Linklaters - Sustainable Futures

4/27/2026 4:52:58 PM

Landmark French ruling finds cosmetics company liable for failing in its duty of vigilance

By Iyes Igiehon Claudia Cavicchioli

The Paris Judicial Court has delivered a landmark judgment against the Yves Rocher Group ("YRG"), a French cosmetics company, finding it...

4/27/2026 2:10:03 PM

By Bruno Garcia da Silva Pierre-Noé Milcamps

On 22 April 2026, the European Commission published its AccelerateEU – Energy Union: Affordable and Secure Energy through Accelerated...

4/23/2026 6:06:42 PM

By Premlata Fagan Stephen Clipsham

On 21 April 2026, the European Commission adopted the following two draft Delegated Regulations supplementing Regulation 2024/3005 (known...

4/23/2026 5:01:46 PM

By Sara Feijao

In April 2026, the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) announced that it will not to develop a standalone nature standard...

4/23/2026 4:31:41 PM

By Sebastian Meyn Lena Blaske James Marlow +2 more...

Linklaters has a series of Quick Guides that provide an overview of key sustainability regimes in the UK, EU and other jurisdictions....

4/14/2026 4:46:18 PM

By Stephen Clipsham

On 10 April 2026, the European Banking Authority (EBA) launched a consultation on a comprehensive package of measures aimed at...

4/9/2026 9:22:03 AM

By Markus Appel Sebastian Meyn

For several years, Member States and EU institutions have been working on an EU-wide so-called universal restriction for PFAS (per- and...

4/9/2026 6:13:14 AM

By Julia Grothaus Markus Appel Kathrin Bauwens +2 more...

Germany's Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof – BGH) dismissed two high-profile climate lawsuits brought against BMW and...

4/8/2026 10:08:23 AM

By Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova Gilly Hutchinson

Welcome to the latest edition of the Linklaters global ESG Newsletter. This issue covers key developments from March 2026 - in the UK,...