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 EU: ESMA provide further clarification on how to apply its fund names guidelines By Stephen Clipsham On 13 December 2024, ESMA published three new Q&As on the practical application of its guidelines on funds' names using ESG or...
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 Sustainable Finance Regulation in the UK and EU: What’s coming up in 2025 By Stephen Clipsham The development of new, and implementation of existing, sustainability law and regulation continues apace. In our recently published...
12 Dec, 2024 A timeline of UK and EU sustainable finance regulation By Stephen Clipsham If you're wondering what's on the horizon in the world of sustainable finance regulation, then view our timeline which shows key dates...
12 Dec, 2024 EU: ESG Ratings Regulation moves one step forward By Stephen Clipsham The Council of the EU published the text of the proposed Regulation on the transparency and integrity of ESG rating activities, and...
12 Dec, 2024 Sustainable Finance in Europe: Regulatory State of Play updated Linklaters / AFME report December 2024 By Raza Naeem Victoria Hickman Rachel Barrett Julia Grothaus Andreas Dehio Ngoc-Hong Ma +3 more... Show less Linklaters and AFME (Association for Financial Markets in Europe) have updated our report on the regulatory state of play of the...
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...
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 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...
27 Nov, 2024 Sustainability assurance: ISSA 5000 is published, European standards under development By Julia Voskoboinikova James Marlow New international standard On 12 November 2024, the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) published the...