Dec 30, 2022 UK Electricity Generator Levy By Gitanjali Shankar Following on from its announcement of an electricity generator levy as part of the Autumn Statement 2022 (see here), on 20 December 2022,...
Dec 28, 2022 Netherlands: status of implementation of market revenue cap for electricity generators By Gijs Smit Joris Knoll Introduction On 30 November 2022, the Dutch government announced through a letter to Dutch parliament that it was working on a...
Dec 28, 2022 Financial Services Agency of Japan introduces number of ESG developments By Sayako Shiraki Eriko Kadota The Financial Services Agency of Japan (“FSA”) has introduced a number of ESG developments in the past two months. Some of these...
Dec 22, 2022 COP15: outcome of global biodiversity summit By Kim Rybarczyk Claudia Harper As discussed in our recent podcast and briefing (see here and here), the 15th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention...
Dec 21, 2022 Germany: Skimming of surplus revenues in the electricity sector By Ruth Losch Mattis El-Haj On 16 December 2022, the Act on a price-break for electricity (Price Break Act) passed the German parliamentary procedure which inter...
Dec 20, 2022 Let’s cut to the Race: Antitrust and sustainability initiatives | LinkingCompetition | Blog | Insights | Linklaters By Jonathan Ford Aoife Monaghan Zoe Cameron The tension between antitrust laws and sustainability goals came into focus through 2022 and looks set to continue in 2023. This article...
Dec 20, 2022 EU: Commission publishes additional FAQs on the Climate Delegated Act and Article 8 Delegated Act By Sara Feijao The European Commission published two draft FAQs on the EU Taxonomy on 19 December 2022: Interpretation and implementation of the Climate...
Dec 20, 2022 UK Low Carbon Hydrogen Business Model - Update By Maryam Adamji Last week, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (“BEIS”) published an updated heads of terms for the low carbon...
Dec 20, 2022 Approaches to D&I in financial services | EmploymentLinks | Linklaters By Kloe Halls Take a look at this related cross-practice blog post.
Dec 19, 2022 EU: CSRD published in the Official Journal By Sara Feijao The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) on 16 December...
Dec 15, 2022 ESG and Private Equity: In conversation with Montagu By Sara Feijao James Marlow In our latest mini podcast series - ESG and Private Equity: In conversation with Montagu - James Marlow from the Linklaters ESG team sits...
Dec 14, 2022 UK: CFRF publishes third set of guides to help financial industry manage climate financial risks By Sara Feijao The Climate Financial Risk Forum (CFRF), which is chaired jointly by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct...
Dec 13, 2022 FCA reminds companies of TCFD-aligned climate disclosure rules and sets out next steps in Primary Market Bulletin 42 By Sara Feijao The FCA has published its Primary Market Bulletin 42. This sets out (among other things) a useful reminder and clarification of the rules...
Dec 08, 2022 EU Directive on improving gender balance on boards published in the OJEU By Jennifer Granado Aranzana Nele Van Kerrebroeck The EU Directive on improving gender balance on boards of listed companies was published in the Official Journal of the EU (OJEU) on 7...
Dec 08, 2022 Political agreement reached on EU Deforestation Due Diligence Proposal By Claudia Harper Kim Rybarczyk The European Parliament and Council have reached political agreement on a new Regulation aimed at minimising the risk of deforestation...
Dec 05, 2022 EU: CSRD adopted by Council and Parliament, and EFRAG submits first set of reporting standards to the Commission By Julia Voskoboinikova CSRD and draft reporting standards The European Parliament and the Council have finally adopted the Corporate Sustainability Reporting...