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 30, 2023 The EU Commission’s plans for a right to repair By Dr Rupert Bellinghausen Kathrin Bauwens Mirjam Erb The EU Commission’s right to repair initiative aims to promote the repair of goods and to strengthen consumer rights in case of defective...
Mar 30, 2023 European Commission publishes proposal for a Green Claims Directive to combat greenwashing By Sara Feijao On 22 March 2023, the European Commission published a proposal for a Directive on the substantiation and communication of environmental...
Mar 29, 2023 ECB expectations on banks to step up management of climate and environmental risks in 2023 By Premlata Fagan “We see the glass filling up slowly, but it is not yet even half full. This is both good and bad news: good news because there is...
Mar 27, 2023 EU energy agenda in 2023 – indicative timeline By Arnaud Coibion Lothar Van Driessche Claudia Skibniewski Alvarez Ruth Losch +1 more... Show less The EU energy agenda will be busy in 2023. This year, negotiations on key EU energy draft laws are approaching the finish line and new EU...
Mar 24, 2023 EU: the Green Deal Industrial Plan proposals unwrapped By Julia Voskoboinikova Lothar Van Driessche On 16 March 2023, the European Commission published legislative proposals for two main components of the Green Deal Industrial Plan, the...
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...
Feb 23, 2023 Green Deal Industrial Plan: the EU support for green technologies By Julia Voskoboinikova Lothar Van Driessche Transition to a net-zero economy strongly depends on the EU’s ability to develop and manufacture clean technologies, products and...
Feb 22, 2023 EU: Commission publishes delegated act on green hydrogen By Ruth Losch After a long wait, the European Commission has, on 13 February 2023, published a delegated act (DA) with more details on when renewable...
Feb 14, 2023 Withdrawal from the ECT: European Commission calls for a coordinated exit By Raquel Galvão Silva In a recent statement, the European Commission called for a coordinated withdrawal by the European Union (“EU”) and its Member States...
Feb 06, 2023 EU: Alternative green taxonomy launched by environmental coalition By Sara Feijao A coalition of environmental experts and NGOs have published an Independent Science-Based Taxonomy and are appealing to the investor...
Feb 02, 2023 Linklaters ESG Newsletter - February 2023 By Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova Gilly Hutchinson Welcome to the Linklaters ESG Newsletter. Each issue covers key developments in the UK, EU and globally on the full range of ESG topics....
Jan 31, 2023 EU: Political agreement reached on CBAM and revised EU ETS By Lothar Van Driessche Julia Voskoboinikova On 13 December 2022, the European Parliament and Council reached political agreement on the introduction of a carbon border adjustment...