5/6/2026 4:52:24 PM EU CSRD: revised ESRS and ESRS for voluntary use published for consultation By Julia Voskoboinikova Preeya Russell Aileen Buchanan On 6 May 2026, the European Commission launched two consultations: consultation on the revised European Sustainability Reporting...
5/6/2026 9:50:20 AM EU: EUDR Simplification Report lands alongside updated Guidance and FAQs By James Marlow On 4 May 2026, the European Commission published its Simplification Report in relation to the EU Deforestation Regulation (“EUDR”). The...
5/5/2026 11:26:35 AM ESG Newsletter – May 2026 By Julia Voskoboinikova Sara Feijao Gilly Hutchinson Welcome to the latest edition of the Linklaters global ESG Newsletter. This issue covers key developments from April 2026 - in the UK,...
5/4/2026 11:00:12 AM France announces roadmap for transitioning away from fossil fuels By Claudia Cavicchioli On 28 April 2026, France announced a national roadmap with explicit end‑of-consumption targets for coal (by 2030), oil (by 2045) and...
4/30/2026 12:38:22 PM Issues for Boards 2026: Governing sustainability risk in a complex world By Rachel Barrett Iyes Igiehon Bernice Dunsmuir Each year Linklaters prepares a publication providing practical insights for Boards and GCs on emerging issues that we expect to be...
4/29/2026 10:11:20 AM UK: call to join an FCA ESG ratings reporting pilot By Victoria Hickman Raza Naeem Clare Wiles Elliot Jack +1 more... Show less Opportunity to join a reporting pilotThe FCA has invited ESG rating providers to participate in a pilot scheme for its newly proposed...
4/27/2026 4:52:58 PM Landmark French ruling finds cosmetics company liable for failing in its duty of vigilance By Iyes Igiehon Claudia Cavicchioli The Paris Judicial Court has delivered a landmark judgment against the Yves Rocher Group ("YRG"), a French cosmetics company, finding it...
4/27/2026 2:10:03 PM AccelerateEU: Commission publishes key measures to achieve affordable and secure energy supply amidst global energy crisis By Bruno Garcia da Silva Pierre-Noé Milcamps On 22 April 2026, the European Commission published its AccelerateEU – Energy Union: Affordable and Secure Energy through Accelerated...
4/23/2026 5:01:46 PM ISSB to develop practice statement on nature disclosures rather than new standalone nature standard By Sara Feijao In April 2026, the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) announced that it will not to develop a standalone nature standard...
4/23/2026 4:31:41 PM ESG Quick Guide: EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation By Sebastian Meyn Lena Blaske James Marlow Markus Appel Atdhe Krasniqi +2 more... Show less Linklaters has a series of Quick Guides that provide an overview of key sustainability regimes in the UK, EU and other jurisdictions....
4/9/2026 9:22:03 AM EU: universal PFAS restriction process enters its decisive phase: SEAC draft Opinion published – public consultation open By Markus Appel Sebastian Meyn For several years, Member States and EU institutions have been working on an EU-wide so-called universal restriction for PFAS (per- and...
3/31/2026 10:09:39 AM New ESG Quick Guides for 2026 By Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova Gilly Hutchinson In our ESG Legal Outlook 2026, we identified a number of key trends that are likely to shape the sustainability regulatory landscape this...
3/26/2026 3:03:08 PM Webinar recording: What will California’s new law on climate disclosures (SB 253) mean for your organisation? By Sara Feijao California’s new SB 253 legislation introduces a comprehensive greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting regime that will require thousands of US...
3/25/2026 5:58:01 PM 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...
3/25/2026 2:08:24 PM ESG Quick Guide: EU Deforestation Regulation By Pierre-Noé Milcamps Bruno Garcia da Silva Linklaters has a series of Quick Guides that provide an overview of key sustainability regimes in the UK, EU and other jurisdictions....
3/25/2026 10:27:19 AM ESG Quick Guide: New York climate disclosure laws By Lauren Bachtel Elizabeth Raulston Andrés Armada Linklaters has a series of Quick Guides that provide an overview of key sustainability regimes in the UK, the EU and other jurisdictions....