18 Mar, 2024 EU Parliament adopts first reading position on the Green Claims Directive By Iyes Igiehon Kerry Liebenberg Julia Voskoboinikova On 12 March 2024, the European Parliament adopted its first reading position (i.e. its negotiating position) on the proposed Directive on...
05 Mar, 2024 Linklaters ESG Newsletter - March 2024 By Julia Voskoboinikova Sara Feijao Gilly Hutchinson Welcome to the latest edition of the global Linklaters ESG Newsletter. Each issue covers key developments in the UK, EU, US, Asia and...
23 Feb, 2024 Political agreement reached on the first EU-level certification framework for carbon removals By Chris Staples Julia Voskoboinikova In the early morning of 20 February 2024, the European Parliament and the Council reached a provisional political agreement on the Carbon...
29 Jan, 2024 EU: Parliament adopts Directive on greenwashing and new consumer rights to promote sustainable products By Sara Feijao On 17 January 2024, the European Parliament adopted a Directive on Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition (see press release and...
19 Dec, 2023 COP28: what was decided and what does it mean in practice for business? By Sara Feijao Nearly 200 countries and over 80,0000 attendees gathered in Dubai this year for COP28, the annual UN climate summit. The two-week...
27 Nov, 2023 Proposal for EU certification framework for carbon removals can now proceed to trilogues By Julia Voskoboinikova On 21 November 2023, the European Parliament agreed its negotiating position on a Commission Proposal for a new EU certification...
08 Nov, 2023 Linklaters ESG Newsletter - November 2023 By Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova Gilly Hutchinson Welcome to the global Linklaters ESG Newsletter. Each issue covers key developments in the UK, EU, US, Asia, and globally on the full...
30 Oct, 2023 Final regulations published for the China Certified Emission Reduction Scheme By Karen Lam Jenny Wong On 19 October 2023, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People’s Republic of China (MEE) and the State Administration for...
05 Sep, 2023 Linklaters ESG Newsletter - September 2023 By Sara Feijao Gilly Hutchinson Julia Voskoboinikova Welcome to the global Linklaters ESG Newsletter. Each issue covers key developments in the UK, EU, US, Asia, and globally on the full...
19 Jul, 2023 One step closer to re-launching the China Certified Emission Reduction Scheme By Karen Lam Chris Staples Gilly Hutchinson Wayne Huang +1 more... Show less After a six-year hiatus in the trading of voluntary emission reduction under the China Certified Emission Reduction Scheme (CCER),...
04 Jul, 2023 Linklaters ESG Newsletter - July 2023 By Gilly Hutchinson Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova Welcome to the global Linklaters ESG Newsletter. Each issue covers key developments in the UK, EU, US, Asia, Middle East and globally on...
03 Jul, 2023 VCMI launches Claims Code of Practice to enhance integrity in the use of carbon credits and associated claims By Dearbhla Cantwell Carina Heidrich On 28 June 2023, the Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (“VCMI”) launched its new Claims Code of Practice (the “Claims Code”),...
28 Jun, 2023 Is greenhushing the solution to greenwashing? UK advertising regulator says ‘no’ By Sara Feijao There has been a spate of decisions recently by the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) in respect of misleading green claims,...
09 Jun, 2023 OECD announces updates to Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct By James Marlow The OECD yesterday launched a revised version of its Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct, 12 years...
31 Mar, 2023 UK Green Day: key takeaways on net zero By Sara Feijao The UK government’s “Green Day” or “Energy Security Day” finally landed on 30 March 2023, with a raft of key announcements on green...
31 Mar, 2023 Mobilising Green Investment: The UK Government’s 2023 Green Finance Strategy By Raza Naeem Vanessa Havard-Williams Rachel Barrett Premlata Fagan +1 more... Show less The UK government sees huge opportunities for the UK’s financial and professional services industry in the global transition to a...