8/4/2026 9:58:00 AM UK: Preparing for ESOS Phase 4 By James Marlow Claudia Harper The UK’s Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme ("ESOS") is an energy usage assessment scheme that requires in-scope organisations to audit...
7/29/2026 5:12:07 PM US: CARB Delays 2026 SB 253 Reporting Deadline, Opens Comment Period on Modified Regulation, and Previews 2027 Requirements By Lauren Bachtel Nteboheng Mokuena On July 21, 2026, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) previewed proposed SB 253 regulations for the 2027 reporting cycle, including...
7/28/2026 7:53:49 AM EU ETS: Commission publishes proposal for the revised Emissions Trading System By Chris Staples Prerna Handa Julia Voskoboinikova On 17 July 2026, the European Commission published its proposal for a revised EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), presented alongside a...
7/24/2026 2:47:04 PM Sustainability labelling for European data centres By Emma De Koster On 2 July 2026, the European Commission published a revised draft of its Delegated Regulation establishing a mandatory EU-wide...
7/24/2026 2:00:58 PM European Commission publishes Electrification Action Plan to make Europe the “first electro-powered continent” By Pierre-Noé Milcamps On 17 July 2026, the European Commission published its Electrification Action Plan, as part of a wider package that also includes a...
7/22/2026 7:10:44 PM EU Methane Regulation: Commission adopts recommendations on compliance and penalties By Julia Voskoboinikova On 20 July 2026, the European Commission adopted two recommendations to guide EU Member States on compliance solutions and the penalties...
7/15/2026 2:24:48 PM Podcast: PFAs litigation landscape in the US, EU and UK By Sara Feijao In this podcast, Satindar Dogra, Elizabeth Raultson, Anke Krause and Sarah Martin discuss what the PFAs litigation landscape in the US,...
7/15/2026 8:03:44 AM EU Deforestation Regulation: Commission adopts Delegated Act on product scope and Implementing Act on the Information System By Pierre-Noé Milcamps Bruno Garcia da Silva On 13 July 2026, the European Commission adopted a Delegated Act amending Annex I to the EU Deforestation Regulation (“EUDR”) and an...
7/14/2026 3:58:53 PM UK Governance & Risk: A mid-year overview for UK listed and private companies By Wilma Rix We have published the following two guides, which summarise some of the major governance and reporting related developments from the...
7/9/2026 12:12:14 PM EU: CPC Network publishes Common Understanding on enforcement of “old stock situations” under the Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition (EmpCo) Directive By Alexia Kaztaridou On 30 June 2026, the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Network - which is the network of national consumer protection authorities -...
7/7/2026 10:42:30 AM ESG newsletter - July 2026 By Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova Gilly Hutchinson Welcome to the latest edition of the Linklaters global ESG Newsletter. This issue covers key developments from June 2026 - in the UK, EU,...
7/6/2026 3:51:11 PM ISO consults on draft international net zero standard By Annamieke Cook On 17 June 2026, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) launched a 12-week public consultation on its draft net zero...
7/6/2026 3:00:56 PM UK government to introduce mandatory due diligence regime targeting deforestation in supply chains By Sara Feijao The government has announced plans to introduce a mandatory due diligence regime targeting deforestation in supply chains (also known as...
7/6/2026 2:27:33 PM EU CSRD: Commission adopts revised ESRS and voluntary reporting standard By Julia Voskoboinikova On 3 July 2026, the European Commission adopted two Delegated Acts comprising the revised European Sustainability Reporting Standards...
7/2/2026 2:16:00 PM Webinar recording: financial services focus on the EU's Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition Directive By Victoria Hickman Elliot Jack Raza Naeem Victoria McGowan +1 more... Show less Recently we delivered a webinar which explained the scope and substance of the EU's Directive on Empowering Consumers for the Green...
6/26/2026 1:06:00 PM UN urges States to adopt ICJ's 2025 advisory opinion on climate change obligations By Sarah Martin Magdalena Chajdukowska On 20 May 2026, the UN General Assembly passed a resolution urging States to adopt the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) 2025...