Equator Principles (EP) Association members have given overwhelming support to EP III - the third and most robust version of the EP to date. The vote in favour of EP III means that from 4 June 2013 more deals will be assessed under a strengthened environmental and social risk management framework.

Supervisory authorities complain that many companies are too easygoing regarding the adaptation to SEPA, with February 2014 as the ultimate deadline. Not all organisations show a wait and see approach, of course. Which sectors and companies are the trendsetters in SEPA transformation till now?

Investor confidence in eastern European wind power projects has been hit by policy uncertainty, but there are still attractive opportunities in parts of the region, where wind power capacity is set to soar.

In M&A Magazine no 1, Maurits Duynstee (ING) comments on the current Dutch M&A market situation and his expectations for 2013. In the same edition, David Wu (ING) and Geert Potjewijd (De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek) comment on the condition of the Chinese M&A market.

Turkey is well on track to resume its long-term growth path (5% per annum), leaving the euro zone far behind (growth rate of 1-2%). This will move Turkey up in the rankings of largest economies in Europe (#5 by 2030). In their latest report ‘Turkey on the move’, ING’s Economics Department focuses on the sectors that contribute to this performance and the role foreign companies can play.

The ‘Carbon Disclosure Project Benelux 150 Report 2012’, written by PricewaterhouseCoopers on behalf of the Carbon Disclosure Project, highlights Benelux companies that are leading the way on climate change reporting and management.