2/14/2025 4:17:24 PM La Terra dei Fuochi case: European Court of Human Rights rules on large-scale environmental damage By Elena Andrich Guillaume Croisant Beatrice Porcellato Pierre-Noé Milcamps Sara Folino +2 more... Show less On 30 January 2024, the European Court of Human Rights (“ECtHR” or the “Court”) ruled that Italy's failure to diligently deal with...
2/13/2025 11:38:11 AM ESG bonds and the arrival of the Gold Standard By Erin McKeown In our latest episode of Bond Beats, Linda Taylor, Laura Le Masurier, and Erin McKeown welcome Patricia Gentile, Head of Finance and...
2/13/2025 10:32:31 AM EU: Commission’s Work Programme sets out key ESG / sustainability initiatives for 2025 By Sara Feijao On 12 February 2025, the European Commission published its new Work Programme setting out a list of the main policy and legislative...
2/6/2025 9:46:17 AM EU: Platform on Sustainable Finance details proposals for simplification of the EU taxonomy By Premlata Fagan Raza Naeem Rachel Barrett Paloma Fierro Ngoc-Hong Ma David Ballegeer Silke Bernard +4 more... Show less In response to its 2023 mandate from the European Commission, on 5 February 2025, the Platform on Sustainable Finance (PSF) published a...
2/4/2025 4:21:33 PM Linklaters ESG Newsletter - February 2025 By Julia Voskoboinikova Sara Feijao Gilly Hutchinson The February edition of our Global ESG Newsletter is now available and can be accessed here. Our February issue covers key developments...
2/3/2025 4:22:15 PM EU: Platform on Sustainable Finance publishes draft report on changes to activities and technical screening criteria in EU Taxonomy By Julia Voskoboinikova Sara Feijao On 8 January 2025, the Platform on Sustainable Finance (PSF) published a draft report on preliminary recommendations for the review of...
1/30/2025 11:36:02 PM EU Competitiveness Compass: key sustainability issues By Sara Feijao The European Commission published its Competitiveness Compass on 29 January 2025 (see press release). The Compass is intended to guide...
1/29/2025 4:49:00 PM EU Platform on Sustainable Finance publishes report on transition plans with recommendations for the European Commission By Julia Voskoboinikova On 23 January 2024, the EU Platform on Sustainable Finance (PSF) published a Report on Building trust in transition: core elements for...
1/23/2025 3:52:04 PM Ireland publishes Draft Bill partially transposing EU Pay Transparency Directive By Jennifer Granado Aranzana Jada Bruccoleri Ireland has become the fourth EU member state to initiate implementation of the EU Pay Transparency Directive (EUPTD), following Sweden's...
1/16/2025 4:03:11 PM EU: EBA consults on CRD VI draft guidelines on ESG Scenario Analysis By Premlata Fagan The EBA is consulting on Draft guidelines on ESG Scenario Analysis. These guidelines are to be issued pursuant to the EBA’s mandate under...
1/9/2025 7:24:45 PM EU: EBA Final Report on Guidelines on the management of ESG risks - financial institutions must prepare to comply By Premlata Fagan Following its consultation in early 2024, on 9 January 2025, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published its Final Report setting out...
1/7/2025 11:58:52 AM Polish end-of-year gift: draft law transposing the EU Pay Transparency Directive By Jada Bruccoleri Poland has become the third EU member state to initiate implementation of the EU Pay Transparency Directive (EUPTD), following Sweden's...
1/2/2025 6:13:36 PM EU: Platform on Sustainable Finance sets out recommendations to Commission for categorisation of products under the SFDR By Elizabeth Webb Stephen Clipsham The EU Platform on Sustainable Finance has published a briefing note setting out a proposal to establish a product categorisation scheme...
12/23/2024 5:33:53 PM EU CSRD: EFRAG publishes Voluntary Sustainability Reporting Standard for non-listed SMEs By Julia Voskoboinikova On 17 December 2024, the European Financial Reporting Advisory board (EFRAG) released the VSME, the voluntary reporting standard for...
12/23/2024 2:43:31 PM EU CSRD: 2024 end-of-year set of EFRAG explanations By Julia Voskoboinikova On 6 December 2024, EFRAG published 64 new explanations of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) under the Corporate...
12/23/2024 1:19:02 PM EU Deforestation Regulation: final green light for the one-year postponement By Guillaume Croisant Pierre-Noé Milcamps Julia Voskoboinikova On 23 December 2024, the Regulation (EU) 2024/3234 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the delay of the application...