Specialty Chemicals

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and the sustainable economy are concepts that often overlap and frequently intertwine. Whether viewed separately or together, they have significantly changed global investing and business practices and will continue to evolve.

On Friday 1 October 2021, an announcement was made by the Premier of Victoria that all Authorised Workers will be required to receive a COVID-19 vaccine to continue working on-site. The Directions which give effect to this announcement were released late on Thursday 7 October 2021.

A first of its kind, The H₂ Handbook provides a comprehensive summary of the regulatory, commercial, and policy issues that hydrogen may face on its path to becoming a global commodity and a significant part of the energy mix. The handbook covers hydrogen-related issues in a number of jurisdictions across the globe, including Australia, the European Union, France, Germany, Japan, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Check back regularly as new region handbooks are published.  

On 22 December 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments (the final rule) to Rule 206(4)-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the Advisers Act) to modernize the regulation of investment adviser advertising and solicitation practices.