SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY IN OUR SECTORS

We are committed to working with our people, our clients and the broader HFW community to help build a better world for current and future generations.

We seek to use our legal and sector expertise, networks and corporate responsibility initiatives to enable sustainable practices across all of our operations and the industries that we service, and to drive meaningful and lasting change.

Insights

The EU and the Inflation Reduction Act: how to respond? 28/02/2023 EU, Competition and Trade Regulatory|Energy|Commodities|International Trade Regulation|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in Regulation|
Cooperative Approaches or the Article 6.4 Mechanism – which of the Article 6 market mechanisms will win the race to engage the private sector? 27/02/2023 Commodities|Projects|Singapore|Africa|Asia Pacific|Eastern Europe & Russia|Indian Sub-continent|Latin America|Middle East|Scandinavia|USA & Canada|Australia|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|
CBAM Can the EU achieve carbon adjustment beyond its borders? 22/02/2023 Energy|London|EU, Competition and Trade Regulatory|Commodities|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|
Sustainability Quarterly - February 2023 02/02/2023 SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Aerospace|Construction|Commodities|Energy|Insurance & Reinsurance|Shipping|
Sustainability Series – Part 6 – Warehousing 30/01/2023 Logistics|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in transport|
Nationalisation Risk: Will host countries hedge their bets between Article 6 and the voluntary carbon markets? 05/12/2022 Commodities|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in Energy Transition|Government Services|Commercial|Singapore|Asia Pacific|
Trade Finance and Greenwashing 21/11/2022 Commodities|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Finance|Financial Institutions|Geneva|Financial Services Regulation|
Emissions Regulations In Shipping – Will The Polluter Pay? 15/11/2022 Logistics|Shipping|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in transport|
BOEM Announces First California Offshore Wind Energy Lease Sale 01/11/2022 Shipping|Energy|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in transport|Houston|
Critical Raw Materials: Regulatory Initiatives 14/10/2022 EU, Competition and Trade Regulatory|Commodities|International Trade Regulation|London|Paris|Geneva|Brussels|Houston|Singapore|Shanghai|Africa|Latin America|USA & Canada|Eastern Europe & Russia|Australia|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in Regulation|
Energy Transition and the Role of Carbon Pricing and ESG Tools 13/10/2022 Commodities|Energy|Singapore|Asia Pacific|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in Energy Transition|Sustainability in Finance|
Sustainability Quarterly - October 2022 12/10/2022 SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in Regulation|Sustainability in Energy Transition|Sustainability in Finance|Sustainability in transport|Sustainability in infrastructure and construction|Aerospace|Construction|Commodities|Energy|Shipping|
NH3 News: Is ammonia the future of long-distance hydrogen transport? 14/09/2022 Commodities|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Energy|Dispute Resolution|Shipping|London|Geneva|Singapore|
Sustainability Series: Part 5 – Inland Waterways 05/09/2022 Logistics|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in transport|Energy|Shipping|Corporate|Ports & Terminals|London|Paris|Brussels|Geneva|Piraeus|
The Summer of U.S. Offshore Wind: Regulatory Incentives and Proposed Vessel Manning Mandate 31/08/2022 Shipping|Energy|Ports & Terminals|Logistics|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in transport|
Putting Teeth Into The Safeguard Mechanism: Consultation Paper On Proposed Changes Released 24/08/2022 Energy|Corporate|Commercial|Australia|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in Energy Transition|
Legislating more ambitious emissions reduction targets: What does the new climate change bill do and what to watch out for? 11/08/2022 Energy|Corporate|Australia|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in Regulation|
EU Emissions Trading System: Current status and key issues 26/07/2022 Shipping|Commodities|Dispute Resolution|Logistics|Commercial|International Trade Regulation|London|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in Regulation|Sustainability in transport|
Ensuring integrity in the global gold supply chain 21/07/2022 Commodities|Working Worldwide|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|
European Logistics and Supply Chain Sustainability Report 2022 20/07/2022 Logistics|Shipping|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in transport|
HFW Aero Magazine - Edition 6 - July 2022 07/07/2022 Aerospace|Latin America|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in transport|
An Update: European Union Draft Law Seeking to Ban Imports and Exports of Commodities from Regions at Risk of Deforestation 07/07/2022 EU, Competition and Trade Regulatory|Commodities|Commercial|International Trade Regulation|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in Regulation|
Commodities Bulletin, July 2022 06/07/2022 Commodities|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|
Support your environmental claims: Advertising Standards Authority ruling: Tesco Stores Ltd t/a Tesco 29/06/2022 EU, Competition and Trade Regulatory|Commodities|Commercial|International Trade Regulation|London|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|
DLT and Carbon Markets – Can a balance between risk and opportunity be struck? 22/06/2022 Commodities|Energy|Finance|Projects|Commercial|Financial Services Regulation|Corporate|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in Regulation|Sustainability in Energy Transition|Sustainability in infrastructure and construction|Sustainability in Finance|
Sustainability Quarterly - June 2022 06/06/2022 Aerospace|Construction|Commodities|Energy|Shipping|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|London|Geneva|Hong Kong|Australia|Middle East|
Inclusion Of Domestic Shipping In The UK Emissions Trading Scheme: What We Know So Far 06/06/2022 Shipping|Commodities|Dispute Resolution|Logistics|Commercial|International Trade Regulation|London|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in transport|Sustainability in Regulation|
Sustainability: Developments in Agriculture 01/06/2022 Commodities|Australia|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|
CBP issues key ruling on U.S. offshore wind operations 31/05/2022 Energy|Shipping|Projects|Logistics|Commercial|Ports & Terminals|Oil and Gas|Construction|Houston|USA & Canada|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in Energy Transition|Sustainability in Regulation|Sustainability in infrastructure and construction|
Insurance Bulletin, May 2022 24/05/2022 Insurance & Reinsurance|London|Paris|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in Regulation|
Sustainability Series: Part 4 – Air Freight 16/05/2022 Logistics|Aerospace|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in transport|Energy|London|
Commodities Bulletin, April 2022 27/04/2022 Commodities|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|
Sustainability Series: Part 3 – Sea Freight 19/04/2022 Energy|Logistics|London|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in transport|
Understanding the overnight freefall in the value of ACCUs: Who stands to win and lose from surprise announcement affecting the emissions reductions fund? 11/03/2022 Commodities|Energy|Australia|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in Energy Transition|
What the evolving landscape of ESG means for fraud and insolvency practitioners 07/03/2022 Commodities|Construction|Aerospace|Energy|Insurance & Reinsurance|Shipping|EU, Competition and Trade Regulatory|Corporate|Dispute Resolution|Finance|Projects|Financial Institutions|Logistics|Mining|Ports & Terminals|Financial Services Regulation|Commercial|International Trade Regulation|Employment|Fraud and Insolvency|Oil and Gas|Government Services|Data Protection|Digital Trade|Cyber Security|Global Investigations and White Collar Defence|London|Houston|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|
The renewable energy CfD and international trade: is the supply chain plan the weakest link? 02/03/2022 Energy|EU, Competition and Trade Regulatory|Finance|Projects|Commercial|International Trade Regulation|London|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in Regulation|Sustainability in Energy Transition|Sustainability in Finance|Sustainability in infrastructure and construction|
Sustainability Series: Part 2 – Rail Freight Transport 01/03/2022 Logistics|Energy|London|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in transport|
Podcast: Demystifying the Carbon Markets 28/02/2022 Commodities|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|
Sustainability Quarterly - February 2022 21/02/2022 SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in Regulation|Sustainability in Energy Transition|Sustainability in Finance|Sustainability in transport|Sustainability in infrastructure and construction|Aerospace|Construction|Commodities|Energy|Insurance & Reinsurance|Shipping|Finance|Financial Institutions|Oil and Gas|Government Services|Dispute Resolution|Financial Institutions|Financial Services Regulation|
ESG Pack for Commodity Traders 01/02/2022 Commodities|EU, Competition and Trade Regulatory|Sustainability in Regulation|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|London|Geneva|
Towards low-carbon transport: latest amendments to the UK's RTFO regime 19/01/2022 Commodities|EU, Competition and Trade Regulatory|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in transport|
Sustainability Series: Part 1 – Road Freight Transport 18/01/2022 Logistics|Sustainability in transport|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Energy|
Renewable energy contract for differences new supply chain rules: From aspiration to commitment 05/01/2022 Energy|London|Finance|Projects|Commercial|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|
Comprehensively Yachts - HFW Yachting Industry Briefing, December 2021 20/12/2021 Shipping|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in transport|Monaco|London|Paris|Piraeus|Dubai|Hong Kong|Shanghai|Sydney|Melbourne|Singapore|Middle East|Asia Pacific|
European Commission introduces a draft law seeking to ban imports and exports of commodities from regions at risk of deforestation 30/11/2021 Commodities|EU, Competition and Trade Regulatory|Commercial|International Trade Regulation|London|Paris|Geneva|Brussels|Singapore|Africa|Asia Pacific|Eastern Europe & Russia|Indian Sub-continent|Latin America|Middle East|Scandinavia|USA & Canada|Australia|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in Regulation|
COP 26: Article 6 and its impact on voluntary markets 24/11/2021 Commodities|Energy|Finance|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|
Blue Sky Thinking: The Race to Achieve Net Zero Emissions 05/11/2021 Commodities|Energy|Asia Pacific|Singapore|Melbourne|Sydney|Perth|Australia|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in Regulation|Sustainability in Energy Transition|
The Future of Sustainable Business - November 2021 03/11/2021 Working Worldwide|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in Regulation|Sustainability in Energy Transition|Sustainability in Finance|Sustainability in transport|Sustainability in infrastructure and construction|
HFW: In conversation with Andrei Marcu 28/10/2021 Working Worldwide|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Commodities|
COP 26: Article 6, Nationalisation Risk and what it means for voluntary markets 27/10/2021 Commodities|Energy|Singapore|Africa|Asia Pacific|Eastern Europe & Russia|Indian Sub-continent|Latin America|Middle East|Scandinavia|USA & Canada|Australia|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|
Sustainability Quarterly - October 2021 26/10/2021 Aerospace|Energy|Finance|Financial Institutions|Oil and Gas|Government Services|Working Worldwide|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in Regulation|Sustainability in Energy Transition|Sustainability in Finance|Sustainability in transport|Sustainability in infrastructure and construction|
The voyage to net-zero: what role can ports play? 05/10/2021 Shipping|Logistics|Ports & Terminals|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in transport|Sustainability in infrastructure and construction|Singapore|Hong Kong|Asia Pacific|
Climate change litigation: The potential risk to Australian businesses intensifies 29/09/2021 Energy|Dispute Resolution|Melbourne|Sydney|Perth|Australia|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|
Commodities Bulletin, September 2021 28/09/2021 Commodities|Working Worldwide|Geneva|Fraud and Insolvency|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in Energy Transition|Sustainability in Regulation|Sustainability in infrastructure and construction|Sustainability in Finance|
Making Waves: the Future of Shipping – HFW Film 17/09/2021 Shipping|Energy|Commodities|London|Singapore|EU, Competition and Trade Regulatory|Finance|Projects|Financial Institutions|Logistics|Oil and Gas|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in transport|Sustainability in Energy Transition|
Making Waves: the Future of Shipping – Showcase Film 17/09/2021 Shipping|Commodities|Energy|EU, Competition and Trade Regulatory|Financial Institutions|Finance|Projects|Logistics|Ports & Terminals|Oil and Gas|London|Singapore|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in transport|Sustainability in Energy Transition|
Energy Transition: Voyage to Green Shipping 09/09/2021 Energy|Shipping|London|Melbourne|Sydney|Perth|Australia|Sustainability in Energy Transition|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Asia Pacific|
Mixing electricity and water: Australia gets serious about regulating offshore electricity infrastructure 07/09/2021 Energy|Australia|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in Energy Transition|Sustainability in infrastructure and construction|Sustainability in Regulation|
Managing net zero opportunities and risk – Santos 31/08/2021 Energy|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in Energy Transition|
Energy Transition: Bubble Trouble 27/08/2021 Energy|London|Melbourne|Sydney|Perth|Asia Pacific|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in Energy Transition|
Energy Transition: In Conversation with… BHP 12/08/2021 Energy|Melbourne|Sydney|Perth|Asia Pacific|Australia|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in Energy Transition|
Keeping up with U.S. Offshore Wind 02/08/2021 Shipping|Energy|Projects|Logistics|Commercial|Houston|USA & Canada|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in Energy Transition|Sustainability in infrastructure and construction|Sustainability in Regulation|London|
Exercising due diligence: How should commodities companies respond to increasing levels of corporate responsibility? 27/07/2021 Commodities|Working Worldwide|Geneva|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|
Sustainability Quarterly - Summer 2021 06/07/2021 SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in Regulation|Sustainability in Energy Transition|Sustainability in Finance|Sustainability in transport|Sustainability in infrastructure and construction|
Energy Transition: Taking the Grid Green 24/06/2021 Energy|London|Melbourne|Sydney|Perth|Asia Pacific|Australia|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in Energy Transition|
Energy Transition: Corporate Responsibility 24/06/2021 Energy|Singapore|Melbourne|Sydney|Perth|Asia Pacific|Australia|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in Energy Transition|
Energy Transition: In Conversation with… Kim Carnahan, ENGIE Impact 24/06/2021 Energy|Melbourne|Perth|Sydney|Houston|Asia Pacific|USA & Canada|Australia|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in Energy Transition|
HFW Freeports Series | Freeports: Will Freeports drive the UK government's green industrial revolution and boost yet further growth in UK offshore wind? 10/06/2021 Construction|Shipping|Energy|EU, Competition and Trade Regulatory|Corporate|Logistics|Ports & Terminals|International Trade Regulation|Government Services|London|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in infrastructure and construction|
The multifaceted approach towards regulating carbon emissions in international shipping: Global, regional and national measures 03/06/2021 Shipping|Commodities|London|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in transport|
In the era of sustainability, can commodities justify a Green Premium? 24/05/2021 Commodities|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Energy|Commercial|Oil and Gas|
Sustainability Quarterly - Spring 2021 15/04/2021 SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in Regulation|Sustainability in Energy Transition|Sustainability in Finance|Sustainability in transport|Sustainability in infrastructure and construction|
HFW Aero - Edition 2 - April 2021 06/04/2021 Aerospace|Sustainability in transport|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|
Reducing international shipping’s carbon intensity through the IMO’s EEXI and CII: charterparty implications and challenges 01/04/2021 Shipping|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in transport|
China’s National Emissions Trading Scheme: The world’s largest carbon market has finally arrived 29/03/2021 Commodities|Asia Pacific|Shanghai|Hong Kong|Sustainability in Regulation|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|
The UK Emissions Trading Scheme: A scheme for the post-Brexit era 25/02/2021 Commodities|EU, Competition and Trade Regulatory|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|
CBP rules that the Jones Act applies to offshore wind energy projects on the outer continental shelf 16/02/2021 Energy|USA & Canada|Houston|Projects|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in Energy Transition|
Autonomous Ships: MASS Mutations 10/02/2021 Shipping|London|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in transport|Cyber Owl|
Inclusion of shipping in the EU Emissions Trading System: current landscape, perspective and potential impact 14/12/2020 Shipping|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in Regulation|Sustainability in transport|
Comprehensively Yachts - HFW Yachting Industry Briefing, December 2020 14/12/2020 Shipping|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in transport|
The sustainable loan market and the commodities sector: what is it, what's new and what's to come 17/11/2020 Commodities|Geneva|Finance|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in Finance|
HFW Aero - Edition 1 - November 2020 10/11/2020 Aerospace|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in transport|
Responsible business, sustainable finance and ESG 21/10/2020 Commodities|Geneva|Finance|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in Finance|
Autonomous Ships: A Pandemic Vaccine? 30/09/2020 Shipping|Logistics|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in transport|Cyber Owl|
Sustainable Aviation: How COVID-19 moved the CORSIA goalposts 15/07/2020 Aerospace|Middle East|Dubai|Abu Dhabi|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in transport|
Sulphur emissions in Northern Europe: Five years on, June 2020 11/06/2020 Shipping|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in Regulation|Sustainability in transport|
The Supreme Court Sets New Standard For Clean Water Act Permits 02/06/2020 Shipping|USA & Canada|Houston|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in Regulation|
Revival, Recovery, Renewal: the future of aviation and its ever-changing risk landscape 19/05/2020 Aerospace|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in transport|
Asbestos at sea: An unexpected problem 18/03/2020 Shipping|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in transport|
Getting the Green Light for Sustainable Finance in the Commodities Sector 24/02/2020 Commodities|Finance|Geneva|Sustainability in Finance|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|
Autonomous ships: Drawing a line in the sand 17/01/2020 Shipping|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in transport|
Do I Need a Ship Recycling Policy? 26/11/2019 Shipping|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in transport|
Autonomous ships: MASS – The “Pearl” of an Opportunity 25/07/2019 Shipping|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in transport|
Insurance Bulletin, December 2018 Edition 1 19/12/2018 Insurance & Reinsurance|Sustainability in Finance|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|
ESG compliance – what it is, why it matters and what you need to know, October 2017 27/09/2017 Corporate|SUSTAINABILITY HUB|Sustainability in Regulation|