5/1/2026 11:34:04 AM EU: ESMA consults on ESG Ratings endorsement guidelines By Clare Wiles Stephen Clipsham The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has launched a consultation on draft guidelines of its proposed approach for the...
4/30/2026 12:38:22 PM Issues for Boards 2026: Governing sustainability risk in a complex world By Rachel Barrett Iyes Igiehon Bernice Dunsmuir Each year Linklaters prepares a publication providing practical insights for Boards and GCs on emerging issues that we expect to be...
4/27/2026 2:10:03 PM AccelerateEU: Commission publishes key measures to achieve affordable and secure energy supply amidst global energy crisis By Bruno Garcia da Silva Pierre-Noé Milcamps On 22 April 2026, the European Commission published its AccelerateEU – Energy Union: Affordable and Secure Energy through Accelerated...
4/23/2026 6:06:42 PM EU: Commission adopts RTS giving further clarity under the ESG Ratings Regulation By Premlata Fagan Stephen Clipsham On 21 April 2026, the European Commission adopted the following two draft Delegated Regulations supplementing Regulation 2024/3005 (known...
4/23/2026 4:31:41 PM ESG Quick Guide: EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation By Sebastian Meyn Lena Blaske James Marlow Markus Appel Atdhe Krasniqi +2 more... Show less Linklaters has a series of Quick Guides that provide an overview of key sustainability regimes in the UK, EU and other jurisdictions....
4/14/2026 4:46:18 PM EU: EBA supervisory reporting simplification: impact on ESG reporting By Stephen Clipsham On 10 April 2026, the European Banking Authority (EBA) launched a consultation on a comprehensive package of measures aimed at...
4/9/2026 9:22:03 AM EU: universal PFAS restriction process enters its decisive phase: SEAC draft Opinion published – public consultation open By Markus Appel Sebastian Meyn For several years, Member States and EU institutions have been working on an EU-wide so-called universal restriction for PFAS (per- and...
4/8/2026 10:08:23 AM ESG Newsletter - April 2026 By Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova Gilly Hutchinson Welcome to the latest edition of the Linklaters global ESG Newsletter. This issue covers key developments from March 2026 - in the UK,...
3/31/2026 10:09:39 AM New ESG Quick Guides for 2026 By Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova Gilly Hutchinson In our ESG Legal Outlook 2026, we identified a number of key trends that are likely to shape the sustainability regulatory landscape this...
3/25/2026 2:08:24 PM ESG Quick Guide: EU Deforestation Regulation By Pierre-Noé Milcamps Bruno Garcia da Silva Linklaters has a series of Quick Guides that provide an overview of key sustainability regimes in the UK, EU and other jurisdictions....
3/24/2026 2:11:41 PM ESG Quick Guide: EU Sustainable Batteries Regulation By James Marlow Linklaters has a series of Quick Guides that provide an overview of key sustainability regimes in the UK, EU and other jurisdictions....
3/24/2026 11:32:35 AM ESG Quick Guide: EU Forced Labour Regulation By Pierre-Noé Milcamps Bruno Garcia da Silva Linklaters has a series of Quick Guides that provide an overview of key sustainability regimes in the UK, EU and other jurisdictions....
3/23/2026 4:11:54 PM ESG Quick Guide: EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) By Michelle Ko Premlata Fagan Linklaters has a series of Quick Guides that provide an overview of key sustainability regimes in the UK, EU and other jurisdictions....
3/20/2026 7:21:28 PM EU: Commission seeks feedback on revisions to simplify technical screening criteria under EU Taxonomy By Julia Voskoboinikova Stephen Clipsham The European Commission is inviting feedback on potential revisions to the criteria of the EU Taxonomy in order to make the framework...
3/19/2026 2:51:48 PM EU: Regulation on 2040 climate target published in the Official Journal of the EU By Julia Voskoboinikova On 18 March 2026, Regulation on the EU climate target for 2040 was published in the Official Journal of the EU. This marks the...
3/13/2026 2:23:00 PM EU: sustainability aspects of ESMA final report on the retail investor journey - understanding retail participation in capital markets By Premlata Fagan ESMA published a Call for Evidence (CfE) in May 2025 with the purpose of gathering input from stakeholders on key aspects of the investor...