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4/17/2025 2:53:59 PM

Issues for Boards 2025: Is ESG dead? Far from it

By Bernice Dunsmuir Sara Feijao

Each year we prepare a publication focussed on providing practical insights for Boards and GCs on emerging issues that we expect to be...

5/15/2025 12:05:00 PM

Webinar recording: Another step forward for the EU’s ESG Ratings Regulation

By Raza Naeem Victoria Hickman

Getting ready for the application the ESG Ratings Regulation from the middle of 2026, the EU regulators are now filling in the detail....

5/13/2025 1:51:57 PM

UK Supreme Court denies permission to challenge jurisdiction in novel supply chain proceedings involving factory workers in Malaysia

By Faye Presland Rebecca Burton James Hennah

In early May 2025, the UK Supreme Court denied a request for permission to appeal made by the Dyson Group in respect of the Court of...

5/13/2025 1:23:36 PM

EU Stop-the-Clock Directive transposition tracker

By Victoria Hickman Julia Grothaus Raza Naeem +8 more...

As part of the EU Commission’s so-called “Omnibus package”, the “Stop-the-Clock” Directive was published in the Official Journal of the...

5/13/2025 8:20:24 AM

EU: ESMA consults on rules for ESG rating providers with important details for those seeking authorisation

By Elizabeth Webb

ESMA has published its consultation paper on draft RTS under the ESG Rating Regulation (“ERR”). These will be important RTS for any...

5/6/2025 6:16:40 PM

EU: a quick read of "ESMA's Guidelines on enforcement [meaning "supervision" in this case!] of sustainability information" to help issuers get it right

By Victoria Hickman Raza Naeem

Enforcement = Supervision! The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has delivered final guidelines under the CSRD to ensure...

5/6/2025 5:44:49 PM

Linklaters ESG Newsletter - May 2025

By Sara Feijao Gilly Hutchinson Julia Voskoboinikova

The May edition of our Global ESG Newsletter is now available and can be accessed here. Our May issue covers key developments on the full...

5/6/2025 9:36:00 AM

EU: ESG Ratings Regulation moves another step forward, now with draft RTS

By Stephen Clipsham Victoria Hickman Elizabeth Webb

The Council of the EU published the text of the proposed Regulation on the transparency and integrity of ESG rating activities, and...

5/2/2025 4:14:00 PM

Global: FMSB finalises Statement of Good Practice to support more consistent governance of sustainability-linked products

By Raza Naeem

The Financial Markets Standards Board (FMSB) has published its final Statement of Good Practice on the governance of...

5/2/2025 4:01:15 PM

EU: European Commission launches Call for Evidence to simplify SFDR

By Raza Naeem Stephen Clipsham

The European Commission has published a Call for Evidence today to help form an impact assessment on a revision of the Sustainable...

5/1/2025 1:42:40 PM

UK PRA consultation on managing climate-related risks: not new rules but explicit enhancements and clarifications of expectations nonetheless

By Rachel Barrett Raza Naeem Victoria Hickman

What has been published? On 30 April 2025, the PRA published a Consultation Paper (CP10/25) proposing the replacement of its existing...

4/29/2025 4:36:00 PM

UK: FCA delays the publication of the final rules on applying SDR to portfolio management

By Stephen Clipsham

[UPDATE 29/04/2025: The FCA has updated its website to confirm its view (following further consideration of feedback from CP24/8) that...

4/29/2025 1:54:54 PM

The energy and climate politics of the German coalition agreement: Having the cake and eating it, too?

By Ruth Losch Sebastian Meyn

In the energy sector, the coalition agreement between the Christian Democratic Party (CDU) and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) fulfils...

4/29/2025 1:29:58 PM

EU CSRD: EFRAG agrees work plan to revise ESRS

By Julia Voskoboinikova Sara Feijao

On 25 April 2025, EFRAG announced that it has officially submitted to the European Commission its work plan outlining the steps it will...

4/24/2025 4:03:56 PM

The German coalition agreement: opportunities and challenges for ESG management

By Julia Grothaus Julia MacDonald Mirjam Erb

On 9 April 2025, the German parties CDU/CSU and SPD presented their coalition agreement for the new legislative period. Pending approval...

4/22/2025 1:44:06 PM

EU: Commission publishes new guidance and draft Delegated Act to simplify due diligence requirements under Deforestation Regulation

By Pierre-Noé Milcamps

On 15 April 2025, the European Commission published new guidance documents and a draft Delegated Act on the EU Deforestation Regulation...

4/17/2025 11:54:47 AM

UK: CEO of Advertising Standards Authority shares tips on avoiding greenwashing

By Annamieke Cook

The CEO of the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), Guy Parker, spoke about common greenwashing pitfalls in recent years and...

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