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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 +8 more...

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 6:16:40 PM

EU: a quick read of "ESMA's Guidelines on enforcement [meaning "supervision" in this case!] of sustainability information" to help issuers get it right

By Victoria Hickman Raza Naeem

Enforcement = Supervision! The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has delivered final guidelines under the CSRD to ensure...

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...

5/1/2025 1:42:40 PM

UK PRA consultation on managing climate-related risks: not new rules but explicit enhancements and clarifications of expectations nonetheless

By Rachel Barrett Raza Naeem Victoria Hickman

What has been published? On 30 April 2025, the PRA published a Consultation Paper (CP10/25) proposing the replacement of its existing...

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