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Penningtons Manches Cooper advises Marine Service Noord on contract for groundbreaking ammonia marine fuel supply system
Posted: 21/02/2025
Penningtons Manches Cooper’s shipping group has acted for Marine Service Noord (MSN), a maritime systems engineering company, on its contract with Fortescue, an Australian mining and green energy company operating globally, for the design, build, and delivery of the world’s first class-approved ammonia fuel and bunker system......>>
Sustainable practices in life sciences: meeting ESG standards
Posted: 12/12/2024
In November, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) launched the ISO ESG Implementation Principles (IWA 48) at the 2024 COP 29 UN Climate Change Conference. Nearly 2,000 experts from standards organisations around the globe collaborated on these principles, to define and examine each aspect of environmental, social......>>
Greenwashing: are ‘eco-friendly’ companies now in the regulator’s crosshairs?
Posted: 11/09/2024
A surge in greenwashing allegations over recent years has been accompanied by a number of subsequent high-profile investigations. The investigation by Ofgem into energy giant Drax Power Limited, however, has thrown up a new angle to greenwashing. Previous investigations, such as those against Shell and Delta Airlines, have largely been......>>
FuelEU – shipping takes another step in reducing greenhouse gas emissions
Posted: 05/09/2024
On 1 January 2025, the FuelEU Maritime Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2023/1805) shall come into force. The goal of this regulation is to reduce EU greenhouse gas emissions in the maritime sector and promote the use of renewable, low-carbon fuels, and clean energy technologies for ships. The regulation applies to all ships calling at EU ports......>>
General election 2024: the impact of parties’ sustainability pledges is all down to the detail
Posted: 24/06/2024
Climate change and sustainability is given prominence in the manifestos of all the major parties, with the exception of Reform. The headline manifesto pledge relating to sustainability is Labour’s plan to create Great British Energy. If elected, the party will give the initiative £8.3 billion over the next government with a key aim to create green......>>
Labour needs to be realistic about its decarbonisation goal
Posted: 21/06/2024
On the face of it, the decarbonisation targets of Labour and the Conservatives are largely similar. While Labour aims to decarbonise the grid entirely by 2030, the Conservatives aim for 95% of the grid to be green by the same year, with full decarbonisation by 2035. In contrast to the Reform party, which would scrap a net zero target completely......>>
Penningtons Manches Cooper advises on delivery of Europe’s first hybrid passenger HSC ferries
Posted: 16/05/2024
Lawyers from the Madrid office of Penningtons Manches Cooper have advised on the delivery of Europe’s first HSC hybrid high speed passenger ferries......>>
Penningtons Manches Cooper announces 2024 partner promotions
Posted: 28/03/2024
Top-50 law firm Penningtons Manches Cooper has announced its partner promotions for 2024, with four individuals joining the partnership from 1 April.
The Pepsi Challenge: food and drinks giant accused of greenwashing and contributing to plastic pollution
Posted: 12/01/2024
The State of New York has issued legal proceedings against PepsiCo after finding significant plastic pollution in the Buffalo River. Allegations include that the company’s packaging has caused or contributed to a public nuisance and it has failed to adequately warn consumers of the harms that its packaging can cause. The organisation was also......>>
Mandatory biodiversity net gain comes into force in 2024: what is the new framework and how will it affect developers?
Posted: 18/12/2023
New mandatory biodiversity net gain (BNG) requirements are due to come into force from January 2024, making a BNG of 10% a mandatory condition of planning permission. What is biodiversity net gain and the new legislative framework? The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) describes BNG as ‘an approach to development that leaves......>>

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