Hong Kong on Corporate and Company Law

Voluntary carbon markets (VCMs) could play a major role in the energy transition by helping difficult-to decarbonize industries meet their net-zero ambitions through investing in carbon credits.

In December 2023, at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), nearly 200 countries committed to transition away from fossil fuels, to triple renewable energy capacity by 2030 and to achieve net-zero carbon...

The new UK "failure to prevent fraud" offence will hold companies liable for fraud committed for their benefit by employees, subsidiaries, or third parties. Companies must implement reasonable procedures to prevent fraud, with detailed risk assessments and enhanced policies necessary ahead of its likely July 2025 enforcement.