May 31, 2024 New French framework for informal antitrust guidance on sustainability projects By Pierre Zelenko Maëlys Duval Victoria Vickers On 27 May 2024, the French Competition Authority published its final notice on informal guidance on sustainability. The notice aims to...
May 30, 2024 EU: ESMA identifies areas for improvement in firms’ sustainability claims in marketing communications By Premlata Fagan In 2023, ESMA launched a Common Supervisory Action (CSA) and mystery shopping exercise (MSE) on the application of disclosure...
May 30, 2024 More than 20 jurisdictions in the process of adopting ISSB standards By Sara Feijao Countries adopting ISSB standards According to the IFRS Foundation, which is responsible for the International Sustainability Standards...
May 30, 2024 Hong Kong publishes draft voluntary code of conduct for ESG ratings and data products providers By Clara Hackney Gilly Hutchinson The global trend towards the supervision and regulation of ESG-related metrics continues. Following Singapore’s code of conduct for ESG...
May 29, 2024 ‘Nimble and pragmatic regime” needed to unlock transition finance By Vanessa Havard-Williams Sara Feijao This article first appeared in Responsible Investment - Comment: 'Nimble and pragmatic regime' needed to unlock transition finance...
May 29, 2024 UK: High Court rules approval of government’s Carbon Budget Delivery Plan was unlawful, in sequel to 2022 decision By Matt Dodd On 3 May 2024, the English High Court found, for a second time, that the process by which the government’s climate change plans were...
May 29, 2024 France: NGOs and individuals file a criminal complaint against major French energy company’s directors and main shareholders By Claudia Cavicchioli Charlotte Peiffer Julie Esquenazi On 21 May 2024, three NGOs and eight individuals filed a criminal complaint with the Paris public prosecution office, targeting the board...
May 28, 2024 European Solar Charter: last call for European industry By Alessandro Gemmo This article was first published on RivistaEnergia.it – see Carta solare europea: ultima chiamata per l'industria europea...
May 28, 2024 New EU Green Bond Regulation Hub By Catherine Wade With just over 6 months to go before the first issuer will be able to use the EU’s new ‘gold standard’ label for green EU Taxonomy...
May 24, 2024 EU: The Council formally adopts the CSDDD By Julia Voskoboinikova On 24 May 2024, the Council of the European Union adopted the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD or CS3D) – see...
May 24, 2024 EU: Critical Raw Materials Act came into force By Fanny Mahler Aymeric Voisin Thibaud Troublaïewitch Noémie Lisbonis Boyer +1 more... Show less 23 May 2024 marked the entry into force of the Critical Raw Materials Act (“CRMA”). At present, the EU relies almost exclusively on...
May 23, 2024 New French anti-greenwashing guidelines: "dos and don’ts" to avoid misleading green advertising By Charlotte Peiffer Claudia Cavicchioli Julie Esquenazi In April 2024, the French Agency for Ecological Transition, ADEME, published an updated version of its Anti-Greenwashing Guide (initially...
May 23, 2024 How companies can get to grips with ESG demands By Kim Rybarczyk Wilma Rix The following extract is taken from an article published on Sustainable Views (FT) – see How companies can get to grips with ESG demands...
May 17, 2024 Hong Kong Monetary Authority publishes sustainable finance taxonomy By Clara Hackney Gilly Hutchinson On 3 May 2024, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) published the Hong Kong Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance (the Hong Kong Taxonomy)....
May 16, 2024 UK government sets out next steps on SDR implementation By Stephen Clipsham The UK government has published an update setting out the next steps of implementing the UK Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR)....
May 14, 2024 ESG podcast series for clients in France By Francois April Géric Clomes Veronique Delaittre Bart Fleuren Eleonore Hannezo Maria Mitaeva Claudia Cavicchioli Pierre Sikorav Fériel Aliouchouche Benedicte de Moras Jihane Guyot Leïla Megdoud Emilie Rochat Maëlys Duval +11 more... Show less The Linklaters team in our Paris office have produced a series of podcasts on various ESG topics for clients in France. The podcasts...