Nov 10, 2023 New video: How to use the new UK TPT guidance to get started on climate transition planning By Vanessa Havard-Williams Wilma Rix Transition planning is a crucial part of adapting to an unpredictable future and lower carbon environment. It gives the roadmap for where...
Dec 05, 2023 SFDR RTS – ESAs final report published confirming new raft of amendments to SFDR sustainability disclosures By Raza Naeem Elliot Jack Silke Bernard Dr Frederik Winter Peter Bevan Sebastian Barling Andreas Van Impe Julia Vergauwen Anisha Desor James Morris Terry Yiangou Benjamin Maconick Premlata Fagan +10 more... Show less The ESAs have published their final report with proposed amendments to the SFDR RTS. The revised draft RTS, which was consulted on...
Dec 05, 2023 Linklaters ESG Newsletter - December 2023 By Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova Gilly Hutchinson Welcome to the global Linklaters ESG Newsletter. Each issue covers key developments in the UK, EU, US, Asia, and globally on the full...
Dec 05, 2023 EU: Parliament and Council strike a deal on far-reaching ecodesign requirements By Mirjam Erb Kathrin Bauwens In the run-up to the elections in June 2024, the EU institutions managed to close another circular economy file: last night, they reached...
Dec 04, 2023 Brussels Court of Appeal condemns the Belgian State and two of the country’s Regions for climate inaction By Bruno Garcia Da Silva Guillaume Croisant On 30 November 2023, in a new episode of the climate change litigation saga, the Brussels Court of Appeal released a landmark decision...
Dec 04, 2023 ICMA updates to the Guidance Handbook By Erin McKeown Catherine Wade On 29 November 2023, the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) and the Executive Committee of the Principles published an...
Dec 01, 2023 Meet our ESG team: Kim Rybarczyk By Kim Rybarczyk Kim Rybarczyk, originally from Tasmania, embarked on her legal career at Blake Dawson Waldron (Blakes) in Melbourne with a keen interest...
Nov 30, 2023 Here at (long) last - Regulation on European Green Bonds published in the Official Journal of the EU By Erin McKeown Catherine Wade On 30 November 2023, the Regulation on European Green Bonds and optional disclosures for bonds marketed as environmentally sustainable...
Nov 29, 2023 FCA SDR investment labels and anti-greenwashing policy statement published By Premlata Fagan Raza Naeem Sebastian Barling Peter Bevan Rahul Manvatkar Rachel Barrett Julia Vergauwen Benjamin Maconick Terry Yiangou James Morris Elliot Jack Elizabeth Webb +9 more... Show less On 28 November 2023, the FCA published a policy statement (“PS”) with its final rules and guidance on its Sustainability Disclosure...
Nov 27, 2023 Proposal for EU certification framework for carbon removals can now proceed to trilogues By Julia Voskoboinikova On 21 November 2023, the European Parliament agreed its negotiating position on a Commission Proposal for a new EU certification...
Nov 27, 2023 UK: ClientEarth fail to appeal ruling in Shell climate-related derivative action By Wilma Rix Sara Feijao The UK Court of Appeal has now definitively refused to allow ClientEarth to proceed with a proposed derivative action against the...
Nov 24, 2023 Environmental Crime Directive: European Parliament and Council agree to introduce an “offence comparable to ecocide” By Guillaume Croisant Eleonore Hannezo Bruno Garcia Da Silva In the lead up to UNFCCC’s COP28 on climate change, the European Parliament and the Council finally reached a political agreement on 16...
Nov 23, 2023 UK: Autumn Statement 2023: summary of energy-related announcements By Amelia Scott The Chancellor of the Exchequer presented his Autumn Statement to Parliament on Wednesday 22 November 2023. The building of “domestic and...
Nov 23, 2023 EU: Trilogue negotiations to start on the controversial right to repair initiative By Dr Rupert Bellinghausen Mirjam Erb The EU Parliament and the Council each adopted their negotiating positions on the right to repair initiative this week. Both institutions...
Nov 23, 2023 How will ESG considerations shape the next wave of construction & infrastructure disputes? By Maria Mitaeva Bart Fleuren Listen to our new podcast, where our global Litigation, Arbitration & Investigations lawyers, Maria Mitaeva and Bart Fleuren, discuss how...
Nov 22, 2023 EU Taxonomy: Delegated Acts with TSC for remaining four environmental objectives and amending climate TSC published in Official Journal By Sara Feijao The following Delegated Acts under the EU Taxonomy were published in the Official Journal of the EU on 21 November 2023: Delegated Act...
Nov 22, 2023 European Parliament and Council reach deal to cut methane emissions in energy sector By Julia Voskoboinikova On 15 November 2023, the European Parliament and Council reached a political agreement on a Regulation that establishes a new EU legal...