05 Jul, 2024 EU: CSDDD published in the Official Journal By James Marlow Julia Voskoboinikova The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD or CS3D) was published in the Official Journal of the EU on 5 July 2024 – see...
02 Jul, 2024 Investor ESG Litigation: Investors sue UK fashion retailer for £100m for allegedly misleading ESG disclosure under FSMA By James Hennah Cressida Shaw On 17 May 2024, institutional investors in Boohoo Group Plc, a UK-based fashion retail company (“Boohoo”), filed a claim against the...
02 Jul, 2024 Linklaters ESG Newsletter - July 2024 By Julia Voskoboinikova Gilly Hutchinson Sara Feijao Welcome to the global Linklaters ESG Newsletter. Each issue covers key developments in the UK, EU, US, Asia and globally on the full...
01 Jul, 2024 ESG horizon scanning: what in-house lawyers need to know for 2024 By Sara Feijao Rachel Barrett Kim Rybarczyk This article was first published on The In-House Lawyer - see: ESG horizon scanning: what to expect in 2024 - The In-House Lawyer...
26 Jun, 2024 France: two claims based on the duty of vigilance declared admissible By Jean-Charles Jaïs Claudia Cavicchioli Charlotte Peiffer Julie Esquenazi +1 more... Show less On 18 June 2024, for the first time, the Court of Appeal of Paris declared admissible two out of three claims based on the duty of...
19 Jun, 2024 EU Tracker: Which ESG proposals have been adopted and which are still outstanding? By Julia Voskoboinikova Sara Feijao Clelia Felix Claudia Skibniewski Alvarez +1 more... Show less NOTE: We update this tracker as when there are new developments. Last updated on 16 July 2024. On 6-9 June 2024, EU citizens voted to...
04 Jun, 2024 Linklaters ESG Newsletter - June 2024 By Julia Voskoboinikova Gilly Hutchinson Sara Feijao Welcome to the latest edition of the global Linklaters ESG Newsletter. Each issue covers key developments in the UK, EU, US, Asia and...
24 May, 2024 EU: The Council formally adopts the CSDDD By Julia Voskoboinikova On 24 May 2024, the Council of the European Union adopted the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD or CS3D) – see...
23 May, 2024 How companies can get to grips with ESG demands By Kim Rybarczyk Wilma Rix The following extract is taken from an article published on Sustainable Views (FT) – see How companies can get to grips with ESG demands...
13 May, 2024 Issues for Boards and Financial Sponsors 2024: ESG aspects By Wilma Rix Sara Feijao Each year we prepare a publication focussed on providing practical insights for Boards and GCs, and also for Financial Sponsors and their...
09 May, 2024 ESG Disputes Bulletin – May 2024 By Satindar Dogra David Thomas Charlotte Cartwright Tara Janus +1 more... Show less Welcome to the quarterly Linklaters ESG Disputes Bulletin. In this edition, we cover some of the key developments in contentious ESG...
09 May, 2024 Webinar recording: Deal on the EU CSDDD – A game changer for business and human rights By Sara Feijao Following a roller-coaster legislative process started in February 2022, the European Parliament adopted the Corporate Sustainability...
07 May, 2024 Linklaters ESG Newsletter - May 2024 By Gilly Hutchinson Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova Welcome to the latest edition of the global Linklaters ESG Newsletter. Each issue covers key developments in the UK, EU, US, Asia and...
24 Apr, 2024 EU: Parliament gives final approval for CSDDD By Sara Feijao Final vote in the European Parliament On 24 April 2024, the European Parliament formally adopted the Corporate Sustainability Due...
24 Apr, 2024 EU: Parliament gives final approval to forced labour ban By Julia Voskoboinikova Sara Feijao On 23 April 2024, the European Parliament formally adopted a new Regulation prohibiting products made with forced labour on the EU...
18 Apr, 2024 New EU legislation targets strategic lawsuits seeking to curtail public participation By Guillaume Croisant Sacha Vanderveken The Directive 2024/1069 of 11 April 2024 on protecting persons who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded or abusive...