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The current EU Directive for Environmental Impact Assessments contains specific references to mitigating the impact of climate change. It now requires EIAs to include a description of the significant effects of projects on the environment resulting from, inter alia – “the impact of the project on climate (for example the […]
To assess regulatory governance, the OECD and the EU joined force to publish a report last month entitled Better Regulation Practices across the European Union 2022. The report argues that by ensuring integrated approaches to the design, delivery, and review of regulations, all EU Member States can achieve a seamless […]
Edward Donelan’s book should be recommended reading for practitioners and students of regulatory governance – see Box 1. In producing this book, Donelan draws from varied experience as a barrister, a legislative drafter, an OECD advisor and as an independent consultant. There is much one can learn about changes in […]
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues are impacting increasingly on corporate governance agendas. The EU has been particularly active in this area. The pressures are not all positive. In recent times, there have been attempts to downgrade ESG issues. Both former US Vice-President Mike Pence and business magnate Elon Musk […]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently published its preliminary statement on the Irish Economy, following the visit of its staff during the period 26 April 26 to 5 May 2022. The views expressed in the statement are those of the IMF staff and do not necessarily represent the views of […]
Prelude: This blog provides a background to the upcoming PAI Corporate Governance Course which starts on the 25th January 2022. It is in two parts – Part 1 republishes a blog that I wrote in August 2016 to coincide with the launch of the then updated the Code of Practice for the […]
Prelude: This blog provides a background to the upcoming PAI Corporate Governance Course which starts on the 25th January 2022. It is in two parts – Part 1 republishes a blog that I wrote in August 2016 to coincide with the launch of the then updated the Code of Practice for the […]
