17 Jul, 2024 UK: King’s Speech 2024: Bills most relevant to the green and net zero agenda By Sara Feijao On 17 July 2024, the new Labour government unveiled the list of Bills (primary legislation) it intends to introduce in Parliament, with...
11 Jul, 2024 New Labour government: is the UK back in the race to net zero? By Sara Feijao The national election on 4 July 2024 ushered in a new Labour government in a landslide vote after 14 years of a Conservative government. ...
10 Jul, 2024 UK & EU: Sustainable Finance Sources - survival guide By Premlata Fagan It can be hard to find in one place the legal, regulatory and industry sources you need when navigating the fast-moving and...
24 Jun, 2024 Stocktake of the EU Taxonomy in action By Erin McKeown Catherine Wade Earlier this month the European Commission published a factsheet evidencing the market’s uptake of the EU Taxonomy. The results (gleaned...
19 Jun, 2024 EU Tracker: Which ESG proposals have been adopted and which are still outstanding? By Julia Voskoboinikova Sara Feijao Clelia Felix Claudia Skibniewski Alvarez +1 more... Show less NOTE: We update this tracker as when there are new developments. Last updated on 16 July 2024. On 6-9 June 2024, EU citizens voted to...
13 Jun, 2024 Webinar recording: the EU perspective on greenwashing from the ESA's reports By Julia Grothaus Raza Naeem Victoria Hickman Clare Wiles Erin McKeown Premlata Fagan +3 more... Show less With the UK FCA’s anti-greenwashing rule in its early days, next up we took the opportunity to look at greenwashing from the EU...
06 Jun, 2024 EU Green Bond Regulation: new podcast on the key aspects of the EuGB label getting the most buzz in the market By Catherine Wade Erin McKeown In this podcast series, we explore in bitesize format various aspects of the EU Green Bond Regulation. In this episode, counsel Catherine...
23 May, 2024 How companies can get to grips with ESG demands By Kim Rybarczyk Wilma Rix The following extract is taken from an article published on Sustainable Views (FT) – see How companies can get to grips with ESG demands...
14 May, 2024 ESG podcast series for clients in France By Francois April Géric Clomes Veronique Delaittre Bart Fleuren Eleonore Hannezo Maria Mitaeva Claudia Cavicchioli Pierre Sikorav Fériel Aliouchouche Benedicte de Moras Jihane Guyot Leïla Megdoud Emilie Rochat Maëlys Duval +11 more... Show less The Linklaters team in our Paris office have produced a series of podcasts on various ESG topics for clients in France. The podcasts...
13 May, 2024 Issues for Boards and Financial Sponsors 2024: ESG aspects By Wilma Rix Sara Feijao Each year we prepare a publication focussed on providing practical insights for Boards and GCs, and also for Financial Sponsors and their...
02 May, 2024 New EU member state "Transposition and Goldplating Tracker" for the EU's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive By Raza Naeem Elizabeth Webb Victoria Hickman Julia Grothaus Silke Bernard Julia MacDonald Ngoc-Hong Ma Emilie Rochat David Ballegeer Rachel Barrett Tom Cobbaert Iyes Igiehon Wojciech Kobylinski Antonio Camara Xu Wang +12 more... Show less The EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive: tracking transposition and goldplating across the EU (linklaters.com) Why do we...
01 May, 2024 EU proposal to integrate ESG factors into credit ratings By Upasana Chauhan Victoria Hickman Silke Bernard Raza Naeem David Ballegeer Dr Frederik Winter Julia Voskoboinikova +4 more... Show less What has happened? In response to the European Commission’s request last year, ESMA has launched its consultation on proposals to...
02 Feb, 2024 ESG Disputes Bulletin – January 2024 By Satindar Dogra Susana Cao Miranda Rebecca James David Thomas Tara Janus Matt Dodd Rebecca Burton +4 more... Show less Welcome to the quarterly Linklaters ESG Disputes Bulletin. In this edition, we cover some of the key developments in contentious ESG...
19 Jan, 2024 Hong Kong SAR’s Cross-Agency Steering Group announces key initiatives to support sustainable finance By Gilly Hutchinson On 8 January 2024, the Green and Sustainable Finance Cross-Agency Steering Group (the Steering Group) announced its key initiatives for...
18 Jan, 2024 ESG Legal Outlook 2024: key global trends By Rachel Barrett Sara Feijao The Linklaters annual ESG outlook has been published and you can download your copy here. Watch our global head of ESG, Rachel Barrett,...
10 Jan, 2024 Singapore finalises code of conduct for ESG rating and data product providers By Evan Lam Peiying Chua On 6 December 2023, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) published its responses to the public consultation (the Responses) and the...