Laws/regulations concerning climate change prevention or mitigation include:

• The Virgin Islands Climate Change Trust Fund Act 2015
  An Act to establish a body corporate with objectives including, but not limited to, the promotion of energy conservation and efficiency, and encouraging the use of renewable energy to reduce the national energy bill and carbon emissions while increasing energy security.

The scope of the application of this law is State.

Note: The British Virgin Islands is an overseas territory of The United Kingdom and is not a state, municipality or part of a federation. We have selected "State" as it is the closest option to the BVI's actual legal status.

Laws/regulations concerning energy transition(requirements, promotion and use of new second-generation sources) include:

• The British Virgin Islands Electricity Corporation (Amendment) Act 2015
  The Act provides for the development and management of renewable energy and related matters within the Virgin Islands.
• The British Virgin Islands Electricity Corporation (Renewable Energy) Regulations 2018
  The Regulation outlines a framework for the implementation and management of renewable energy and related matters within the Virgin Islands.

The scope of the application of these laws is State. 

Note: The British Virgin Islands is an overseas territory of The United Kingdom and is not a state, municipality or part of a federation. We have selected "State" as it is the closest option to the BVI's actual legal status.

Laws/regulations concerning electricity markets, carbon markets, etc. include: 

• The British Virgin Islands Electricity Corporation (Amendment) Act 2015
  The Act provides for households and body corporates to supply renewable energy and be grid-tied to the Corporation.
• The British Virgin Islands Electricity Corporation (Renewable Energy) Regulations 2018
  The Regulations provides a framework for households and body corporates to supply renewable energy and be grid-tied to the Corporation.

The scope of the application of these laws is State.

Note: The British Virgin Islands is an overseas territory of The United Kingdom and is not a state, municipality or part of a federation. We have selected "State" as it is the closest option to the BVI's actual legal status.

Laws/regulations concerning the realm of green or sustainable financing include: 

• The Virgin Islands Climate Change Trust Fund Act 2015
  An Act to establish a body corporate with objectives including, but not limited to, facilitating a link between domestic and international climate change finance sources with national climate change investment strategies and to serve as a catalyst to attract investments to implement a range of priority climate change adaptation and mitigation projects and programs in the Virgin Islands.

The scope of the application of this law is State.

Note: The British Virgin Islands is an overseas territory of The United Kingdom and is not a state, municipality or part of a federation. We have selected "State" as it is the closest option to the BVI's actual legal status.

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Laws/regulations concerning non-discrimination include: 

• The Virgin Islands Labor Code 2010, Part VII
  The Code applies to employers operating or doing business in the Virgin Islands and provides for the equality of treatment in employment and the prohibition of employer discrimination in recruitment, selection or employment of any other person for purposes of training, apprenticeship or employment.

The scope of the application of this law is State

Laws/regulations concerning the prevention of modern slavery include: 

• The Virgin Islands Constitution Order 2007, s.14
  The Order provides for the protection from slavery and forced labor.
• The Virgin Islands Labor Code 2010, Part VIII
  The Code applies to employers operating or doing business in the Virgin Islands and provides for the protection of children and young persons, the restrictions on the employment of young persons, and the criminalization of the worse forms of child labor.

The scope of the application of these laws is State.

Laws/regulations concerning DE&I include: 

• The Virgin Islands Labour Code 2010, s.118
  The Code applies to employers operating or doing business in the Virgin Islands and makes provision for special measures to be taken by employers to promote equality of opportunity in employment based on identified grounds including but not limited to race, colour, sex, sexual orientation, religion, ethnic origin, political opinion or affiliation, indigenous population, social origin, national extraction, disability, health, and familial status.
  

The scope of the application of this law is State.

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Laws/regulations concerning the protection of vulnerable or minority communities include: 

• The Virgin Islands Labour Code 2010, s.114
  The Code applies to employers operating or doing business in the Virgin Islands and offers labor protection against discrimination of indigenous population.

The scope of the application of this law is State.

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Laws/regulations concerning Personal Data Protection concerning data usage transparency, limits on data usage to prevent discrimination issues, and corporate digital responsibility include:

• The Data Protection Act 2021
  The Act provides for the protection of personal data processed by public and private bodies and for related matters to (a) safeguard personal data processed by public bodies and private bodies by balancing the necessity of processing the personal data protecting. personal data from unlawful processing by public bodies and private bodies; and (b) to promote transparency and accountability in the processing of personal data.

The scope of the application of this law is State.

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