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 By Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova The “Stop-the-Clock” Directive was published in the Official Journal of the EU on 16 April 2025 - see here. Member States must...
4/9/2025 2:13:02 PM EU: EFRAG launches public call for feedback on ESRS revision By Julia Voskoboinikova On 27 March 2025, the European Commission mandated EFRAG to simplify the first set of European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS)...
4/9/2025 12:49:48 PM UK government publishes updated guidance on modern slavery reporting: what this means for businesses By James Marlow Jon Tan Charlotte Witney Key takeaways for businesses The UK government has updated the guidance accompanying the section 54 reporting requirement in the Modern...
4/9/2025 10:02:55 AM ESMA consults on remaining RTS for external reviewers of European Green Bonds By Raza Naeem Erin McKeown Stephen Clipsham On 7 April 2025, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a Consultation Paper on the remaining technical standards...
4/3/2025 1:09:47 PM Webinar recording: The future of offshore wind By Joanna Addison On 20 March 2025, we held a webinar on the future of offshore wind, as part of our global energy transition series. The webinar...
4/3/2025 12:30:45 PM European Parliament approves the “Stop-the-Clock” part of the Omnibus proposal By Julia Voskoboinikova Sara Feijao Claudia Skibniewski Alvarez Today, 3 April 2025, after intense negotiations, the European Parliament voted in favour of the Omnibus “Stop-the-Clock” Directive...
4/1/2025 3:58:13 PM Linklaters ESG Newsletter - April 2025 By Julia Voskoboinikova Sara Feijao Gilly Hutchinson The April edition of our Global ESG Newsletter is now available and can be accessed here. Our April issue covers key developments on the...
4/1/2025 9:00:24 AM Webinar recording: Greenwashing enforcement trends across the globe: where are we now and where do we go from here? By Rebecca Burton On 27 March 2025, we held a webinar on greenwashing enforcement trends across the globe - in which we explored what regulators and...
3/31/2025 7:34:02 PM EU CSRD: Commission mandates EFRAG to simplify ESRS By Julia Voskoboinikova On 27 March 2025, Maria Luís Albuquerque, Commissioner for Financial Services and the Savings and Investments Union, sent EFRAG a letter...
3/19/2025 5:40:49 PM EU: Clean Industrial Deal Deep Dive: the role of carbon capture, storage, and utilisation in enhancing competitiveness and achieving decarbonisation goals By Maryam Adamji On 26 February 2025, the European Commission unveiled the Clean Industrial Deal (“CID”), a roadmap for competitiveness and...
3/19/2025 5:02:20 PM COP16: key takeaways from the final negotiations in Rome in 2025 By Claudia Harper Claire Bailey In our previous COP16 blog post, we covered the initial key takeaways from the 16th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations...
3/18/2025 3:21:53 PM Spring is coming – what can businesses in the UK expect from the CMA on greenwashing amidst new consumer protection provisions coming into effect By Chris Chan Kim Rust The consumer protection provisions in the Digital Markets Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCCA) will come into force on 6 April...