16 May, 2024 UK government sets out next steps on SDR implementation By Stephen Clipsham The UK government has published an update setting out the next steps of implementing the UK Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR)....
14 May, 2024 ESG podcast series for clients in France By Francois April Géric Clomes Veronique Delaittre Bart Fleuren Eleonore Hannezo Maria Mitaeva Claudia Cavicchioli Pierre Sikorav Fériel Aliouchouche Benedicte de Moras Jihane Guyot Leïla Megdoud Emilie Rochat Maëlys Duval +11 more... Show less The Linklaters team in our Paris office have produced a series of podcasts on various ESG topics for clients in France. The podcasts...
14 May, 2024 EU: ESMA publishes its awaited Final Guidelines on funds’ names using ESG or sustainability-related terms By Premlata Fagan ESMA has now published its long-awaited Final Report setting out its Guidelines on funds’ names using ESG or sustainability-related...
13 May, 2024 ICMA, IsDB and LSEG publish guidance on sustainable sukuk By Erin McKeown On 29 April 2024, the International Capital Market Association (ICMA), together with the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and London Stock...
13 May, 2024 Issues for Boards and Financial Sponsors 2024: ESG aspects By Wilma Rix Sara Feijao Each year we prepare a publication focussed on providing practical insights for Boards and GCs, and also for Financial Sponsors and their...
10 May, 2024 Hong Kong Stock Exchange introduces new climate-related disclosure requirements By Gilly Hutchinson Terri Poon On 19 April 2024, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange published the conclusion paper to its April 2023 climate-related disclosures consultation...
09 May, 2024 ESG Disputes Bulletin – May 2024 By Satindar Dogra David Thomas Charlotte Cartwright Tara Janus +1 more... Show less Welcome to the quarterly Linklaters ESG Disputes Bulletin. In this edition, we cover some of the key developments in contentious ESG...
09 May, 2024 Webinar recording: Deal on the EU CSDDD – A game changer for business and human rights By Sara Feijao Following a roller-coaster legislative process started in February 2022, the European Parliament adopted the Corporate Sustainability...
09 May, 2024 Hong Kong expands green and sustainable finance incentives and launches taxonomy for sustainable finance By Gilly Hutchinson On 3 May 2024, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) published its updated guideline on the Green and Sustainable Finance Grant Scheme...
08 May, 2024 EU CSRD: Directive allowing two-year delay for sector-specific ESRS and ESRS for non-EU companies published in the Official Journal of the EU By Julia Voskoboinikova The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) requires the European Commission to adopt the following European Sustainability...
08 May, 2024 China finalises the mandatory sustainability reporting requirements for listed companies By Amy Ding Hunter Li Alex Roberts Jennifer Wu +1 more... Show less Around two months after the issuance of the draft guidelines for public consultation (the Drafts), each of the Shanghai Stock Exchange...
07 May, 2024 Linklaters ESG Newsletter - May 2024 By Gilly Hutchinson Sara Feijao 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...
06 May, 2024 Germany initiates first tenders for Carbon Contracts for Difference By Maximilian Volmar Ruth Losch On March 12, 2024, the German government launched the first funding call of €4 bn to aid the decarbonization of high-carbon industries...
03 May, 2024 IFRS and EFRAG publish Interoperability Guidance on ISSB Standards and ESRS By Julia Voskoboinikova Iyes Igiehon On 2 May 2024, the IFRS Foundation and EFRAG, the body advising on European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) under the Corporate...
02 May, 2024 EU: Commission and CPC authorities launch greenwashing investigation in respect of green claims made by 20 airlines By Sara Feijao The European Commission announced on 30 April 2024 that EU consumer authorities (the CPC Authorities), coordinated by the Commission,...
02 May, 2024 New EU member state "Transposition and Goldplating Tracker" for the EU's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive By Raza Naeem Elizabeth Webb Victoria Hickman Julia Grothaus Silke Bernard Julia MacDonald Ngoc-Hong Ma Emilie Rochat David Ballegeer Rachel Barrett Tom Cobbaert Iyes Igiehon Wojciech Kobylinski Antonio Camara Xu Wang +12 more... Show less The EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive: tracking transposition and goldplating across the EU (linklaters.com) Why do we...