Following on from its announcement of an electricity generator levy as part of the Autumn Statement 2022 (see here), on 20 December 2022,...

Introduction On 30 November 2022, the Dutch government announced through a letter to Dutch parliament that it was working on a...

The Financial Services Agency of Japan (“FSA”) has introduced a number of ESG developments in the past two months. Some of these...

As discussed in our recent podcast and briefing (see here and here), the 15th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention...

On 16 December 2022, the Act on a price-break for electricity (Price Break Act) passed the German parliamentary procedure which inter...

The tension between antitrust laws and sustainability goals came into focus through 2022 and looks set to continue in 2023. This article...

The European Commission published two draft FAQs on the EU Taxonomy on 19 December 2022: Interpretation and implementation of the Climate...

Last week, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (“BEIS”) published an updated heads of terms for the low carbon...

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The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) on 16 December...

In our latest mini podcast series - ESG and Private Equity: In conversation with Montagu - James Marlow from the Linklaters ESG team sits...

The Climate Financial Risk Forum (CFRF), which is chaired jointly by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct...

The FCA has published its Primary Market Bulletin 42. This sets out (among other things) a useful reminder and clarification of the rules...

The EU Directive on improving gender balance on boards of listed companies was published in the Official Journal of the EU (OJEU) on 7...

The European Parliament and Council have reached political agreement on a new Regulation aimed at minimising the risk of deforestation...

CSRD and draft reporting standards  The European Parliament and the Council have finally adopted the Corporate Sustainability Reporting...