10/27/2025 5:06:32 PM EU CBAM simplification: what has changed for importers? By Sebastian Meyn Markus Appel The EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is about to be fully implemented. Designed as a climate mitigation instrument to prevent...
10/22/2025 6:46:38 PM EU: Omnibus I Requirements Proposal – Parliamentary vote outcome By James Marlow Julia Voskoboinikova Sara Feijao The Requirements proposal (which makes substantive amendments to the CSRD and CSDDD) today experienced a significant procedural setback...
10/22/2025 9:19:16 AM EU: Commission publishes proposal with targeted changes to Deforestation Regulation By Sara Feijao On 21 October 2025, the European Commission published a proposal for targeted changes to the EU Deforestation Regulation (“EUDR”) – see:...
10/16/2025 5:33:14 PM Linklaters Global Guide to ESG: Key Issues for Real Estate By Sara Feijao ESG remains firmly on the agenda for the real estate sector—with investors and lenders worldwide navigating ever-evolving laws and...
10/16/2025 12:57:18 PM EU: ESMA publish Final RTS under ESG Ratings Regulation By Premlata Fagan ESMA has published its Final Report on technical standard under the ESG Rating Regulation (“ERR”). These will be important RTS for any...
10/15/2025 3:17:42 PM EU: Parliament JURI Committee approves its negotiating position on Omnibus changes to CSRD and CSDDD By Julia Voskoboinikova James Marlow Jon Tan On 13 October 2025, the Legal Affairs Committee of the European Parliament (also known as the JURI Committee) approved its report on the...
10/15/2025 1:28:33 PM California Climate Disclosure Laws: CARB extends rulemaking timeline to Q1 2026 after publishing draft guidance and reporting template for GHG emissions By Kim Rybarczyk Victoria Costa Extended rulemaking timeline On 14 October 2025, the California Air Resources Board (“CARB”) posted a notice “proposing an updated...
10/9/2025 11:54:30 AM European Commission delays Level 2 acts in sustainable finance legislation By Julia Voskoboinikova Sara Feijao Erin McKeown Premlata Fagan +1 more... Show less On 6 October 2025, the European Commission published a letter from the Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services...
10/7/2025 2:54:43 PM Linklaters ESG Newsletter - October 2025 By Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova Gilly Hutchinson The October edition of our Global ESG Newsletter is now available and can be accessed here. Our October issue covers key developments on...
10/3/2025 9:47:46 AM California Climate Disclosure Laws: CARB publishes draft guidance on climate-related financial risk reporting and preliminary list of reporting/covered entities By Kim Rybarczyk Victoria Costa Draft guidance On 2 September 2025, the California Air Resources Board (“CARB”) published draft guidance on the Greenhouse Gases:...
10/2/2025 6:08:43 PM ESG Disputes Bulletin – October 2025 By Matt Dodd Welcome to the latest edition of the quarterly Linklaters ESG Disputes Bulletin. This issue covers key developments in contentious ESG...
10/1/2025 4:26:12 PM EU: Revised Waste Framework Directive to cater for food and textile waste published in the OJEU By Julia Voskoboinikova Sara Feijao The EU is making changes to the 2008 Waste Framework Directive to cater for waste from the food and textile sectors. Directive (EU)...
10/1/2025 11:05:28 AM Additional new quick guides on key sustainability disclosure regimes By Sara Feijao Gilly Hutchinson Julia Voskoboinikova Premlata Fagan +1 more... Show less We have published the following new quick guides on key sustainability disclosure regimes: Transition plansEU Taxonomy Regulation:...
9/30/2025 10:49:10 AM Quick Guide: Key Sustainability Disclosure Regimes: Hong Kong SAR: Climate disclosure rules under Hong Kong Listing Rules By Gilly Hutchinson Terri Poon Linklaters has a series of Quick Guides that provide an overview of key sustainability disclosure regimes in the UK, EU and other...
9/30/2025 10:48:41 AM Quick Guide: Key Sustainability Disclosure Regimes: Singapore: Mandatory climate reporting regime By Joanne Wong Leon Ng Gilly Hutchinson Linklaters has a series of Quick Guides that provide an overview of key sustainability disclosure regimes in the UK, EU and other...
9/30/2025 10:48:17 AM Quick Guide: Key Sustainability Disclosure Regimes: Japan: Sustainability disclosure standards By Yi Zhang Gilly Hutchinson Linklaters has a series of Quick Guides that provide an overview of key sustainability disclosure regimes in the UK, EU and other...