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Pinsent Masons launches new advisory proposition to help boards close the growing ‘say–do gap’ in climate and sustainability disclosures

Stuart Mitchell

Pinsent Masons has launched a new advisory proposition designed to help boards, directors, trustees and senior leaders navigate rapidly expanding legal and regulatory expectations around climate and wider sustainability disclosures. The offering responds to heightened scrutiny on directors’ duties and the emerging liability risks linked to climate transition plans, sustainability reporting and forward‑looking disclosures. As regulators tighten standards and litigation trends accelerate globally, the firm’s new service aims to support organisations in building credible, science‑based transition plans underpinned by strong governance and robust implementation pathways. Hayden Morgan, Partner and sustainability…

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Pinsent Masons part of consortium appointed to advise NuclearWaste Services on UK Geological Disposal and Waste Repository Projects

Stuart Mitchell

Pinsent Masons, Burges Salmon and Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer have been appointed to support Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) in relation to the planning, consenting and regulatory work associated with the UK’s Geological Disposal Facility and Low Level Waste Repository.  The leading law firms have been appointed by NWS under a framework agreement to provide legal services in relation to the consenting and operation of NWS’ key capital programmes including the Geological Disposal Facility programme, and the development and the ongoing operation of the Low Level Waste Repository, near Drigg, in…

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Pinsent Masons advises Heidelberg Materials UK on world’s first fully decarbonised cement production project

Stuart Mitchell

Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has advised Heidelberg Materials UK on securing the funding agreement with UK government to drive forwards its world-leading project to develop a carbon capture and storage (CCS) plant at its Padeswood cement works in North Wales. Named by the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero as a ‘priority project’ to join the industry-leading HyNet North West cluster in August, once operational, the Padeswood CCS plant will have the capacity to capture around 800,000 tonnes of CO₂ a year from Heidelberg Materials’ existing cement works,…

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Pinsent Masons advises Lloyds Bank on £62 million fund to invest in sustainable business and regional development

Stuart Mitchell

Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has advised Lloyds Bank on the launch of a £62 million investment fund to help small businesses across England and Wales access finance to support local jobs and economic activity. The Community Investment Enterprise Fund (CIEF) aims to invest in around 800 small businesses, supporting around 10,500 jobs. The Fund will initially invest into three Community Development Finance Institutions (CDFIs) – BCRS Business Loans, Business Enterprise Fund and Finance For Enterprise. CDFIs are socially motivated lenders which already lend around £100 million every year to…

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Pinsent Masons to implement science based emissions programme for its supply chain

Stuart Mitchell

Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons is launching a free, comprehensive net-zero programme for its small and medium-sized enterprise SME suppliers to help them reduce greenhouse gas emissions through science-based targets. Run in association with ‘Heart of the City’, a social enterprise which aims to help SMEs achieve science-based net-zero targets, the new initiative will encourage businesses from across Pinsent Masons’ supply chain to take part in workshops and receive individual tailored support to help overcome the challenges which small businesses face in meeting the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) requirements.…

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