8/6/2025 5:27:16 PM EU: EBA publishes no-action letter on application of ESG Pillar 3 disclosure requirements under EBA disclosure ITS By Clare Wiles Stephen Clipsham The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published a no-action letter (in the form of an Opinion) on the application of the ESG Pillar 3...
8/6/2025 10:00:42 AM EU CSRD: EFRAG publishes revised ESRS for public consultation By Julia Voskoboinikova On 31 July 2025, EFRAG published the revised Exposure Drafts of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) under the...
8/4/2025 3:21:29 PM Joint Committee on Human Rights publishes report on forced labour in UK supply chains By Charlotte Witney On 24 July 2025, the UK Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights (the “Committee”) published a report summarising the conclusions...
8/1/2025 1:54:42 PM European Commission adopts Recommendation on voluntary sustainability reporting for SMEs By Julia Voskoboinikova On 30 July 2025, the European Commission adopted a Recommendation on voluntary sustainability reporting for non-listed small and...
7/24/2025 12:22:51 PM Inter-American Court of Human Rights delivers Advisory Opinion on the obligations of States to respond to the climate emergency By Annamieke Cook Sarah Martin On 3 July 2025, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (the “Court”) issued its opinion on the obligations of States to respond to the...
7/15/2025 3:18:03 PM UK government scraps plans for Green Taxonomy By Stephen Clipsham HM Treasury has announced today that it has decided not to proceed with plans to develop a UK Green Taxonomy, a classification system to...
7/14/2025 4:17:35 PM EU CSRD: Commission adopts “quick-fix” Delegated Act postponing phased-in reporting requirements for “wave one” companies By Julia Voskoboinikova On 11 July 2025, the European Commission adopted a so-called “quick-fix” Delegated Act to postpone additional phased-in reporting...
7/8/2025 3:17:37 PM European Commission launches Roadmap towards Nature Credits By Claudia Harper On 7 July 2025, the European Commission launched the Roadmap towards Nature Credits (the “Roadmap”) which sets out, at a high level, the...
7/8/2025 12:55:36 PM EU: Commission takes next steps on the path to simplifying Taxonomy Reporting By Premlata Fagan Raza Naeem Rachel Barrett Julia Grothaus +1 more... Show less On 4 July, the European Commission adopted a delegated act aimed at simplifying the application of the EU Taxonomy and reducing the...
7/6/2025 9:09:08 AM EU: Commission proposes new 2040 climate target By Sara Feijao On 2 July 2025, the European Commission published a proposal to amend the existing European Climate Law so as to introduce a new climate...
7/4/2025 7:00:30 AM EU CSRD: Commission grants EFRAG an additional month to deliver simplified ESRS By Julia Voskoboinikova On 27 March 2025, the European Commission tasked EFRAG with simplifying the first set of European Sustainability Reporting Standards...
7/3/2025 1:34:31 PM EU: ESMA promotes clarity in sustainability-related communications By Premlata Fagan Stephen Clipsham ESMA has published a ‘Thematic note on clear, fair & not misleading sustainability-related claims’ to help promote clarity in...
7/1/2025 3:33:53 PM Linklaters ESG Newsletter - July 2025 By Julia Voskoboinikova Sara Feijao Gilly Hutchinson The July edition of our Global ESG Newsletter is now available and can be accessed here. Our July issue covers key developments on the...
7/1/2025 11:57:52 AM EU: ESMA review finds shortcomings in asset managers SFDR compliance and risk integration By Stephen Clipsham Premlata Fagan The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its final report following a Common Supervisory Action (CSA) carried...
6/30/2025 4:26:44 PM Insights from the "Global Trends in Climate Change Litigation: 2025 Snapshot" Report By Claudia Harper Sarah Martin Insights from the "Global Trends in Climate Change Litigation: 2025 Snapshot" Report On 25 June 2025, the Grantham Research Institute on...
6/30/2025 2:58:10 PM EU: Council agrees its negotiating position on the substantive changes to CSRD and CSDDD By Jon Tan Julia Voskoboinikova On 23 June 2025, the Council agreed its negotiating position (general approach) on the Requirements Proposal (see Council press release)....