IN A NUTSHELL 🌍 “Why sustainable fashion is gaining momentum globally” — because the sector now drives a disproportionate share of harm: it emits roughly 10% of global CO₂ and accounts for about one-fifth of annual plastic output, producing more greenhouse gases than maritime shipping and international aviation combined, which […]

ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION  European Commission Publishes Guidelines on the Application of Certain Provisions of the Foreign Subsidies Regulation On 9 January 2026, the European Commission (Commission) published the long-awaited Guidelines on certain key substantive aspects of the European Union (EU)’s Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) (Guidelines), including presumptions for certain high-risk […]

Global law firm K&L Gates LLP advised Walex Products Company, Inc., a market-leading cleaning and sanitation chemicals company headquartered in Leland, North Carolina, on its acquisition by Riverarch Equity Partners, a Pittsburgh-based private equity firm that invests in US and Europe-based distribution, food and beverage, business and consumer services, and […]

Jakarta Declaration: Indigenous Peoples and Civil Society Organizations for the Protection of Indigenous Peoples in Isolation Country Global agnes Mon, 03/02/2026 – 08:10 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image The following is a culminating document of the International Indigenous Knowledge Exchange and Solidarity Gathering on Nickel Mining, Territorial Defense, and Indigenous […]

As the tide falls on Zanzibar’s western coast, 13-year-old Asha* moves across the reef, her gown flapping in knee-deep water. She carries a plastic basin and a knife. Since dawn, Asha has been prying octopus and scaling fish for drying and selling. “I am helping my mother. I don’t want […]

On 20 January 2026, Luxembourg’s financial regulator, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF), published Circular CSSF 26/906 (Circular), a sweeping update to the regulatory framework governing central administration, internal governance and risk management for payment institutions, electronic money (e-money) institutions and account-information service providers. The new rules, effective […]

Global law firm K&L Gates has advised Blackbird Ventures, the largest shareholder of Australian digital health company Eucalyptus, in connection with the announced agreement for Hims & Hers Health, Inc. (NYSE: HIMS) to acquire Eucalyptus in a strategic transaction valued at up to US$1.15 billion. The acquisition is expected to […]