Garrigues Sustainable Newsletter (October 2023)
In this newsletter we compile the most relevant legal news on ESG matters in Spain, published by Garrigues. READ MORE
The European Union bans the use of microplastics
To protect the environment and human health, the Commission has decided to restrict the use of synthetic polymer microparticles intentionally added to products. The European Commission has approved Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2055 of 25 September 2023, published in the Official Journal of the European Union on September 27, 2023, amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No…
Elecnor registers a €400 million commercial paper program on the MARF linked to sustainability targets
Elecnor has just registered a multi-currency commercial paper program on the Alternative Fixed-Income Market (MARF) with a maximum outstanding balance of €400 million. For this program, which is linked to the fulfillment of sustainability targets and runs until June 2024, the company has engaged the services of G-advisory, which will handle the necessary reports. The…
Criminal compliance models as an indicator of the management of ESG factors and sustainability in companies
Gabriel Castro and Beatriz Bustamante, partner and principal associate, respectively, of the Garrigues Litigation and Arbitration Department, and Juan Pablo Regojo, director of the Compliance Unit of the Nueva Pescanova Group, address the ‘Models of organization and management in companies for crime prevention from a practical perspective’, in a new edition of ‘The Garrigues Sustainable…
Garrigues Sustainable Newsletter (January 2023)
In this newsletter we compile the most relevant legal news on ESG matters in Spain, published by Garrigues. DOWNLOAD NEWSLETTER
Garrigues featured in The Legal 500 Global Green Guide for its contribution to the green transition
The Legal 500 has published its first ever Legal 500 Global Green Guide, which showcases the firms with an outstanding contribution to the green transition. Garrigues is one of the three Spanish firms selected from 200 submissions for the list. The Green Guide features key firms advising on issues around climate change and sustainability, while also…
Labor relations and the commitment to sustainability under debate in ‘Garrigues Sustainable Dialogs’
Sustainability in labor relations, which covers aspects such as respect for human rights and responsibility in the value chain of companies, is occupying an increasingly bigger strategic space in corporate agendas. Moreover, future European initiatives on due diligence and decent work, as well as legislative developments in this regard, which are due to be brought…
CORE a finalist in the Managing Partners Forum Awards
CORE, Garrigues’ compliance risk management tool, was the runner-up for the “Most Innovative Client Service” award from the London-based Managing Partners Forum (MPF). These awards recognize European firms’ efforts to implement innovative management approaches to deliver even more efficient and quality services to clients. MPF experts valued Garrigues’ project to develop a software tool that…
CORE, our compliance support tool, recognized by the Financial Times
The Financial Times has held its awards celebrating innovation in the European legal sector. In the Business of Law category, the UK publication recognized Garrigues’ and G-advisory’s work on developing CORE, an IT application which enables the management of a comprehensive regulatory compliance system. This initiative, which has already been successfully implemented at several clients,…