Nov 29, 2024 EU CSRD: status of reporting standards for non-EU companies (NESRS) By Julia Voskoboinikova Kim Rybarczyk Under the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) non-EU companies with a net turnover of more than EUR 150 million in the...
Nov 29, 2024 How businesses in Asia are harnessing AI to meet growing ESG obligations By Alex Roberts Gilly Hutchinson Artificial Intelligence (AI) – and generative AI in particular – has an interesting role to play in the net zero transition and the wider...
Nov 28, 2024 Implementation of the CSRD into Belgian law By Tom Cobbaert Today, 28 November 2024, the Belgian Parliament adopted in plenary meeting a law implementing the Corporate Sustainability Reporting...
Nov 28, 2024 COP16: key takeaways from the global biodiversity summit By Claudia Harper The 16th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (“COP16”) was held in Cali, Columbia from 21...
Nov 27, 2024 Sustainability assurance: ISSA 5000 is published, European standards under development By Julia Voskoboinikova James Marlow New international standard On 12 November 2024, the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) published the...
Nov 26, 2024 COP29: what was decided and what does it mean in practice for business? By Sara Feijao Nearly 200 countries and thousands of attendees gathered in Baku, Azerbaijan this year for COP29, the annual UN climate summit. The...
Nov 25, 2024 US: Changes to California climate disclosure rules By Elizabeth Raulston We have updated our client briefing on the Californian climate disclosure rules to reflect that fact that on 27 September 2024,...
Nov 21, 2024 EU: Climate transition risks alone are unlikely to threaten financial stability, according to ‘Fit-for-55’ climate stress test results By Premlata Fagan Stephen Clipsham Climate-related transition risks alone are unlikely to threaten the financial stability of the European Union but could lead to increased...
Nov 20, 2024 UK government consults on Green Taxonomy By Annamieke Cook Sara Feijao On 14 November, HM Treasury launched a consultation on a UK Green Taxonomy. The consultation closes on 6 February 2025. It is not yet...
Nov 20, 2024 The Linklaters Diversity Faculty: helping businesses navigate a safe legal path in challenging times By Laurie Ollivent Simon Kerr-Davis The Linklaters Diversity Faculty is a dedicated practice advising clients on the legal, regulatory and governance aspects of diversity,...
Nov 19, 2024 Greenwashing Outlook Conference: Legal & Regulatory Compliance and Risk Management Approaches By Peter Bevan Raza Naeem Rachel Barrett Julia Grothaus Daniella Strik Nikunj Kiri Victoria Hickman +4 more... Show less As Peter Bevan says, we look forward to seeing so many of you at our forthcoming Greenwashing conference, that we're co-hosting with...
Nov 19, 2024 COP29: first results By Gilly Hutchinson Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova COP29, the United Nations climate summit, started in Baku in Azerbaijan on 11 November 2024 and will run until 22 November. This COP has...
Nov 18, 2024 EU: the Platform Work Directive has been published By Jennifer Granado Aranzana Jada Bruccoleri The so-called Platform Work Directive (the “Directive”), which aims to regulate the rapidly expanding digital platform work sector, was...
Nov 18, 2024 UK: Regulating ESG ratings providers - Treasury responds to its consultation By Premlata Fagan The government has responded to its 2023 consultation on regulating ESG ratings providers, noting that there is strong support for the...
Nov 15, 2024 UK government announces package of reforms for sustainable finance in Mansion House speech By Stephen Clipsham The UK Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has used her first Mansion House speech (see here and here) on 14 November 2024 to announce a package...
Nov 14, 2024 EU: Transposition of the Women on Boards Directive into national law By Moira Guitart Jada Bruccoleri Nerea Martinez de Larramendi Fériel Aliouchouche Gema Noguera +2 more... Show less Introduction France and Spain have recently adopted the European Women on Boards Directive (the “WoB Directive”) into their national...