5/28/2025 12:54:34 PM EU Omnibus Tracker: simplification of sustainability rules By Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova Welcome to the Linklaters EU Omnibus Tracker where we track key developments in the EU's efforts to simplify existing sustainability...
5/19/2025 3:44:31 PM B Lab updates B Corp certification requirements and makes significant changes By Iyes Igiehon Dearbhla Cantwell After over three years of consultation and development, B Lab (the non-profit network and administrator of B Corp certification) recently...
5/15/2025 12:05:00 PM Webinar recording: Another step forward for the EU’s ESG Ratings Regulation By Raza Naeem Victoria Hickman Getting ready for the application the ESG Ratings Regulation from the middle of 2026, the EU regulators are now filling in the detail....
5/13/2025 1:23:36 PM EU Stop-the-Clock Directive transposition tracker By Victoria Hickman Julia Grothaus Raza Naeem Rachel Barrett David Ballegeer Ngoc-Hong Ma Tom Cobbaert Xu Wang Stephen Clipsham Benoit Martin Emilie Rochat +8 more... Show less As part of the EU Commission’s so-called “Omnibus package”, the “Stop-the-Clock” Directive was published in the Official Journal of the...
5/13/2025 8:20:24 AM EU: ESMA consults on rules for ESG rating providers with important details for those seeking authorisation By Elizabeth Webb ESMA has published its consultation paper on draft RTS under the ESG Rating Regulation (“ERR”). These will be important RTS for any...
5/6/2025 5:44:49 PM Linklaters ESG Newsletter - May 2025 By Sara Feijao Gilly Hutchinson Julia Voskoboinikova 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...
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 launches 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...
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 1:29:58 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...
4/17/2025 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...
4/14/2025 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...
4/9/2025 4:58:09 PM EU: ESMA makes recommendations to simplify ESG disclosure rules for benchmark administrators By Raza Naeem Stephen Clipsham The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today its final report on the outcome of its Common Supervisory Action...