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,...
01 May, 2024 Environmental Crime Directive: EU introduces new offences and penalties By Eleonore Hannezo Guillaume Croisant Bruno Garcia Da Silva The revised Environmental Crime Directive (“revised ECD”) was published in the Official Journal of the EU on 30 April 2024 and comes into...
01 May, 2024 EU proposal to integrate ESG factors into credit ratings By Upasana Chauhan Victoria Hickman Silke Bernard Raza Naeem David Ballegeer Dr Frederik Winter Julia Voskoboinikova +4 more... Show less What has happened? In response to the European Commission’s request last year, ESMA has launched its consultation on proposals to...
01 May, 2024 Navigating the risks of greenwashing in the voluntary carbon market By Chris Staples Kerry Liebenberg Together with the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA), in April we published a note which elegantly unpacks the risk...
29 Apr, 2024 EU CSRD: Commission given power to delay sector-specific ESRS and ESRS for non-EU companies by two years until 2026 By Sara Feijao The Corporate Sustainability Disclosure Directive (CSRD) requires the European Commission to adopt, by 30 June 2024, the following...
29 Apr, 2024 UK: FCA confirms anti-greenwashing guidance By Premlata Fagan Ahead of the anti-greenwashing rule (AGR) coming into force on 31 May, the FCA has published its finalised Guidance intended to support...
29 Apr, 2024 UK: Portfolio Management and UK SDRs - what's the latest? By Premlata Fagan As it promised when releasing its policy statement (PS23/16) on the UK SDRs and labelling regime, the FCA has published a consultation...
24 Apr, 2024 EU: Parliament gives final approval for CSDDD By Sara Feijao Final vote in the European Parliament On 24 April 2024, the European Parliament formally adopted the Corporate Sustainability Due...
24 Apr, 2024 EU: Parliament gives final approval to forced labour ban By Julia Voskoboinikova Sara Feijao On 23 April 2024, the European Parliament formally adopted a new Regulation prohibiting products made with forced labour on the EU...
23 Apr, 2024 Webinar on 7 May: What next for the EU CSDDD? By Sara Feijao Please join us for a webinar on 7 May 2024 at 12:00 to 12:45 GMT on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD / CS3D)....
23 Apr, 2024 Japan consults on adopting its sustainability disclosure standards modelled on the ISSB standards By Yi Zhang On 29 March 2024, the Sustainability Standards Board of Japan (SSBJ) published exposure drafts of the sustainability disclosure standards...
22 Apr, 2024 Linklaters Global Sustainable Finance tracker: a user-friendly tool to track your SF obligations By Victoria Hickman Raza Naeem Benjamin Maconick Premlata Fagan Elizabeth Webb Nicole Rölike Silke Bernard Peter Bevan Terry Yiangou Elliot Jack Gilly Hutchinson Julia Voskoboinikova Sara Feijao +10 more... Show less At Linklaters we have created a dynamic global tracker which provides updates on obligations relating to all aspects of sustainable...
19 Apr, 2024 Greenwashing in the aviation industry: what can we learn from district court of Amsterdam’s decision? By Daniella Strik Bas van Niekerk Thomas de Boer On 20 March 2024, the district court of Amsterdam ruled against a Dutch flag carrier in what has been described as the first decision on...
18 Apr, 2024 New EU legislation targets strategic lawsuits seeking to curtail public participation By Guillaume Croisant Sacha Vanderveken The Directive 2024/1069 of 11 April 2024 on protecting persons who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded or abusive...
17 Apr, 2024 How should companies prepare for the EU’s Green Claims Directive? By Iyes Igiehon This article was first published on edie.net - see How should companies prepare for the EU’s Green Claims Directive? - edie. Let’s...
11 Apr, 2024 Linklaters ESG Newsletter - April 2024 By Sara Feijao Gilly Hutchinson Julia Voskoboinikova Welcome to the latest edition of the global Linklaters ESG Newsletter. Each issue covers key developments in the UK, EU, US, Asia and...
10 Apr, 2024 European Court of Human Rights rules that Switzerland’s failure to implement sufficient measures to combat climate change violates human rights By Charlotte Peiffer Claudia Cavicchioli Julie Esquenazi European Court of Human Rights rules that Switzerland’s failure to implement sufficient measures to combat climate change violates human...