5/28/2025 12:54:34 PM EU Omnibus Tracker: simplification of sustainability rules By Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova Welcome to the Linklaters EU Omnibus Tracker where we track key developments in the EU's efforts to simplify existing sustainability...
8/7/2025 2:22:34 PM UK: FCA considers simplifying climate reporting requirements for asset managers By Stephen Clipsham The Financial Conduct Authority has announced that it is considering how to simplify sustainability reporting for asset managers, life...
8/6/2025 5:27:16 PM EU: EBA publishes no-action letter on application of ESG Pillar 3 disclosure requirements under EBA disclosure ITS By Clare Wiles Stephen Clipsham The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published a no-action letter (in the form of an Opinion) on the application of the ESG Pillar 3...
8/6/2025 3:49:28 PM European Commission consults on the Circular Economy Act By Julia Voskoboinikova On 1 August 2025, the European Commission launched a public consultation and a call for evidence to gather views on the upcoming Circular...
8/6/2025 2:40:09 PM EU: Green light for green cooperations: competition authorities welcome joint decarbonisation projects with new guidance By Kaan Gürer Dorothee de Crozals The German Federal Cartel Office (FCO) and the European Commission (Commission) have recently sent clear and positive signals for...
8/6/2025 10:00:42 AM EU CSRD: EFRAG publishes revised ESRS for public consultation By Julia Voskoboinikova On 31 July 2025, EFRAG published the revised Exposure Drafts of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) under the...
8/4/2025 3:21:29 PM Joint Committee on Human Rights publishes report on forced labour in UK supply chains By Charlotte Witney On 24 July 2025, the UK Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights (the “Committee”) published a report summarising the conclusions...
8/1/2025 1:54:42 PM European Commission adopts Recommendation on voluntary sustainability reporting for SMEs By Julia Voskoboinikova On 30 July 2025, the European Commission adopted a Recommendation on voluntary sustainability reporting for non-listed small and...
7/31/2025 10:48:27 AM Italian Supreme Court confirms jurisdiction in landmark ENI climate lawsuit By Elena Andrich Beatrice Porcellato Micol Fossati In a landmark decision, Italy’s Supreme Court confirmed that both ENI S.p.A (“ENI”) and the Italian State - as a shareholder - can be...
7/30/2025 5:41:16 PM EU Regulation delaying due diligence rules for batteries published in the OJEU By Julia Voskoboinikova On 30 July 2025, the “Stop the Clock” Battery Due Diligence Regulation was published in the Official Journal of the EU. It comes into...
7/29/2025 6:55:13 PM EU: Commission publishes Chemicals Industry Action Plan and Chemicals Simplification Omnibus By Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova On 8 July 2025, the European Commission published a package of measures to strengthen the competitiveness of the European chemicals...
7/29/2025 1:26:39 PM EU: Commission launches call for evidence to inform forthcoming Environmental Omnibus By Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova On 22 July 2025, the European Commission launched a call for evidence seeking views on how to simplify and streamline administrative...
7/24/2025 12:22:51 PM Inter-American Court of Human Rights delivers Advisory Opinion on the obligations of States to respond to the climate emergency By Annamieke Cook Sarah Martin On 3 July 2025, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (the “Court”) issued its opinion on the obligations of States to respond to the...
7/17/2025 10:50:58 AM Britain’s wholesale electricity pricing to be reformed By Jessica Hargreaves On 10 July 2025, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero published the outcome of its Review of Electricity Market Arrangements...
7/15/2025 3:18:03 PM UK government scraps plans for Green Taxonomy By Stephen Clipsham HM Treasury has announced today that it has decided not to proceed with plans to develop a UK Green Taxonomy, a classification system to...
7/14/2025 4:17:35 PM EU CSRD: Commission adopts “quick-fix” Delegated Act postponing phased-in reporting requirements for “wave one” companies By Julia Voskoboinikova On 11 July 2025, the European Commission adopted a so-called “quick-fix” Delegated Act to postpone additional phased-in reporting...
7/11/2025 4:26:39 PM European Commission takes steps to advance the circular economy By Julia Voskoboinikova The European Commission is progressing the circular economy agenda with a series of new proposals and measures. The Circular Economy Act...