Linklaters ESG Newsletter - May 2025

The May edition of our Global ESG Newsletter is now available and can be accessed here.

Our May issue covers key developments on the full range of ESG topics from April 2025, including:

• EU Omnibus
• Disclosure & reporting
• Sustainable finance
• Climate change & environment
• Human rights
• Greenwashing
• DEI & employment
• Regional specific developments for Asia and U.S. 

This month's highlights include:

• EU: Latest developments on Omnibus package
• EU: European Commission launches call for evidence to simplify SFDR
• UK: Forthcoming consultations on sustainability disclosure and transition plan requirements
• UK: PRA consults on updates to Supervisory Statement 3/19 on climate change
• UK: Government publishes updated guidance on modern slavery reporting

Featured content:

Issues for Boards 2025: Is ESG dead? Far from it: Each year we prepare a publication focussed on providing practical insights for Boards and GCs on emerging issues that we expect to be topical in the coming months. 

In our ESG section “Is ESG dead? Far from it”, we cover the following themes:

• EU: Simplification but overall ambition remains
• US: Federal rollbacks vs. state-level initiatives
• UK: Accelerating the clean energy agenda
• Implications for businesses and key points to help guide your oversight of sustainability strategies in the evolving ESG landscape

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