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What is COP26 – and why should businesses care? In the lead up to the climate change conference COP26, we have set out a guide explaining what COP26 is and why businesses should care, including what the conference will cover and what impact it could have to the corporate world. The UK will be hosting ... The role of in-house lawyers in shaping ESG strategy Climate change and sustainability currently has a strong focus not only within ESG circles but also in the broader business and investment community. As part of our 'Path to COP26' series, this podcast features partners Harry Hecht, Jan Putnis and Lisa Wr... Can Corporate PPAs help facilitate the "Green Recovery"? Corporate Power Purchase Agreements (CPPAs) could have great potential to enable a "green recovery". We discuss what corporates should consider before entering a CPPA. As lockdown eases and the UK emerges from the most damaging effects of the COVID-19 cr... Reinventing the 9 to 5: No 'Freedom Day' For Employers Now that 'Freedom Day' has come and gone, the challenge of returning to pre-COVID 19 working arrangements is far from over. In this briefing, Padraig Cronin, Philip Linnard, Lizzie Twigger and Clare Fletcher set out five key challenges facing employers in... The Lens Newsletter - May 2023 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May. TikTok: Why the ICO fined them £12.7m On 4 April 2023, the ICO fined TikTok Ltd and TikTok Inc £12.7 million for breaching the UK GDPR.... The Lens Newsletter - April 2023 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May. UK’s plans for AI Regulation published on day Elon Musk calls for pause in AI development On the day that Elon Musk and over 1000 AI ex... The Lens Newsletter - September 2023 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May. 'Groundbreaking' online safety law finally passes. The UK’s new Online Safety Bill has finally been agreed, over two years after it was... The Lens Newsletter - January 2024 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May. A "global gold standard": the UK government consults on proposed measures to bolster the security and resilience of UK data infrastructu... The Lens Newsletter - July 2023 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May. Full steam ahead: China publishes interim generative AI measures. New week, new measures: such is the current pace of regulatory change... The Lens Newsletter - November 2023 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May. AI update – will the EU AI Act get agreed next week and what’s happening in the UK? The last few months have been a busy time for AI Re...