26 Apr, 2022 UK government launches new taskforce to develop best practice for UK climate transition plans By Sara Feijao Vanessa Havard-Williams Rachel Barrett Aileen Buchanan Lucy Fergusson Wilma Rix +3 more... Show less The UK government has announced the launch of the Transition Plan Taskforce (TPT), to develop a “gold standard” for climate transition...
26 Apr, 2022 UK: FRC identifies "significant shortcomings" in modern slavery reporting By James Marlow The Financial Reporting Council (FRC), alongside the UK Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner and Lancaster University Management School,...
25 Apr, 2022 Winning the (sustainability) league By James Marlow As their club continues its march towards an unprecedented quadruple (winning the English Premier League, FA Cup, the Carabao Cup and...
21 Apr, 2022 PRA Business Plan 2022/23: what's on the horizon? By Victoria Hickman It is Business Plan season at the regulators, with the FCA publishing its three-year Strategy and one-year Business Plan earlier this...
14 Apr, 2022 Hydrogen Business Models: A picture emerges By Noor Ashraf On 8 April 2022, the UK Government published its responses to the consultation package on the Low Carbon Hydrogen Business Model...
14 Apr, 2022 Keeping the home fires burning - British Energy Security Strategy By Imogen Ormerod On 7 April 2022, the UK Government published the British Energy Security Strategy, setting out how the UK can become increasingly...
11 Apr, 2022 EU: Platform on Sustainable Finance publishes final recommendations on a “traffic light” Taxonomy By Sara Feijao Vanessa Havard-Williams Rachel Barrett Raza Naeem David Ballegeer Silke Bernard +3 more... Show less The Platform on Sustainable Finance (PSF) has published its final recommendations to the European Commission on extending the existing...
11 Apr, 2022 European Commission considers options to strengthen reliability of ESG ratings and capture sustainability risks in credit ratings By Stephen Clipsham Raza Naeem Benjamin Maconick Silke Bernard David Ballegeer Julia Bhatti +3 more... Show less On 4 April 2022, the European Commission published a call for evidence on the functioning of ESG ratings and sustainability risks in...
08 Apr, 2022 The UNGPs at 10: Outlook to 2030 By James Marlow Not long after the EU published its long-awaited proposal on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (see more here) the expected flurry...
08 Apr, 2022 EU Commission proposes ban on greenwashing and new consumer rights to promote sustainable products By Bolko Ehlgen Julia Grothaus Kathrin Bauwens Lisa Bauer Mirjam Erb Sara Feijao +3 more... Show less On 30 March 2022, the EU Commission published the first part of its Circular Economy Package to make sustainable products the norm (read...
07 Apr, 2022 European Parliament pushes for sustainability disclosures in crypto market By Jennifer Calver Sophia Le Vesconte Simon Treacy Take a look at this related cross-practice blog post.
07 Apr, 2022 EU: Platform on Sustainable Finance publishes final recommendations on TSC for remaining four environmental objectives in Taxonomy By Sara Feijao Vanessa Havard-Williams Rachel Barrett Raza Naeem David Ballegeer Silke Bernard +3 more... Show less On 30 March 2022, the Platform on Sustainable Finance (PSF) published its final recommendations to the European Commission on the...
07 Apr, 2022 Diversity Reporting | EmploymentLinks | Linklaters By Laurie Ollivent Simon Kerr-Davis Take a look at this related cross-practice blog post.
07 Apr, 2022 EU: Part 1 of Circular Economy Package to make sustainable products the norm By Sara Feijao Vanessa Havard-Williams Rachel Barrett Guillaume Croisant Kathrin Bauwens Mirjam Erb +3 more... Show less On 30 March 2022, the European Commission published a package of proposals to make sustainable products the norm in the EU (see press...
07 Apr, 2022 European Commission adopts final RTS under SFDR By Raza Naeem Benjamin Maconick Vanessa Havard-Williams Silke Bernard David Ballegeer Nicola Zeibig +3 more... Show less On 6 April 2022, the European Commission adopted the final Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure...
06 Apr, 2022 Hong Kong: Latest updates from the Green and Sustainable Finance Cross-Agency Steering Group By Gilly Hutchinson Hong Kong's Green and Sustainable Finance Cross-Agency Steering Group (the "Steering Group") has issued details of the planned next steps...