Mar 30, 2021 UK government consults on mandatory climate disclosures for publicly quoted companies, large private companies and LLPs By Sara Feijao Mandatory climate reporting across the economy by 2025 The government announced in November 2020 that the UK will become the first G20...
Mar 26, 2021 Platform on Sustainable Finance advice to the European Commission on transition activities in the taxonomy By Sara Feijao Platform on Sustainable Finance adviceOn 19 March 2021, the Platform on Sustainable Finance (“PSF”) delivered its advice on transition...
Mar 24, 2021 ESG: The plight of the silent "S" By Rory Bennett An opinion piece in the Financial Times has suggested that "Consensus has been slower to form on what companies could or should disclose...
Mar 24, 2021 Prelude to the Dyson Sphere… did anyone mention space-based solar power? | Knowledge | Linklaters By Hirofumi Taba Katie Williams Space-based solar power (or “SBSP”) involves the deployment of solar sails (very large solar panels fixed to a satellite) in space to...
Mar 24, 2021 Is the grass greener on the ESG-focused side? SEC increases focus on climate-related issues | BusinessCrimeLinks | Linklaters By Doug Davison Patrick Ashby Sean Mooney Mary Han +1 more... Show less Take a look at this related cross-practice blog post.
Mar 24, 2021 UK Government launches modern slavery statement registry By James Marlow The Home Office has launched a new modern slavery statement registry for those caught within the scope of the UK Modern Slavery Act...
Mar 24, 2021 Audit and corporate governance white paper: a new "resilience statement" - 5 things to know By Claire Rogers Companies grappling with enhanced climate and sustainability reporting will no doubt be eager to understand how a proposed new...
Mar 22, 2021 With increasing regularity, the Biden Administration continues to advance its climate change agenda By Jason Manketo While the lack of clear Congressional control will continue to present challenges to the Biden Administration as it seeks to advance its...
Mar 18, 2021 Human rights due diligence: ambitious European Parliament proposal backed in landslide vote By James Marlow Vanessa Havard-Williams Rachel Barrett Julia Grothaus +1 more... Show less The European Parliament’s (“EP”) hotly anticipated report proposing an approach to mandatory human rights due diligence has finally...
Mar 17, 2021 Coming up: Level 2 SFDR and Taxonomy disclosure requirements in one rulebook By Victoria Hickman Earlier today the ESAs published a consultation paper with an updated version of the draft SFDR RTS (updated from the version included in...
Mar 17, 2021 CBAM developments - a commercial win for industry or a WTO breach in the making? By Claire Rogers The European Parliament has this month rejected proposals to phase out free carbon emission allowances for those industries already...
Mar 16, 2021 Digging deeper into E&S due diligence By Iyes Igiehon Aileen Buchanan In our next podcast focusing on ESG in a project financing context, Iyesogie Igiehon and Aileen Buchanan discuss:the role of E&S due...
Mar 15, 2021 The highs and lows of women in the workplace | EmploymentLinks | Linklaters By Jayne Hidderley Take a look at this related cross-practice blog post.
Mar 10, 2021 Issues for Boards: the direction of travel in ESG By Sara Feijao If 2020 was the year ESG became mainstream, this year will be about setting a strategy and getting to grips with data and disclosure....
Mar 10, 2021 Anti-greenwashing rules finally go live By Sara Feijao It is only a matter of months before corporates begin to feel the effects of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation the...