17 Dec, 2024 EU CS3D: Financial Services webinar recording on how the CS3D interacts with other due diligence regimes – Episode 3 By Stephen Clipsham Continuing with our webinar series on the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D / CSDDD) as it impacts the financial...
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...
13 Dec, 2024 EuGB Article 15(5) notifications - ESMA publishes submission questionnaire By Erin McKeown ESMA has created an issuer disclosure section on its website, which sets out the details for how EuGB issuers can meet their notification...
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 Linklaters / AFME Greenwashing conference: reflections from an illuminating day By Raza Naeem Peter Bevan Rachel Barrett Vanessa Havard-Williams Julia Grothaus Nikunj Kiri David Thomas Daniella Strik Victoria Hickman Elizabeth Dowd +7 more... Show less With around 200 clients in attendance, Linklaters and AFME led a fascinating in-person client conference on greenwashing on 27 November. ...
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...
02 Dec, 2024 EU: Commission publishes FAQs on EU Taxonomy By Premlata Fagan On 29 November 2024, the Commission published a draft set of FAQs on the EU Taxonomy. The Commission's aim in doing so is to make the...
29 Nov, 2024 EU CSRD: status of reporting standards for non-EU companies (NESRS) By Julia Voskoboinikova Kim Rybarczyk Under the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) non-EU companies with a net turnover of more than EUR 150 million in the...
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...
28 Nov, 2024 COP16: key takeaways from the global biodiversity summit By Claudia Harper The 16th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (“COP16”) was held in Cali, Columbia from 21...