2/3/2026 3:55:29 PM How to find our ESG materials By Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova Gilly Hutchinson We have a wealth of horizon scanning and other materials covering the full gamut of ESG topics across a number of jurisdictions. Click on...
7/16/2026 2:21:38 PM New York Becomes First U.S. State to Impose a Statewide Data Center Moratorium By Lauren Bachtel Andrés Armada On July 14, 2026, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed Executive Order No. 62, establishing the first statewide moratorium on new...
7/15/2026 2:24:48 PM Podcast: PFAs litigation landscape in the US, EU and UK By Sara Feijao In this podcast, Satindar Dogra, Elizabeth Raultson, Anke Krause and Sarah Martin discuss what the PFAs litigation landscape in the US,...
7/15/2026 8:03:44 AM EU Deforestation Regulation: Commission adopts Delegated Act on product scope and Implementing Act on the Information System By Pierre-Noé Milcamps Bruno Garcia da Silva On 13 July 2026, the European Commission adopted a Delegated Act amending Annex I to the EU Deforestation Regulation (“EUDR”) and an...
7/14/2026 3:58:53 PM UK Governance & Risk: A mid-year overview for UK listed and private companies By Wilma Rix We have published the following two guides, which summarise some of the major governance and reporting related developments from the...
7/14/2026 9:43:06 AM UK government proposes mandatory disclosures and financial penalties for modern slavery reporting By Gaura Moodley James Marlow On 30 June 2026, the UK Government introduced the Immigration and Asylum Bill into the House of Commons (the “Bill”). Part 5 of the Bill...
7/13/2026 4:04:22 PM EU Launches T-MED: A Matchmaking Platform for Renewable Energy Cooperation and Clean Tech Investment in the Mediterranean Region By Emma De Koster On 9 June 2026, during the European Sustainable Energy Week, the European Commission launched the Trans-Mediterranean Renewable Energy...
7/10/2026 9:18:27 AM EU: ESAs consult on proposals to simplify EU Taxonomy disclosures By Stephen Clipsham The three European Supervisory Authorities - ESMA, EBA and EIOPA - have launched parallel consultations with proposals designed to reduce...
7/9/2026 12:12:14 PM EU: CPC Network publishes Common Understanding on enforcement of “old stock situations” under the Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition (EmpCo) Directive By Alexia Kaztaridou On 30 June 2026, the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Network - which is the network of national consumer protection authorities -...
7/7/2026 10:42:30 AM ESG newsletter - July 2026 By Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova Gilly Hutchinson Welcome to the latest edition of the Linklaters global ESG Newsletter. This issue covers key developments from June 2026 - in the UK, EU,...
7/6/2026 4:15:05 PM EU: ESMA issues statement on publication or distribution of ESG ratings by third parties pending authorisation By Stephen Clipsham ESMA has issued a statement on the publication or distribution of ESG ratings by third parties in the period from 2 July 2026 until...
7/6/2026 3:51:11 PM ISO consults on draft international net zero standard By Annamieke Cook On 17 June 2026, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) launched a 12-week public consultation on its draft net zero...
7/6/2026 3:00:56 PM UK government to introduce mandatory due diligence regime targeting deforestation in supply chains By Sara Feijao The government has announced plans to introduce a mandatory due diligence regime targeting deforestation in supply chains (also known as...
7/6/2026 2:27:33 PM EU CSRD: Commission adopts revised ESRS and voluntary reporting standard By Julia Voskoboinikova On 3 July 2026, the European Commission adopted two Delegated Acts comprising the revised European Sustainability Reporting Standards...
7/3/2026 2:15:50 PM EU: EBA finalises its guidelines on product oversight and governance to address greenwashing risks in ESG retail banking products By Raza Naeem Premlata Fagan Clare Wiles Stephen Clipsham +1 more... Show less The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published its final report on revised Guidelines on product oversight and governance (POG)...
7/2/2026 2:16:00 PM Webinar recording: financial services focus on the EU's Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition Directive By Victoria Hickman Elliot Jack Raza Naeem Victoria McGowan +1 more... Show less Recently we delivered a webinar which explained the scope and substance of the EU's Directive on Empowering Consumers for the Green...
7/2/2026 12:50:34 PM EU Forced Labour Regulation: Commission publishes long-awaited implementation guidelines By Guillaume Croisant James Marlow Pierre-Noé Milcamps Bruno Garcia da Silva +1 more... Show less On 30 June 2026, the European Commission published its guidelines on the application of the EU Forced Labour Regulation (FLR), together...