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 -...
3/3/2026 2:22:41 PM UK corporate reporting 2025/26 – recent developments and guidance for large unlisted companies and LLPs By Judy Pink Sara Feijao We have published our annual reporting guide for UK large unlisted companies and LLPs. The guide aims to help large unlisted UK...
3/3/2026 11:17:46 AM ESG Newsletter – March 2026 By Sara Feijao Gilly Hutchinson Julia Voskoboinikova Welcome to the latest edition of the Linklaters global ESG Newsletter. This issue covers key developments from February 2026 - in the...
3/2/2026 10:43:23 AM UK: FCA sets out examples of good and poor practice for using Sustainability Disclosure Requirement labels By Stephen Clipsham Premlata Fagan Raza Naeem Elliot Jack +1 more... Show less The Financial Conduct Authority has published the findings and examples of good and poor practice of firms using sustainability labels...
2/27/2026 2:53:33 PM UK: Government publishes final versions of UK SRS By Sara Feijao On 25 February 2026, the Department for Business and Trade published the final versions of the UK Sustainability Reporting Standards ("UK...
2/26/2026 2:31:41 PM EU Omnibus I Directive published in the Official Journal of the EU By Julia Voskoboinikova The Directive (EU) 2026/470 on the changes to the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the Corporate Sustainability...
2/25/2026 3:54:59 PM EU Prospectus Regulation: Commission draft Delegated Regulation on disclosures for ESG bonds By Erin McKeown Catherine Wade Julia Bhatti Background The EU Listing Act, amending the EU Prospectus Regulation (“EU PR”), entered into force in December 2024. However, certain...
2/23/2026 2:21:28 PM Trump Administration Repeals GHG Endangerment Finding and Vehicle Emission Standards By Lauren Bachtel Vaishali Gaur On 12 February 2026, President Trump and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule rescinding the 2009...
2/20/2026 10:36:39 AM EU regulators express their views on revised ESRS under CSRD By Julia Voskoboinikova In December 2025, EFRAG published revised European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) following the European Commission's “Omnibus...
2/16/2026 2:24:56 PM EU ESPR: Commission adopts final acts on unsold consumer product destruction and disclosure By Julia Voskoboinikova On 9 February 2026, the European Commission published the final versions of two key implementing acts under the Ecodesign for Sustainable...
2/12/2026 6:18:11 PM The Hamburg Declaration: a step closer to large-scale offshore wind integration in the North Sea By Jessica Hargreaves The Hamburg Declaration, signed in January 2026 by nine North Sea nations, represents an exciting opportunity for cross-border offshore...
2/12/2026 1:23:51 PM EU Forced Labour Regulation: Commission seeks feedback on implementation guidelines and rules on regulators’ information system By Pierre-Noé Milcamps Bruno Garcia da Silva The EU Forced Labour Regulation (FLR) is entering into application on 14 December 2027. The European Commission is required to publish...
2/2/2026 8:29:04 PM Hong Kong Cross-Agency Steering Group announces strategic priorities for 2026-2028 By Gilly Hutchinson The Green and Sustainable Finance Cross-Agency Steering Group (the Steering Group) has set out its strategic priorities for 2026-2028 to...
2/2/2026 9:46:11 AM UK SRS: FCA proposes mandatory climate disclosures from 2027, except for Scope 3 emissions, for which it is "comply-or-explain" from 2028 By Premlata Fagan Having indicated in its regulatory initiatives grid that it would consult on disclosure requirements for UK listed companies in January...
1/27/2026 12:35:56 PM More steps forward in a key year for the EU ESG Rating Regulation: processes for fees and fines By Victoria Hickman Raza Naeem Premlata Fagan Stephen Clipsham Clare Wiles Elliot Jack +3 more... Show less We are now in the go-live year for the EU's ESG Rating Regulation (ERR): 2 July 2026 Date of application of the ERR.2 August...