UK government consults on mandatory climate disclosures for publicly quoted companies, large private companies and LLPs
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Platform on Sustainable Finance advice to the European Commission on transition activities in the taxonomy
On 19 March 2021, the Platform on Sustainable Finance (“PSF”) delivered its advice on transition financing requested by the Commission in...
ESG: The plight of the silent "S"
An opinion piece in the Financial Times has suggested that "Consensus has been slower to form on what companies could or should disclose...
Prelude to the Dyson Sphere… did anyone mention space-based solar power? | Knowledge | Linklaters
Space-based solar power (or “SBSP”) involves the deployment of solar sails (very large solar panels fixed to a satellite) in space to...
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UK Government launches modern slavery statement registry
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Audit and corporate governance white paper: a new "resilience statement" - 5 things to know
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With increasing regularity, the Biden Administration continues to advance its climate change agenda
While the lack of clear Congressional control will continue to present challenges to the Biden Administration as it seeks to advance its...
Human rights due diligence: ambitious European Parliament proposal backed in landslide vote
The European Parliament’s (“EP”) hotly anticipated report proposing an approach to mandatory human rights due diligence has finally landed
Coming up: Level 2 SFDR and Taxonomy disclosure requirements in one rulebook
Earlier today the ESAs published a consultation paper with an updated version of the draft SFDR RTS (updated from the version included in...
CBAM developments - a commercial win for industry or a WTO breach in the making?
The European Parliament has this month rejected proposals to phase out free carbon emission allowances for those industries already...
Digging deeper into E&S due diligence
In our next podcast focusing on ESG in a project financing context, Iyesogie Igiehon and Aileen Buchanan discuss:
- the role of E&S due...
The highs and lows of women in the workplace | EmploymentLinks | Linklaters
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Issues for Boards: the direction of travel in ESG
If 2020 was the year ESG became mainstream, this year will be about setting a strategy and getting to grips with data and disclosure....
Anti-greenwashing rules finally go live
It is only a matter of months before corporates begin to feel the effects of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation the...
ESG vs Big Tech: an (ox)tale of two halves
Our cross-practice examination of some of the expected themes for 2021 predicts environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues will...
Old MacDonald had a farm...and a live-streaming channel - China tech goes rural!
Having written last week about the "E" in ESG (Environment, Social and Governance), I enjoyed the article below which focusses on the "S"...
Hotting up: "say on climate" resolutions
Following an intense campaign from activist fund manager Sir Chris Hohn, in 2020, the Spanish airport group Aena became the first major...
EBA consultation on prudential disclosures on ESG risks
The EU Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) includes a new requirement for large institutions with listed securities to disclose...
One step closer to a single global ESG standard?
Against a backdrop of ever increasing different ESG reporting metrics and standards, calls for convergence and a "single global standard"...
Managing E&S risks in project financings
As part of our ongoing ESG Soundbite Series we will next focus on the importance of ESG in a project financing context.
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Update: German government approves draft Due Diligence Act
As previously reported, an agreement has been reached on comprehensive legislation that obliges large German companies to carry out due...
Budget 2021 - Energy and Infrastructure Highlights
In what has been touted as the most important Budget in a generation, the UK Chancellor, Rishi Sunak today announced his latest Budget...
EU Commissioner for Justice reveals details of forthcoming EU legislative proposal on human rights supply chain due diligence
The EU Commission is currently working on a legislative proposal on sustainable corporate governance, which has been the subject of a...
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