Mar 31, 2023 UK Green Day: key takeaways on net zero By Sara Feijao The UK government’s “Green Day” or “Energy Security Day” finally landed on 30 March 2023, with a raft of key announcements on green...
Mar 31, 2023 Mobilising Green Investment: The UK Government’s 2023 Green Finance Strategy By Raza Naeem Vanessa Havard-Williams Rachel Barrett Premlata Fagan +1 more... Show less The UK government sees huge opportunities for the UK’s financial and professional services industry in the global transition to a...
Mar 31, 2023 European Parliament adopts Pay Transparency Directive: addressing the gender pay gap By Jennifer Granado Aranzana Cara Hegarty According to the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report, “at the current rate of change, the gender gap in economic...
Mar 29, 2023 FCA updates on SDR and investment labels consultation By Premlata Fagan The FCA has received a significant response (around 240 written responses) to CP22/20, its consultation paper on sustainability...
Mar 29, 2023 US: Mining Company Settles SEC Charges Related to Misleading Disclosures in Sustainability Reports Prior to Dam Collapse By Doug Davison On March 28, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced a settlement with a publicly traded Brazilian mining...
Mar 13, 2023 Joint ESAs/ECB Statement calls for enhanced climate related disclosure for structured finance products By Premlata Fagan The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) and the ECB have issued a joint statement highlighting that, as investment in financial...
Mar 10, 2023 EU Taxonomy: TSCs for Taxo 4 - is the wait nearly over? By Premlata Fagan Raza Naeem Vanessa Havard-Williams Rachel Barrett David Ballegeer Markus Appel Silke Bernard +4 more... Show less With the end of Q1 2023 fast approaching, there is a glimmer of hope for those looking out for the European Commission’s Delegated Act...
Mar 08, 2023 Advancing gender equality through a regulatory lens By Nele Van Kerrebroeck Jennifer Granado Aranzana Kloe Halls Julia Voskoboinikova +1 more... Show less International Women’s Day is a time to celebrate progress towards gender equality and to renew our commitment to achieving it. One area...
Mar 08, 2023 Regional ESG Legal Outlooks 2023 By Amrita Ahluwalia Sara Feijao Alejandro Gordano Gilly Hutchinson Deepika Sriram Julia Voskoboinikova +3 more... Show less As part of our ESG Legal Outlook series, our ESG experts have produced dedicated regional outlooks, which set out the key ESG themes for...
Mar 01, 2023 ESG Outlook 2023: key global themes: recording of webinar By Sara Feijao On 23 February, we held a webinar to discuss some of the key global ESG themes to expect this year and what this means in practice for...
Feb 23, 2023 The Singapore Exchange imposes a hard nine-year limit for independent directors and enhances disclosure of directors' and CEO remuneration By Denise Bryan Joanne Wong Gilly Hutchinson On 11 January 2023, the Singapore Exchange ("SGX") issued its response to its consultation on board renewal and remuneration disclosures....
Feb 21, 2023 EU: the Pay Transparency Directive, a few steps away from being voted By Jennifer Granado Aranzana The Pay Transparency Directive, which was approved by the European Council on 15 December 2022, is just a few steps away from being...
Feb 13, 2023 UK: FCA consults on finance for positive sustainable change By Raza Naeem Vanessa Havard-Williams Rachel Barrett Alexandra Beidas Bradley Richardson Premlata Fagan +3 more... Show less The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a new discussion paper (DP 23/1) inviting views from regulated firms across the...
Feb 13, 2023 US: Delaware Court Recognizes Duty of Oversight for Corporate Officers, Including in Respect of ESG Issues By Doug Davison Menaka Nayar Nirajé Medley-Bacon On January 26, 2023, the Delaware Chancery Court issued a landmark decision in In re McDonald’s Corporation Stockholder Derivative...
Feb 06, 2023 Latest developments on draft ISSB standards By Sara Feijao The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) is expected to publish the final version of the climate and general disclosures...
Feb 02, 2023 ESG Legal Outlook 2023: key global themes By Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova Gilly Hutchinson The Linklaters annual ESG outlook been published, and you can download your copy here: ESG Legal Outlook 2023. To help you navigate the...