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5/28/2025 12:54:34 PM

EU Omnibus Tracker: simplification of sustainability rules

By Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova

Welcome to the Linklaters EU Omnibus Tracker where we track key developments in the EU's efforts to simplify existing sustainability...

5/23/2025 1:07:35 PM

EU Deforestation Regulation: country risk classification adopted by the Commission

By Guillaume Croisant Pierre-Noé Milcamps James Marlow

On 22 May 2025, the European Commission adopted an Implementing Regulation classifying countries under the EU Deforestation Regulation...

5/21/2025 3:20:23 PM

EU Single Market Strategy: dealing with fragmented rules on packaging, labelling and waste

By Sara Feijao

On 21 May 2025, the European Commission published a Single Market Strategy with a series of actions focusing on removing the 10 most...

5/19/2025 3:44:31 PM

B Lab updates B Corp certification requirements and makes significant changes

By Iyes Igiehon Dearbhla Cantwell

After over three years of consultation and development, B Lab (the non-profit network and administrator of B Corp certification) recently...

5/13/2025 1:51:57 PM

UK Supreme Court denies permission to challenge jurisdiction in novel supply chain proceedings involving factory workers in Malaysia

By Faye Presland Rebecca Burton James Hennah

In early May 2025, the UK Supreme Court denied a request for permission to appeal made by the Dyson Group in respect of the Court of...

5/13/2025 1:23:36 PM

EU Stop-the-Clock Directive transposition tracker

By Victoria Hickman Julia Grothaus Raza Naeem +8 more...

As part of the EU Commission’s so-called “Omnibus package”, the “Stop-the-Clock” Directive was published in the Official Journal of the...

5/13/2025 8:20:24 AM

EU: ESMA consults on rules for ESG rating providers with important details for those seeking authorisation

By Elizabeth Webb

ESMA has published its consultation paper on draft RTS under the ESG Rating Regulation (“ERR”). These will be important RTS for any...

5/6/2025 6:16:40 PM

EU: a quick read of "ESMA's Guidelines on enforcement [meaning "supervision" in this case!] of sustainability information" to help issuers get it right

By Victoria Hickman Raza Naeem

Enforcement = Supervision! The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has delivered final guidelines under the CSRD to ensure...

5/6/2025 5:44:49 PM

Linklaters ESG Newsletter - May 2025

By Sara Feijao Gilly Hutchinson Julia Voskoboinikova

The May edition of our Global ESG Newsletter is now available and can be accessed here. Our May issue covers key developments on the full...

4/29/2025 1:29:58 PM

EU CSRD: EFRAG agrees work plan to revise ESRS

By Julia Voskoboinikova Sara Feijao

On 25 April 2025, EFRAG announced that it has officially submitted to the European Commission its work plan outlining the steps it will...

4/22/2025 1:44:06 PM

EU: Commission publishes new guidance and draft Delegated Act to simplify due diligence requirements under Deforestation Regulation

By Pierre-Noé Milcamps

On 15 April 2025, the European Commission published new guidance documents and a draft Delegated Act on the EU Deforestation Regulation...

4/17/2025 2:53:59 PM

Issues for Boards 2025: Is ESG dead? Far from it

By Bernice Dunsmuir Sara Feijao

Each year we prepare a publication focussed on providing practical insights for Boards and GCs on emerging issues that we expect to be...

4/17/2025 11:54:47 AM

UK: CEO of Advertising Standards Authority shares tips on avoiding greenwashing

By Annamieke Cook

The CEO of the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), Guy Parker, spoke about common greenwashing pitfalls in recent years and...

4/17/2025 11:42:22 AM

UK: ‘Context is key’ according to new greenwashing rulings from advertising regulator in respect of oil & gas companies and banks

By Annamieke Cook

On 9 April 2025, the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) handed down several new rulings on adverts for low carbon investments by...

4/16/2025 3:13:38 PM

UK: What’s on the ESG horizon for financial services?

By Sara Feijao Stephen Clipsham

The UK financial services regulators have updated their Regulatory Initiatives Grid for April 2025 setting out the UK regulatory pipeline...

4/16/2025 2:19:53 PM

EU: Omnibus "Stop-the-Clock" Directive published in Official Journal of the EU