16 Dec, 2024 EU Omnibus Regulation: what do we know so far? By Sara Feijao The new European Commission is expected to publish its Annual Work Programme for 2025 on 11 February 2025, which will outline key actions...
16 Dec, 2024 What does the new European Commission have in store for sustainability? By Sara Feijao The new European Commission started work on 1 December 2024. This marks the start of a new five-year mandate (December 2024 to October...
13 Dec, 2024 UK: Court of Appeal gives guidance on navigating complex mass environmental claims in Nigerian Oil Spill case By Meg Winton Faye Presland Rebecca Burton David Thomas +1 more... Show less On 6 December 2024, the Court of Appeal (the “Court”) published its reasons for orders made on 11 October 2024 in favour of the Claimants...
12 Dec, 2024 UK corporate reporting 2024/25: recent developments and guidance for listed companies By Judy Pink Wilma Rix Sara Feijao We have published our annual reporting guide for UK listed companies. The guide summarises recent developments and guidance from...
09 Dec, 2024 EU CS3D: Financial Services webinar recording on the transition plan requirement By Raza Naeem Dearbhla Cantwell Elliot Jack Tom Cobbaert Wahdana Bilal Victoria Hickman +3 more... Show less We have kicked off a new CS3D webinar series focused on the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D / CSDDD) as it...
04 Dec, 2024 EU Deforestation Regulation: Parliament and Council agree one-year delay By Sara Feijao On 3 December 2024, the European Parliament and Council reached a political agreement on a proposal to delay the implementation of the EU...
04 Dec, 2024 Spain – A step forward in implementing the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive By Alex Ferreres Mercedes Agreda Antonio Camara Spain’s highly anticipated parliamentary bill to implement the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) has now been...
03 Dec, 2024 Linklaters ESG Newsletter - December 2024 By Gilly Hutchinson Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova The December edition of our Global ESG Newsletter is now available and can be accessed here. Our December issue covers key developments...
02 Dec, 2024 UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (UK CBAM): What you need to know By Dearbhla Cantwell In December 2023, the UK government announced its intention to introduce a UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (“UK CBAM”) from January...
28 Nov, 2024 Implementation of the CSRD into Belgian law By Tom Cobbaert Today, 28 November 2024, the Belgian Parliament adopted in plenary meeting a law implementing the Corporate Sustainability Reporting...
27 Nov, 2024 Sustainability assurance: ISSA 5000 is published, European standards under development By Julia Voskoboinikova James Marlow New international standard On 12 November 2024, the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) published the...
26 Nov, 2024 COP29: what was decided and what does it mean in practice for business? By Sara Feijao Nearly 200 countries and thousands of attendees gathered in Baku, Azerbaijan this year for COP29, the annual UN climate summit. The...
25 Nov, 2024 US: Changes to California climate disclosure rules By Elizabeth Raulston We have updated our client briefing on the Californian climate disclosure rules to reflect that fact that on 27 September 2024,...
20 Nov, 2024 UK government consults on Green Taxonomy By Annamieke Cook Sara Feijao On 14 November, HM Treasury launched a consultation on a UK Green Taxonomy. The consultation closes on 6 February 2025. It is not yet...
19 Nov, 2024 Greenwashing Outlook Conference: Legal & Regulatory Compliance and Risk Management Approaches By Peter Bevan Raza Naeem Rachel Barrett Julia Grothaus Daniella Strik Nikunj Kiri Victoria Hickman +4 more... Show less As Peter Bevan says, we look forward to seeing so many of you at our forthcoming Greenwashing conference, that we're co-hosting with...
19 Nov, 2024 COP29: first results By Gilly Hutchinson Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova COP29, the United Nations climate summit, started in Baku in Azerbaijan on 11 November 2024 and will run until 22 November. This COP has...