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Water security and scarcity: rising up the political and corporate agenda Water security is a tier one issue for many societies and businesses, yet for years it has had a lot less attention than other sustainability-related issues, including greenhouse gas emissions reduction. The UN and the investment community are now bringin... Cooperation, dialogue, divergence: The future UK-EU relationship in financial services In this briefing, we consider the likely implications of the Memorandum of Understanding establishing a framework for financial services regulatory cooperation between the EU and the UK that was adopted by the European Commission and is now subject to pol... UK white paper on AI regulation: Is it enough to rein in the robots? On 29 March 2023, the government published its long-awaited white paper on a pro-innovation approach to regulating artificial intelligence (AI). Coincidentally, on that same day, Elon Musk and over 1000 AI experts called for an immediate pause of the “out... UK net zero policy: Key takeaways from the Powering Up Britain package 2023 The Sunak government set out its vision of the UK’s transition to a net zero, nature-positive economy in a series of publications on 30 March 2023. Originally dubbed “Green Day” and renamed “Energy Security Day”, the difficulty in nomenclature stems from ... AI & Data Privacy: Balancing Tensions As AI becomes increasingly popular, organisations are grappling with the reality of how to balance AI design and deployment with data privacy. The challenge for organisations using AI is that a number of the typical characteristics of AI seem, at least at... M&A in 2023 2023 has begun with a challenging environment for deal making with buyers and sellers needing to navigate difficult macro-economic conditions, geopolitical instability, increased regulation, accelerating ESG pressure and the post-COVID reset. Predictably,... ESG in 2023 - Forward Look 2023 is already a month old and the ESG landscape continues to evolve at lightning speed. Here are our top 10 ESG topics for businesses to look out for during the remainder of the year, and the reasons why. 2023 is already a month old and the ESG landsc... How does the National Security and Investment Act affect AI? The National Security and Investment Act 2021 (the “NSIA”), sees the UK Government having the power to scrutinise and potentially intervene in corporate transactions which raise national security concerns. AI is classified as a “high risk” sector under th... AI in Financial Services: facing the future Financial services firms are increasingly using AI across a range of business areas. AI technologies have the potential to impact financial services. Financial services firms are increasingly using AI across a range of business areas. AI technologie... The right to a healthy environment: Resolution 76/300's potential impact on businesses In July, the UN General Assembly (“UNGA”) passed a resolution recognising the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment (“R2HE”) as a human right (“Resolution 76/300”). The move follows similar resolutions adopted by the UN Human Rights Counci...