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ESMA encourages regulatory competent authorities to adopt a ‘proportionate supervisory approach’ to firms implementing their MiFID II...
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On 6 May 2026, the European Commission launched two consultations: consultation on the revised European Sustainability Reporting...
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On 4 May 2026, the European Commission published its Simplification Report in relation to the EU Deforestation Regulation (“EUDR”). The...
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Welcome to the latest edition of the Linklaters global ESG Newsletter. This issue covers key developments from April 2026 - in the UK,...
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The German Government has approved a draft act significantly overhauling the country's environmental criminal law. The Government Bill...
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On 28 April 2026, France announced a national roadmap with explicit end‑of-consumption targets for coal (by 2030), oil (by 2045) and...
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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has launched a consultation on draft guidelines of its proposed approach for the...
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Each year Linklaters prepares a publication providing practical insights for Boards and GCs on emerging issues that we expect to be...
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Opportunity to join a reporting pilotThe FCA has invited ESG rating providers to participate in a pilot scheme for its newly proposed...
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The Paris Judicial Court has delivered a landmark judgment against the Yves Rocher Group ("YRG"), a French cosmetics company, finding it...
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On 22 April 2026, the European Commission published its AccelerateEU – Energy Union: Affordable and Secure Energy through Accelerated...
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On 21 April 2026, the European Commission adopted the following two draft Delegated Regulations supplementing Regulation 2024/3005 (known...
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In April 2026, the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) announced that it will not to develop a standalone nature standard...
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Linklaters has a series of Quick Guides that provide an overview of key sustainability regimes in the UK, EU and other jurisdictions....
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On 10 April 2026, the European Banking Authority (EBA) launched a consultation on a comprehensive package of measures aimed at...
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For several years, Member States and EU institutions have been working on an EU-wide so-called universal restriction for PFAS (per- and...