13 Nov, 2024 UK: FRC consults on investor stewardship and long-term sustainable value By Wilma Rix On 11 November 2024, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) launched a consultation on its proposed updates to the UK Stewardship Code. ...
12 Nov, 2024 EU CS3D: Financial Services webinar recording on the due diligence obligation and the value chain By Raza Naeem Peter Bevan Rachel Barrett Guillaume Croisant Tom Cobbaert David Ballegeer Ngoc-Hong Ma Victoria Hickman Elizabeth Webb Terry Yiangou James Marlow +8 more... Show less We have kicked off a new CS3D webinar series focused on CS3D as it impacts the financial services. Listen to a recording of our first...
08 Nov, 2024 EU CSRD: EFRAG publishes draft Transition Plan Implementation Guidance By Julia Voskoboinikova On 4 November 2024, the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) held the first public meeting of the Sustainability Reporting...
08 Nov, 2024 ESMA CP on amendments to EU Prospectus regime – ESG proposals By Erin McKeown Catherine Wade Julia Bhatti Benedicte de Moras +1 more... Show less Background The EU Listing Act, which makes changes to the EU Prospectus Regulation (“EU PR”), is due to be published in the Official...
05 Nov, 2024 Linklaters ESG Newsletter - November 2024 By Sara Feijao Gilly Hutchinson Julia Voskoboinikova Welcome to the global Linklaters ESG Newsletter. Each issue covers key developments in the UK, EU, US, Asia and globally on the full...
04 Nov, 2024 UK: Transition Plan Taskforce concluded its work and published final report By Julia Voskoboinikova On 31 October 2024, the UK Transition Plan Taskforce (TPT) officially concluded its work and published a final report providing an...
04 Nov, 2024 UK: FCA provides SDR & investment labels pre-contractual disclosure examples By Premlata Fagan On 1st November, the FCA updated its Sustainability disclosure and labelling regime webpage to include a document providing illustrative...
31 Oct, 2024 EU CSDDD explained: lessons from the French Duty of Vigilance law By Sara Feijao The final episode in our EU CSDDD explained podcast series is now available for you to listen to here. In this concluding episode,...
29 Oct, 2024 Making the UK world-leading again: key recommendations from House of Lords Select Committee report on the Modern Slavery Act 2015 By James Marlow Jon Tan Fazila Naeem In October 2024, the House of Lords Select Committee on the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (MSA Committee) published its report, The Modern...
29 Oct, 2024 EU: ESMA announces materiality assessments and taxonomy to be enforcement priorities for 2025 corporate reports By Stephen Clipsham The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its annual European Common Enforcement Priorities statement for 2024...
21 Oct, 2024 Hong Kong SAR publishes voluntary code of conduct for ESG ratings and data products providers By Clara Hackney Gilly Hutchinson The Hong Kong Code of Conduct for ESG Ratings and Data Products Providers (the Code) was published on 3 October 2024. This is a voluntary...
18 Oct, 2024 Transition Finance Market Review provides blueprint for unlocking transition finance in the UK and globally By Sara Feijao In this blog post and accompanying video, we explore the final recommendations of the Transition Finance Market Review and what it means...
16 Oct, 2024 At a glance: UK Governance and Risk: Autumn 2024 By Wilma Rix The Autumn 2024 edition of our UK Governance and Risk guide summarises developments of interest over the past summer and early autumn,...
11 Oct, 2024 The CSRD entered into force in Italy By Marta Fusco The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) aims to fundamentally change the approach to sustainability reporting in the EU....
10 Oct, 2024 EU CSDDD explained: Impacts for non-EU companies and interaction with the German Supply Chain Act By James Marlow Elizabeth Raulston Gilly Hutchinson Julia Grothaus Kathrin Bauwens +2 more... Show less In this podcast series, we explore in bitesize format various aspects of the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)...
08 Oct, 2024 ICMA publishes paper on role of commercial paper in the sustainable finance market By Erin McKeown Catherine Wade On 7 October 2024, the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) released a paper exploring the development of the sustainable...