Jun 28, 2023 Is greenhushing the solution to greenwashing? UK advertising regulator says ‘no’ By Sara Feijao There has been a spate of decisions recently by the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) in respect of misleading green claims,...
Jun 27, 2023 ICMA releases new resources on Green, Social, Sustainability and Sustainability-Linked Bond Principles By Catherine Wade Erin McKeown Ben Dulieu Amelia Rice +1 more... Show less On 22 June 2023, ICMA held its ninth Annual General Meeting on its Green, Social, Sustainability and Sustainability-Linked Bond...
Jun 27, 2023 ISSB publishes final versions of first two global sustainability disclosure standards By Sara Feijao The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has published the final version of the first two global sustainability disclosure...
Jun 23, 2023 How does DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) fit into ESG? By Matthew Devey DEI and ESG are about building a sustainable workforce, like a sustainable environment or sustainable governance. Using the lens of DEI,...
Jun 21, 2023 Climate litigation as a financial risk: a direct causal link between climate litigation and share prices By Jon Tan A new working paper published by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment (“GRI”) has found a direct causal...
Jun 21, 2023 Deforestation Regulation: EU imposes new due diligence duties on operators and traders By Guillaume Croisant Bruno Garcia Da Silva Sara Feijao The EU Deforestation Regulation (also known as EUDR) was published in the Official Journal of the EU on 9 June 2023 and comes into force...
Jun 19, 2023 European Commission publishes Taxonomy Delegated Acts with criteria for remaining four environmental objectives and additional criteria for climate By Sara Feijao The European Commission has approved in principle two Delegated Acts under the Taxonomy Regulation: a Delegated Act with the technical...
Jun 16, 2023 ESG and German competition law – a box of chocolates? By Kaan Gürer Nina Seydel Dorothee de Crozals Forrest Gump knew it all along: Life is like a box of chocolates, and you never know what you’re gonna get. And this still seems to apply...
Jun 14, 2023 EU Commission publishes sustainable finance package including Taxonomy Delegated Acts and FAQ By Julia Voskoboinikova Sara Feijao On 13 June 2023, the European Commission published a package of measures on the development of the EU sustainable finance framework. The...
Jun 13, 2023 EU Commission proposes authorisation and new rules for ESG rating providers: expect tight timeframes, especially if you’re outside the EU By Victoria Hickman Raza Naeem Benjamin Maconick Premlata Fagan Silke Bernard David Ballegeer Ben Dulieu Catherine Wade Martin Rojahn Rachel Barrett Dr Frederik Winter +8 more... Show less Following the publication of the UK’s proposal for the supervision of UK and third country ESG rating providers in March 2023, the...
Jun 13, 2023 CSRD: European Commission publishes draft delegated act with first set of sustainability reporting standards By Sara Feijao On 9 June 2023, the European Commission published for consultation a draft Delegated Act (DA) with the first set of European...
Jun 12, 2023 New greenwashing podcast: UK competition, consumer and advertising sphere By Sara Feijao In the new podcast series - Running the greenwashing gauntlet: exploring the litigation and regulatory risks - members of our...
Jun 09, 2023 OECD announces updates to Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct By James Marlow The OECD yesterday launched a revised version of its Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct, 12 years...
Jun 07, 2023 Linklaters ESG Newsletter - June 2023 By Sara Feijao Gilly Hutchinson Julia Voskoboinikova Welcome to the global Linklaters ESG Newsletter. Each issue covers key developments in the UK, EU, US, Asia and globally on the full...
Jun 06, 2023 EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM): What you need to know By Julia Voskoboinikova Lothar Van Driessche The EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) are both aimed at reducing carbon emissions by...
Jun 06, 2023 UK: New data reporting requirements for packaging producers under EPR regime By Dearbhla Cantwell Carina Heidrich The Packaging Waste (Data Reporting) (England) Regulations 2023 (the “Data Reporting Regulations”) came into force on 28 February 2023...