4/23/2026 6:06:42 PM EU: Commission adopt RTS giving further clarity under the ESG Ratings Regulation By Premlata Fagan Stephen Clipsham On 21 April 2026, the European Commission adopted the following two draft Delegated Regulations supplementing Regulation 2024/3005 (known...
4/23/2026 5:01:46 PM ISSB to develop practice statement on nature disclosures rather than new standalone nature standard By Sara Feijao In April 2026, the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) announced that it will not to develop a standalone nature standard...
4/14/2026 4:46:18 PM EU: EBA supervisory reporting simplification: impact on ESG reporting By Stephen Clipsham On 10 April 2026, the European Banking Authority (EBA) launched a consultation on a comprehensive package of measures aimed at...
4/9/2026 9:22:03 AM EU: universal PFAS restriction process enters its decisive phase: SEAC draft Opinion published – public consultation open By Markus Appel Sebastian Meyn For several years, Member States and EU institutions have been working on an EU-wide so-called universal restriction for PFAS (per- and...
4/9/2026 6:13:14 AM Germany's Federal Court of Justice draws the line on corporate climate change liability By Julia Grothaus Markus Appel Kathrin Bauwens Mirjam Erb Sebastian Meyn +2 more... Show less Germany's Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof – BGH) dismissed two high-profile climate lawsuits brought against BMW and...
3/31/2026 10:09:39 AM New ESG Quick Guides for 2026 By Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova Gilly Hutchinson In our ESG Legal Outlook 2026, we identified a number of key trends that are likely to shape the sustainability regulatory landscape this...
3/26/2026 3:03:08 PM Webinar recording: What will California’s new law on climate disclosures (SB 253) mean for your organisation? By Sara Feijao California’s new SB 253 legislation introduces a comprehensive greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting regime that will require thousands of US...
3/25/2026 5:58:01 PM UK: Preparing for ESOS Phase 4 By James Marlow Claudia Harper The UK’s Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme ("ESOS") is an energy usage assessment scheme that requires in-scope organisations to audit...
3/24/2026 6:28:12 AM The Monetary Authority of Singapore publishes guidelines on transition planning for banks, asset managers and insurers By Gilly Hutchinson Elizabeth Webb On 5 March 2026, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) published Guidelines on Environmental Risk Management - Transition Planning...
3/20/2026 7:21:28 PM EU: Commission seeks feedback on revisions to simplify technical screening criteria under EU Taxonomy By Julia Voskoboinikova Stephen Clipsham The European Commission is inviting feedback on potential revisions to the criteria of the EU Taxonomy in order to make the framework...
3/19/2026 2:51:48 PM EU: Regulation on 2040 climate target published in the Official Journal of the EU By Julia Voskoboinikova On 18 March 2026, Regulation on the EU climate target for 2040 was published in the Official Journal of the EU. This marks the...
3/13/2026 2:23:00 PM EU: sustainability aspects of ESMA final report on the retail investor journey - understanding retail participation in capital markets By Premlata Fagan ESMA published a Call for Evidence (CfE) in May 2025 with the purpose of gathering input from stakeholders on key aspects of the investor...
3/12/2026 11:31:38 AM EU: ESAs to provide technical advice on the Taxonomy Disclosures Delegated Act By Stephen Clipsham The European Commission has issued a call for technical advice inviting the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) to develop technical...
3/12/2026 9:00:25 AM European Commission backs homegrown Small Modular Reactors to boost EU energy security By Bruno Garcia da Silva Pierre-Noé Milcamps On 10 March 2026, the European Commission published its Strategy for the development and deployment of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) in...
3/4/2026 5:04:21 PM European Commission publishes draft Industrial Accelerator Act By Bruno Garcia da Silva On 4 March 2026, the European Commission published its long-awaited proposal for a regulation establishing a framework of measures for...
3/3/2026 2:31:11 PM AGMs Update 2026: guide for UK listed companies By Wilma Rix Sara Feijao We have published a guide that summarises and comments on major developments relevant to UK listed companies preparing for AGMs in 2026 -...