28 Feb, 2023 UK: Investment Association sets out asset managers’ expectations for listed companies By Wilma Rix The Investment Association has published an updated and expanded statement of shareholder priorities, which sets out asset managers’...
28 Feb, 2023 UK competition guidance on sustainability agreements set to bring more certainty for businesses By Emma Cochrane Jonathan Ford Zoe Cameron The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has today published its long awaited Draft Guidance on Environmental Sustainability...
28 Feb, 2023 French NGOs take BNP Paribas to court for its support of fossil fuel projects By Guillaume Croisant Charlotte Peiffer Bruno Garcia Da Silva On 23 February 2023, three NGOs, Oxfam France, Friends of the Earth France and Notre Affaire à Tous (the “NGOs”), announced the start of...
23 Feb, 2023 Green Deal Industrial Plan: the EU support for green technologies By Julia Voskoboinikova Transition to a net-zero economy strongly depends on the EU’s ability to develop and manufacture clean technologies, products and...
23 Feb, 2023 The Singapore Exchange imposes a hard nine-year limit for independent directors and enhances disclosure of directors' and CEO remuneration By Denise Bryan Joanne Wong Gilly Hutchinson On 11 January 2023, the Singapore Exchange ("SGX") issued its response to its consultation on board renewal and remuneration disclosures....
22 Feb, 2023 EU: Commission publishes delegated act on green hydrogen By Ruth Losch After a long wait, the European Commission has, on 13 February 2023, published a delegated act (DA) with more details on when renewable...
21 Feb, 2023 EU: the Pay Transparency Directive, a few steps away from being voted By Jennifer Granado Aranzana The Pay Transparency Directive, which was approved by the European Council on 15 December 2022, is just a few steps away from being...
17 Feb, 2023 The Netherlands: A Dutch initiative for a value chain due diligence By Gijs Smit Bas van Niekerk Introduction In December of last year, the Council of the EU finalised its position on the European Commission’s Proposal for a Directive...
17 Feb, 2023 US: Federal Government’s Biodiversity Agenda Following COP15 By Doug Davison Menaka Nayar Dalia Elmelige Chloe Shostak +1 more... Show less While the United States is not a party to the Montreal Convention, it was an active participant in the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15)...
17 Feb, 2023 European Commission publishes delegated regulation to fine-tune SFDR RTS By Jimi Piggott-Bader The European Commission has published a Delegated Regulation (2023/363) to amend and correct the SFDR regulatory technical standards...
15 Feb, 2023 The EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) in a nutshell By Aileen Buchanan The EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive ("CSRD") has recently come into force. It will require in-scope entities to make...
14 Feb, 2023 Withdrawal from the ECT: European Commission calls for a coordinated exit By Raquel Galvão Silva In a recent statement, the European Commission called for a coordinated withdrawal by the European Union (“EU”) and its Member States...
13 Feb, 2023 UK: FCA consults on finance for positive sustainable change By Raza Naeem Vanessa Havard-Williams Rachel Barrett Alexandra Beidas Bradley Richardson Premlata Fagan +3 more... Show less The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a new discussion paper (DP 23/1) inviting views from regulated firms across the...
13 Feb, 2023 US: Delaware Court Recognizes Duty of Oversight for Corporate Officers, Including in Respect of ESG Issues By Doug Davison Menaka Nayar Nirajé Medley-Bacon On January 26, 2023, the Delaware Chancery Court issued a landmark decision in In re McDonald’s Corporation Stockholder Derivative...
13 Feb, 2023 Global investigations and whistleblowing – the UK perspective By Alison Wilson Elly Proudlock Sinead Casey Nick Marshall +1 more... Show less Linklaters employment law specialists Sinead Casey and Nick Marshall, along with Alison Wilson and Elly Proudlock from our Dispute...
07 Feb, 2023 Contracts for Difference: AR5 and beyond – what does it mean for offshore wind in the UK? By Niamh Sheerin Gitanjali Shankar Francesca Matthews Richard Coar Jessica Hargreaves +2 more... Show less 1. Background The UK electricity system operator National Grid (“NGESO”) has opened registration (see here) for contracts for differences...