Dec 29, 2021 Hong Kong SAR: Round-up of latest ESG announcements and developments this Autumn By Gilly Hutchinson Hong Kong Stock ExchangeThe Hong Kong Stock Exchange (SEHK) announced at COP26 last month that it has joined the Glasgow Financial...
Dec 23, 2021 Dutch coalition agreement – A greener future By Gijs Smit After a record breaking 273 days, the liberals (VVD), (Christian) democrats (D66 and CDA) and orthodox Christians (ChristenUnie)...
Dec 22, 2021 State aid remains frontrunner for EU Green Deal - new State aid guidelines on Climate, Energy and Environment (CEEAG) By Ina Lunneryd Sari Corrijn Richard Masquelier The European Commission (EC) has published its long-awaited revised Climate, Energy and Environmental Aid Guidelines (CEEAG). The CCEAG...
Dec 22, 2021 UK: FCA finalises TCFD disclosure rules for FCA-regulated asset managers and standard listed companies By Raza Naeem Peter Bevan Benjamin Maconick Victoria Hickman Vanessa Havard-Williams Rachel Barrett +3 more... Show less FCA-regulated asset managers and asset owners, including life insurers and pension providers, will have to disclose how they take...
Dec 22, 2021 UK: FCA brings more listed companies and financial firms into climate disclosure regime By Wilma Rix Sara Feijao Vanessa Havard-Williams Rachel Barrett Lucy Fergusson +2 more... Show less As proposed in July 2021, the FCA is extending its existing climate-related disclosure requirements to issuers of standard listed shares...
Dec 22, 2021 EU “Fit for 55”: The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive – it’s time for a change By Rory Bennett Lothar Van Driessche Introduction On 15 December 2021, the European Commission took another major step towards accomplishing its ambitious goal of making...
Dec 20, 2021 EU “Fit for 55” package: proposal to reduce methane emissions in energy sector By Sara Feijao Vanessa Havard-Williams Rachel Barrett Iyes Igiehon +1 more... Show less On 15 December 2021, the European Commission published the second suite of its “Fit for 55” package, with a number of legislative and...
Dec 20, 2021 The Middle East: COP26 and the journey to net zero By Gilly Hutchinson Deepika Sriram There is a renewed focus on the Middle East to show leadership and initiative on tackling issues of climate change with the official...
Dec 17, 2021 Resolving ESG disputes in African jurisdictions through arbitration| ArbitrationLinks | Blogs | Insights | Linklaters By Linklaters ESG Team Take a look at this related cross-practice blog post.
Dec 16, 2021 Workplace Activism: The macro and the micro | EmploymentLinks | Linklaters By Nicola Rabson Laurie Ollivent Take a look at this related cross-practice blog post.
Dec 15, 2021 EU "Fit for 55": The December package has landed By Ruth Losch On 15 December 2021, the EU Commission published the second suite of its “Fit for 55” package, with a number of legislative and policy...
Dec 15, 2021 Cutting back on cutting down: UK consults on deforestation proposals By James Marlow Last month we highlighted that the Environment Act 2021 had been passed into UK law, introducing previously considered rules on due...
Dec 14, 2021 EU Taxonomy Delegated Act with details of Article 8 disclosures published in the OJ By Sara Feijao Vanessa Havard-Williams Rachel Barrett Raza Naeem Silke Bernard David Ballegeer +3 more... Show less Article 8 of the Taxonomy Regulation requires undertakings covered by the Non-Financial Reporting Directive ("NFRD") to publish...
Dec 13, 2021 UK: FCA consults on a new Consumer Duty By Sara Cody Alison Wilson Nikunj Kiri The FCA has published its second consultation paper (the "CP") on its proposed Consumer Duty (the “Duty”). This deals with responses to...
Dec 10, 2021 New proposed EU rules on Platform Work By Jennifer Granado Aranzana Claudia Skibniewski Alvarez Joost Dibbits The digital transition is fast-tracking changes to the labour market. Stemming from two legislative priorities – enabling the digital...
Dec 09, 2021 EU Taxonomy Delegated Act with technical screening criteria for climate objectives published in OJ and next steps on other taxonomy developments By Sara Feijao Vanessa Havard-Williams Rachel Barrett Raza Naeem Julia Vergauwen Silke Bernard +3 more... Show less Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act The Delegated Act ("DA") with the technical screening criteria ("TSC") for climate change adaptation and...