05 Dec, 2022 EU Council reaches compromise on CSDDD By James Marlow After lengthy consideration and many discussions, the Council of the EU has now finalised its position on the Commission's draft of the...
27 Oct, 2022 German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act: new guidelines on complaint procedures By Julia Grothaus Kathrin Bauwens Mirjam Erb Lucas Marlow +1 more... Show less With every week, German and foreign in-scope companies push ahead with their preparations for the new, far-reaching obligations under the...
18 Oct, 2022 German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act: Authority publishes questionnaire on reporting obligations By Julia Grothaus Kathrin Bauwens Lucas Marlow The new German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (“Supply Chain Act”, “Act”) will enter into force in January 2023, and many German and...
12 Oct, 2022 EU Platform on Sustainable Finance finalises report on Taxonomy minimum safeguards By James Marlow The EU Platform on Sustainable Finance (PSF) has today (11 October) published its Final Report on Minimum Safeguards, to help companies...
03 Oct, 2022 Japan Publishes Human Rights Due Diligence Guidelines By Gilly Hutchinson Hirofumi Taba Sarah Martin Following a period of consultation, the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (“METI”) has now released its finalised...
15 Sep, 2022 EU proposal for a regulation to ban products made with forced labour - “Human rights are not for sale – at any price” By Bruno Garcia Da Silva Guillaume Croisant Jennifer Granado Aranzana On 14 September 2022, the European Commission (the “Commission”) published its long-awaited proposal for a regulation prohibiting...
01 Sep, 2022 ESG Summer School: new podcasts on TCFD for asset managers and human rights disclosures By Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova Gilly Hutchinson Welcome to the last installment in the Linklaters ESG Summer School 2022 dedicated to disclosure regimes across the globe. Each week over...
18 Aug, 2022 New guidelines for risk analyses under the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act By Julia Grothaus Kathrin Bauwens Mirjam Erb The new German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act will enter into force in 2023, and many German and foreign in-scope companies are currently...
27 Jul, 2022 EU: PSF draft report on minimum safeguards under Taxonomy Regulation By James Marlow On 11 July, the Platform on Sustainable Finance (“PSF”) published its long-awaited Draft Report on Minimum Safeguards – a crucial but...
30 Jun, 2022 The Bill of Rights: A new era for human rights and employment law? | EmploymentLinks | Linklaters By Louise Mason Take a look at this related cross-practice blog post.
07 Dec, 2021 EU sustainable corporate governance and human rights due diligence proposal delayed until early 2022 By Sara Feijao Rachel Barrett James Marlow Julia Grothaus Mirjam Erb +2 more... Show less We understand that the European Commission’s Sustainable Corporate Governance legislative proposal – which is expected to cover mandatory...
24 Nov, 2021 New German government supports comprehensive supply chain due diligence obligations By Julia Grothaus Mirjam Erb Whilst the discussions on sustainable corporate governance and supply chain due diligence continue at EU level and a proposal for a...
08 Nov, 2021 Diversity and inclusion - what's the difference?| EmploymentLinks | Linklaters By Gillian Boateng Take a look at this related cross-practice blog post.
27 Oct, 2021 Nominee shareholders responsible for human rights impacts of investees says UN By James Marlow With the preparations for COP26 in full swing and the headlines dominated on a daily basis by a new report telling the world how much...
27 Jul, 2021 Old dog, new tricks – Complaints under the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises By James Marlow In our latest briefing, we explore the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the National Contact Points (NCPs) for...
12 Jul, 2021 The UNGPs at 10: Taking stock and looking forward By James Marlow At age ten I was preparing to enter the scary world of senior school, going from my simple mathematics, science and English classes to...