30 Jun, 2022 ESG Webinar: What’s the latest for banks and insurers? By Raza Naeem Benjamin Maconick Julia Vergauwen Victoria Hickman +1 more... Show less In our latest webinar, we focused mainly on the latest ESG developments in the EU and the UK as they impact banks and insurers, measuring...
30 Jun, 2022 UK FCA ESG publications on debt capital markets: Feedback Statement and Primary Market Bulletin By Catherine Wade Amrita Ahluwalia Ben Dulieu Erin McKeown Elaine Keats +2 more... Show less The FCA has published its Feedback Statement (FS) on ESG integration in UK capital markets following the discussion chapter in its...
30 Jun, 2022 The Bill of Rights: A new era for human rights and employment law? | EmploymentLinks | Linklaters By Louise Mason Take a look at this related cross-practice blog post.
30 Jun, 2022 European Commission proposal reverses onus of proof in favour of victims for certain pollution lawsuits By Lieve Swartenbroux Guillaume Croisant Charlotte Peiffer On 5 April 2022, the European Commission released a proposal for a directive amending Directive 2010/75/EU on industrial emissions ("the...
30 Jun, 2022 ICMA publishes new materials at Annual Conference of Green, Social, Sustainability and Sustainability-Linked Bond Principles By Catherine Wade Ben Dulieu Elaine Keats Erin McKeown Megan Tomlinson +2 more... Show less On 28 June 2022, over 700 attendees tuned in to ICMA’s eighth annual conference on its Green, Social, Sustainability and...
27 Jun, 2022 The tech sector: fertile ground for workplace activism?| EmploymentLinks | Linklaters By Laurie Ollivent Take a look at this related cross-practice blog post.
27 Jun, 2022 Net zero tech investment outlook By Linklaters 2021 was a year of record-breaking tech growth – one of record global tech investment, deal-making, and unicorns. While this momentum...
22 Jun, 2022 EU CSRD: Council and European Parliament reach political agreement By Raza Naeem Vanessa Havard-Williams David Ballegeer Claudia Schneider Tom Cobbaert Iyes Igiehon Victoria Hickman Sara Feijao +5 more... Show less After much delay, the European Parliament and Council reached political agreement on the proposal for a Corporate Sustainability...
22 Jun, 2022 Enhanced climate change reporting requirements from 1 October for UK pensions By Claire Collier From 1 October 2022, trustees of larger occupational pension schemes and authorised master trusts in the UK will be required to measure...
21 Jun, 2022 G7 Climate, Energy and Environment Ministers’ Communique: key takeaways By Annamieke Cook On 27 May 2022, the G7 ministers for climate, energy and environment published a communique of their final meeting ahead of this year’s...
21 Jun, 2022 Singapore and China enter new MOUs to cooperate on green development and digital economy By Amy Ding Alex Roberts Gilly Hutchinson On 13 June 2022, Singapore and China committed to jointly boosting the development of their green and digital economies by signing two...
20 Jun, 2022 Basel Committee issues principles for the effective management and supervision of climate-related financial risks for banks worldwide By Kim Rybarczyk Kathrin Hafner After a consultation in November 2021, the Basel Committee has now issued its final principles for the effective management and...
20 Jun, 2022 GFANZ and UN Race to Zero announce transition plan guidance and membership criteria update By Jon Tan 15 June 2022 was a big day for the climate finance community with announcements made by the UN-backed Race to Zero (“RTZ”) campaign and...
16 Jun, 2022 EU: EFRAG consults on draft sustainability reporting standards under CSRD By Sara Feijao The European Commission asked the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) to develop draft sustainability reporting standards...
13 Jun, 2022 UK government does not plan to replicate proposed EU Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence By Sara Feijao Vanessa Havard-Williams Rachel Barrett James Marlow +1 more... Show less In a letter sent to the Chair of the House of Commons Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee, the UK government states that,...
06 Jun, 2022 ESAs publish SFDR clarification statement By Raza Naeem Benjamin Maconick Stephen Clipsham On 2 June 2022, the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) issued a joint statement providing clarifications on their reports for the...