Environmental reporting has become rather common for many multinationals, but how and to what extent this differs for the Triad regions is largely unknown. This paper investigates the differences in patterns and trends in reporting by Triad multinationals, also examining whether, in line with...

The EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) is the main instrument to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Europe. Subject to a country specific limit, installations in the EU ETS can use EU allowances (EUA) and certified emissions reductions (CERs) generated through the Clean Development Mechanism...

In the EU harmonisation of healthcare has long been elusive. Article 168 paragraph 7 TFEU even forms a sector-specific subsidiarity clause. Meanwhile the ECJ handed down a series of judgments concerning patients' rights to reimbursement for healthcare consumed in other Member States. An initial...

National environmental priorities, as well as international commitments to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases, have led to the increased use of ‘smart' energy taxation. In particular in OECD countries, States aim to encourage inter alia the use of renewable sources of energy, through a...