23 Apr, 2024 Japan consults on adopting its sustainability disclosure standards modelled on the ISSB standards By Yi Zhang On 29 March 2024, the Sustainability Standards Board of Japan (SSBJ) published exposure drafts of the sustainability disclosure standards...
11 Apr, 2024 Linklaters ESG Newsletter - April 2024 By Sara Feijao Gilly Hutchinson Julia Voskoboinikova Welcome to the latest edition of the global Linklaters ESG Newsletter. Each issue covers key developments in the UK, EU, US, Asia and...
09 Apr, 2024 UK TPT publishes final version of sector-specific guidance on climate transition plan disclosures, including for the financial sector By Sara Feijao The UK Transition Plan Taskforce (TPT) published its final recommendations on climate transition plan disclosures, along with...
09 Apr, 2024 EU Banking Package: Redlines of CRR and CRD By Kathrin Hafner The EU Banking Package is on the brink of completion, signalling a significant step forward in fortifying the robustness of EU banks. The...
05 Apr, 2024 SEC Voluntarily Stays Climate Disclosure Rules By Rachel Barrett Mike Bienenfeld Brad Caswell Jeffrey Cohen Doug Davison Lauren Bachtel Alexander Parkhouse +4 more... Show less On April 4, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) voluntarily stayed its climate-related disclosure rules pending...
04 Apr, 2024 Hong Kong SAR government issues vision statement on adoption of the ISSB standards By Gilly Hutchinson On 25 March 2024, Hong Kong’s Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (the FSTB) issued a vision statement outlining the Hong Kong...
29 Mar, 2024 Mandatory climate reporting for listed and large non-listed companies in Singapore By Joanne Wong Leon Ng On 28 February 2024, the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority of Singapore (ACRA) and the Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX...
28 Mar, 2024 US: The SEC’s Climate Disclosure Rules: detailed analysis By Rachel Barrett Mike Bienenfeld Brad Caswell Jeffrey Cohen Lauren Bachtel Alexander Parkhouse +3 more... Show less Although mandatory climate-related disclosure faces an uncertain road in the United States, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s...
25 Mar, 2024 US: Fifth Circuit Lifts Stay on SEC’s Climate Rules As Petition Moved to Eighth Circuit By Rachel Barrett Mike Bienenfeld Brad Caswell Jeffrey Cohen Doug Davison Lauren Bachtel +3 more... Show less The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has lifted its stay of the climate-related disclosures rules adopted by the U.S. Securities and...
19 Mar, 2024 UK reporting 2023/24 - recent developments and guidance for large unlisted companies and LLPs By Judy Pink Wilma Rix Sara Feijao We have published a new guide to help large unlisted UK companies and LLPs prepare their 2023/24 annual reports - click here to view the...
18 Mar, 2024 US: Fifth Circuit Stays the SEC’s Climate Rules By Mike Bienenfeld Brad Caswell Jeffrey Cohen Doug Davison Lauren Bachtel +2 more... Show less The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered a stay of the SEC’s climate-related disclosure rules in the lawsuit brought by Liberty...
13 Mar, 2024 EU horizon scanning: what happens to pending proposals in the lead up to the EU Parliament elections in June? By Claudia Skibniewski Alvarez Clelia Felix Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova +1 more... Show less 2024 marks a pivotal year for EU policy with the European Parliament election in June and the appointment of new Commission, which will...
13 Mar, 2024 UK: Lessons from Year 1 TCFD reporting - IA publishes insights & suggested actions for asset managers By Premlata Fagan The Investment Association (IA) has published a report focusing on key themes and challenges that have emerged from the first round of...
07 Mar, 2024 US SEC adopts scaled-back climate-related disclosure requirements By Mas Harntha Sara Feijao On 6 March 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted its long-awaited climate-related disclosure rules, which...
05 Mar, 2024 Linklaters ESG Newsletter - March 2024 By Julia Voskoboinikova Sara Feijao Gilly Hutchinson Welcome to the latest edition of the global Linklaters ESG Newsletter. Each issue covers key developments in the UK, EU, US, Asia and...
29 Feb, 2024 US: SEC to vote on climate disclosure rules on March 6 By Mas Harntha Nearly two years after the climate change disclosure rules were first proposed, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)...