Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 19, 2023

At 2 am on Saturday morning, the day after the 10th Conference of the States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) was meant to end in Atlanta, exhausted negotiators finally adopted a resolution on “ Promoting transparency and integrity in public procurement in support of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ”.

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Import and Trade Remedies

MARCH 8, 2024

The Regulation will replace the current Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive 94/62/EC , aiming to reduce packaging waste and introducing a range of sustainability measures including a requirement for all packaging to be recyclable by 2030.

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GovCon Wire

APRIL 5, 2024

Its maneuvers thus require negotiations with partners, which are enabled by technologies that are not just customized for one Department of Defense component, but accessible and usable by all parties. With the U.S.

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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

As part of its Vision 2030, and in order to attract more foreign investments, the KSA has significantly aligned its legal landscape with international standards to reassure both local and foreign investors. In such cases, the party engaging in bad faith negotiations becomes liable for the resulting damages incurred by the other party.

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Kluwer Arbitration

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Third, and importantly, the SIFA contains an entire chapter dedicated to ESG provisions with the stated objective of integrating sustainable development in the Parties’ relationship and contributing to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda (Article 28(2)).

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Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 8, 2024

Third , investors might negotiate new or amend existing contracts with EU member states or their agencies to include provisions for arbitration with substantive protections, preferably seated outside the EU. High-profile cases include German energy companies suing the Netherlands under the ECT for phasing out coal power by 2030. (

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JULY 18, 2024

GSA and DoD Invest in Record-Setting Clean Energy Procurements GSA and the Department of Defense (DoD) are seeking contractors through two parallel procurements that can supply Federal facilities in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest with 100 percent carbon pollution-free electricity (CFE) by 2030.

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