5/2/2025 4:14:00 PM Global: FMSB finalises Statement of Good Practice to support more consistent governance of sustainability-linked products By Raza Naeem The Financial Markets Standards Board (FMSB) has published its final Statement of Good Practice on the governance of...
5/2/2025 4:01:15 PM EU: European Commission launch Call for Evidence to simplify SFDR By Raza Naeem Stephen Clipsham The European Commission has published a Call for Evidence today to help form an impact assessment on a revision of the Sustainable...
5/1/2025 1:42:40 PM UK PRA Consultation Paper on managing climate-related risks: enhancements to expectations, not new rules By Rachel Barrett Raza Naeem Victoria Hickman What has been published? On 30 April 2025, the PRA published a Consultation Paper (CP10/25) proposing the replacement of its existing...
4/29/2025 4:36:00 PM UK: FCA delays the publication of the final rules on applying SDR to portfolio management By Stephen Clipsham [UPDATE 29/04/2025: The FCA has updated its website to confirm its view (following further consideration of feedback from CP24/8) that...
4/29/2025 1:54:54 PM The energy and climate politics of the German coalition agreement: Having the cake and eating it, too? By Ruth Losch Sebastian Meyn In the energy sector, the coalition agreement between the Christian Democratic Party (CDU) and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) fulfils...
4/29/2025 1:29:58 PM EU CSRD: EFRAG agrees work plan to revise ESRS By Julia Voskoboinikova Sara Feijao On 25 April 2025, EFRAG announced that it has officially submitted to the European Commission its work plan outlining the steps it will...
4/24/2025 4:03:56 PM The German coalition agreement: opportunities and challenges for ESG management By Julia Grothaus Julia MacDonald Mirjam Erb On 9 April 2025, the German parties CDU/CSU and SPD presented their coalition agreement for the new legislative period. Pending approval...
4/22/2025 1:44:06 PM EU: Commission publishes new guidance and draft Delegated Act to simplify due diligence requirements under Deforestation Regulation By Pierre-Noé Milcamps On 15 April 2025, the European Commission published new guidance documents and a draft Delegated Act on the EU Deforestation Regulation...
4/17/2025 2:53:59 PM Issues for Boards 2025: Is ESG dead? Far from it By Bernice Dunsmuir Sara Feijao Each year we prepare a publication focussed on providing practical insights for Boards and GCs on emerging issues that we expect to be...
4/17/2025 11:54:47 AM UK: CEO of Advertising Standards Authority shares tips on avoiding greenwashing By Annamieke Cook The CEO of the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), Guy Parker, spoke about common greenwashing pitfalls in recent years and...
4/17/2025 11:42:22 AM UK: ‘Context is key’ according to new greenwashing rulings from advertising regulator in respect of oil & gas companies and banks By Annamieke Cook On 9 April 2025, the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) handed down several new rulings on adverts for low carbon investments by...
4/16/2025 3:13:38 PM UK: What’s on the ESG horizon for financial services? By Sara Feijao Stephen Clipsham The UK financial services regulators have updated their Regulatory Initiatives Grid for April 2025 setting out the UK regulatory pipeline...
4/16/2025 2:19:53 PM EU: Omnibus "Stop-the-Clock" Directive published in Official Journal of the EU By Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova The “Stop-the-Clock” Directive was published in the Official Journal of the EU on 16 April 2025 - see here. Member States must...
4/15/2025 12:48:30 PM H2Global Update: German Hintco Prepares First Resale and Second Import Tender for Renewable Hydrogen By Ruth Losch Maximilian Volmar The German H2Global foundation is advancing its mission to kick-off the renewable hydrogen industry by acting as a market maker for...
4/15/2025 10:46:59 AM Super-batteries – a look at Ofgem’s new cap and floor regime By Maryam Adamji On 8 April 2025, Ofgem opened the first application window to long duration energy storage projects for the new cap and floor regime. 1....
4/14/2025 2:45:22 PM EU: Council formally adopted Omnibus Stop-the-Clock proposal By Julia Voskoboinikova Today, 14 April 2025, the Council formally adopted the so-called “Stop-the-Clock” Directive – see the press release. The...