7/6/2025 9:09:08 AM EU: Commission proposes new 2040 climate target By Sara Feijao On 2 July 2025, the European Commission published a proposal to amend the existing European Climate Law so as to introduce a new climate...
7/4/2025 7:00:30 AM EU CSRD: Commission grants EFRAG an additional month to deliver simplified ESRS By Julia Voskoboinikova On 27 March 2025, the European Commission tasked EFRAG with simplifying the first set of European Sustainability Reporting Standards...
7/3/2025 6:09:36 PM EU Ecodesign Regulation: consultations on information disclosure for discarded goods and exemptions to the ban on destroying unsold clothes By Julia Voskoboinikova The Ecodesign Regulation for Sustainable Products (ESPR) introduces comprehensive sustainability requirements for nearly all products...
7/3/2025 1:34:31 PM EU: ESMA promotes clarity in sustainability-related communications By Premlata Fagan Stephen Clipsham ESMA has published a ‘Thematic note on clear, fair & not misleading sustainability-related claims’ to help promote clarity in...
7/1/2025 3:33:53 PM Linklaters ESG Newsletter - July 2025 By Julia Voskoboinikova Sara Feijao Gilly Hutchinson The July edition of our Global ESG Newsletter is now available and can be accessed here. Our July issue covers key developments on the...
7/1/2025 11:57:52 AM EU: ESMA review finds shortcomings in asset managers SFDR compliance and risk integration By Stephen Clipsham Premlata Fagan The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its final report following a Common Supervisory Action (CSA) carried...
6/30/2025 3:32:14 PM ESMA Final Report on amendments to EU Prospectus regime – Key proposals for DCM By Erin McKeown Catherine Wade The EU Listing Act, amending (in particular) the EU Prospectus Regulation, entered into force on 4 December 2024. However, many of the...
6/30/2025 2:58:10 PM EU: Council agrees its negotiating position on the substantive changes to CSRD and CSDDD By Jon Tan Julia Voskoboinikova On 23 June 2025, the Council agreed its negotiating position (general approach) on the Requirements Proposal (see Council press release)....
6/27/2025 2:52:58 PM EU: ESAs launch consultation on how to integrate ESG risks into the financial stress tests for banks and insurers By Premlata Fagan Raza Naeem Silke Bernard Ngoc-Hong Ma Julian Emmerich +2 more... Show less On 26 June 2025, the European Supervisory Authorities launched a consultation on their draft joint guidelines on ESG stress testing. The...
6/26/2025 8:44:35 AM UK sustainability disclosure regimes: Focus on climate transition plans By Rachel Barrett Kim Rybarczyk Iyes Igiehon Wahdana Bilal +1 more... Show less This article first appeared in the July 2025 issue of PLC Magazine. The article below focuses on existing and forthcoming requirements...
6/26/2025 7:30:12 AM EU Council sets fight against environmental crime as key priority for coming years By Guillaume Croisant Pierre-Noé Milcamps Environmental crime is taking centre stage in the EU’s fight against organised crime, with the 2026-2029 EMPACT cycle prioritising...
6/25/2025 4:27:26 PM EU: sustainable finance and environmental elements of the Defence Readiness Omnibus By Julia Voskoboinikova Sara Feijao On 17 June 2025, the European Commission adopted the Defence Readiness Omnibus. According to the Commission, this package aims to...
6/25/2025 12:07:00 PM Webinar recording: Transition plans in focus By Sara Feijao As part of London Climate Action Week, we ran a webinar discussing transition plans and what the evolving regulatory landscape looks...
6/20/2025 4:07:11 PM EU: EFRAG delivers progress report to the Commission on simplification of ESRS By Julia Voskoboinikova On 20 June 2025, EFRAG published its Progress Report to the European Commission on the simplification of the European Sustainability...
6/19/2025 1:22:38 PM EU: Political agreement reached on CBAM simplification By Julia Voskoboinikova On 18 June 2025, the European Parliament and the Council reached a political agreement on amendments to simplify the Carbon Border...
6/5/2025 12:02:04 PM EU Green Bond Regulation - Commission adoption of voluntary pre and post-issuance disclosure templates By Erin McKeown On 16 April 2025, the Commission adopted (i) its Communication establishing non-binding guidelines for pre-issuance disclosures (and...