18 Jan, 2024 ESG Legal Outlook 2024: key global trends By Rachel Barrett Sara Feijao The Linklaters annual ESG outlook has been published and you can download your copy here. Watch our global head of ESG, Rachel Barrett,...
27 Mar, 2024 CMA sets out [green]print print for environmental claims in the fashion sector By Emma Cochrane Tackling “greenwashing” - where firms overstate the eco-credentials of their products or services - is a clear priority for the UK's...
26 Mar, 2024 Italy: The “Last Judgement” - a halt for climate litigation? By Alessandro Villani Elena Andrich Beatrice Porcellato On 26th February 2024, the Civil Court of Rome dismissed the first Italian climate litigation filed by a group of 24 NGOs and more than...
25 Mar, 2024 Fifth Circuit Lifts Stay on SEC’s Climate Rules As Petition Moved to Eighth Circuit By Rachel Barrett Mike Bienenfeld Brad Caswell Jeffrey Cohen Doug Davison Lauren Bachtel +3 more... Show less The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has lifted its stay of the climate-related disclosures rules adopted by the U.S. Securities and...
20 Mar, 2024 Informal Guidance for WWF-UK on sustainable collaboration By Emma Cochrane Jonathan Ford Aoife Monaghan The UK Competition and Marketing Authority has published a second piece of informal guidance under its Green Agreements Guidance, giving...
19 Mar, 2024 UK reporting 2023/24 - recent developments and guidance for large unlisted companies and LLPs By Judy Pink Wilma Rix Sara Feijao We have published a new guide to help large unlisted UK companies and LLPs prepare their 2023/24 annual reports - click here to view the...
19 Mar, 2024 EU: FAQs on the upcoming Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive: what has changed? By Guillaume Croisant Julia Grothaus Mirjam Erb Lucas Marlow +1 more... Show less Following a roller-coaster legislative process which started in February 2022, the Council of the EU finally endorsed the Corporate...
18 Mar, 2024 Claim against corporate emitters for climate-related harm: New Zealand Supreme Court allows novel tort case to proceed By Matt Dodd Prerna Handa Eriko Kadota In February 2024, New Zealand’s highest court unanimously refused to strike out the first New Zealand case seeking to hold corporates...
18 Mar, 2024 EU Parliament adopts first reading position on the Green Claims Directive By Iyes Igiehon Kerry Liebenberg Julia Voskoboinikova On 12 March 2024, the European Parliament adopted its first reading position (i.e. its negotiating position) on the proposed Directive on...
18 Mar, 2024 US: Fifth Circuit Stays the SEC’s Climate Rules By Mike Bienenfeld Brad Caswell Jeffrey Cohen Doug Davison Lauren Bachtel +2 more... Show less The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered a stay of the SEC’s climate-related disclosure rules in the lawsuit brought by Liberty...
15 Mar, 2024 EU: New CSDDD compromise finally accepted by Member States By Julia Grothaus Mirjam Erb After an unprecedented back and forth, the negotiations about the Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (CSDDD or CS3D)...
15 Mar, 2024 Transition Finance Market Review launches call for evidence to explore how the UK can become a global hub for transition finance By Sara Feijao Vanessa Havard-Williams On 14 March 2024, the Transition Finance Market Review (TFMR) launched a call for evidence seeking views on how the UK can leverage its...
13 Mar, 2024 EU horizon scanning: what happens to pending proposals in the lead up to the EU Parliament elections in June? By Claudia Skibniewski Alvarez Clelia Felix Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova +1 more... Show less 2024 marks a pivotal year for EU policy with the European Parliament election in June and the appointment of new Commission, which will...
13 Mar, 2024 Belgian farmer and activist NGOs start climate litigation case against oil and gas major in Belgium By Guillaume Croisant Bruno Garcia Da Silva A Belgian farmer, supported by three NGOs, announced today (13 March 2024) his intention to sue an oil and gas major before the Belgian...
13 Mar, 2024 Webinar: The Consumer Duty: greenwashing and promotions By Sara Cody Terry Yiangou Clare Wiles The FCA's anti-greenwashing rules apply from May this year. Like the FCA's financial promotions regime, they take a rules-based approach...
13 Mar, 2024 UK: Lessons from Year 1 TCFD reporting - IA publishes insights & suggested actions for asset managers By Premlata Fagan The IA has published a report focusing on key themes and challenges that have emerged from the first round of asset manager reporting,...
13 Mar, 2024 Hong Kong SAR Government’s first multi-currency digital green bonds By Gilly Hutchinson Grace Wee On 7 February 2024, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (the HKSAR...