18 Jul, 2024 Insights from the "Global Trends in Climate Change Litigation: 2024 Snapshot" Report By Alexia Kaztaridou Annamieke Cook On 27 June 2024, the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment published its sixth annual ‘Global Trends in...
17 Jul, 2024 UK: King’s Speech 2024: Bills most relevant to the green and net zero agenda By Sara Feijao On 17 July 2024, the new Labour government unveiled the list of Bills (primary legislation) it intends to introduce in Parliament, with...
17 Jul, 2024 Revised Industrial Emissions Directive published in the Official Journal of the EU By Julia Voskoboinikova Directive (EU) 2024/1785 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 April 2024 amending Directive 2010/75/EU of the European...
17 Jul, 2024 Official publication of the EU Regulation on the reduction of methane emissions in the energy sector By Julia Voskoboinikova On 15 July 2024, the Regulation (EU) 2024/1787 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on the reduction of methane...
17 Jul, 2024 Net Zero Industry Act published in the Official Journal of the EU By Julia Voskoboinikova Regulation (EU) 2024/1735 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on establishing a framework of measures for...
16 Jul, 2024 UK: Supreme Court decision rules that the grant of planning permission for oil wells in Surrey was unlawful for failing to assess scope 3 emissions By Tara Janus Matt Dodd On 20 June 2024, the Supreme Court handed down its long-awaited decision in R (Finch) v Surrey County Council [2024] UKSC 20. A majority...
11 Jul, 2024 New Labour government: is the UK back in the race to net zero? By Sara Feijao The national election on 4 July 2024 ushered in a new Labour government in a landslide vote after 14 years of a Conservative government. ...
10 Jul, 2024 UK & EU: Sustainable Finance Sources - survival guide By Premlata Fagan It can be hard to find in one place the legal, regulatory and industry sources you need when navigating the fast-moving and...
08 Jul, 2024 Navigating the new Ecodesign Regulation: practical implications for companies By Dr Rupert Bellinghausen Alex Ferreres Kathrin Bauwens Mirjam Erb +1 more... Show less As a cornerstone of the EU's Green Deal and its Circular Economy Action Plan, the new Ecodesign Regulation for Sustainable Products...
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...
27 Jun, 2024 EU: Council adopts negotiating position on the Green Claims Directive By Kathrin Bauwens Mirjam Erb Iyes Igiehon Alexia Kaztaridou +1 more... Show less 17 June 2024 marked a significant milestone in the EU’s fight against greenwashing, as the Council adopted its negotiating position (also...
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...
24 Jun, 2024 Stocktake of the EU Taxonomy in action By Erin McKeown Catherine Wade Earlier this month the European Commission published a factsheet evidencing the market’s uptake of the EU Taxonomy. The results (gleaned...