may be viewed as a watershed moment for all matters ESG...

Sustainability is no longer just a buzzword—but a new golden standard in business, driving businesses to balance profitability with responsibility for a greener, more ethical future.

A Global Sulphur Cap reducing the maximum sulphur content in the fuel used by ships has been effective since the 1st of January 2020.

Increasingly becoming the flavour of the month in business circles and topping the agenda at most conferences, ESG is quite often misrepresented as a synonym for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) ...

Sustainable finance has, after many years of debate and consideration, finally come to the forefront of discussion and regulation within the EU...

2021 will be remembered (or outright forgotten) for a variety of reasons.

On 9 January 2025, the European Banking Authority (the "EBA") published its final report setting out the Guidelines on the management of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) risks (the "Guidelines").