14 Nov, 2024 In vogue? Green claims in fashion regulation, a growing trend By Matthew Flanagan Alexandra Zachmann Driven by an increased focus on climate change and wider sustainability issues, recent years have seen a significant increase in...
05 Nov, 2024 Linklaters ESG Newsletter - November 2024 By Sara Feijao Gilly Hutchinson Julia Voskoboinikova Welcome to the global Linklaters ESG Newsletter. Each issue covers key developments in the UK, EU, US, Asia and globally on the full...
15 Oct, 2024 German watchdog reports on the first year of the Supply Chain Act By Julia Grothaus Kathrin Bauwens Mirjam Erb As the regulatory landscape for global supply chains tightens, Germany's Supply Chain Due Diligence Act...
10 Oct, 2024 EU CSDDD explained: Impacts for non-EU companies and interaction with the German Supply Chain Act By James Marlow Elizabeth Raulston Gilly Hutchinson Julia Grothaus Kathrin Bauwens +2 more... Show less In this podcast series, we explore in bitesize format various aspects of the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)...
08 Jul, 2024 German government wants to soften Supply Chain Due Diligence Act By Julia Grothaus Mirjam Erb The regulatory framework governing corporate supply chain responsibilities in Germany is set for significant changes. The German...
13 Jun, 2024 Webinar: Facilitating finance for the transition to a sustainable economy By Vanessa Havard-Williams Xylia Sim Alexander Vogt Join us on 18 June 24 at 1-2 PM CEST for an expert online panel discussion on transition finance, with a particular focus on the current...
06 May, 2024 Germany initiates first tenders for Carbon Contracts for Difference By Maximilian Volmar Ruth Losch On March 12, 2024, the German government launched the first funding call of €4 bn to aid the decarbonization of high-carbon industries...
13 Feb, 2024 ESG Legal Outlook 2024: key themes in Europe By Julia Voskoboinikova In 2024, Europe is poised to enter a challenging phase where companies will start to implement the new mandatory sustainability reporting...
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...
30 Jan, 2024 German regulator presents first plans for future remuneration of electricity and gas networks By Ruth Losch Christopher Bremme Julia Sack On 18 January, the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) published a key points paper on the further development of the regulatory framework...
25 Jan, 2024 Germany: The big solar package that became a small wind package By Ruth Losch Thomas Schulz On 19 January 2024, the German legislator passed a significantly shortened spin-off of the so-called Solar Package I. It comes into force...
12 Jan, 2024 District heating, heat pumps and hydrogen - how Germany plans to decarbonise its heating sector By Ruth Losch About a third of the energy consumed in Germany is used to produce heat and hot water for German buildings. At present, most of this...
02 Nov, 2023 ESG Disputes Bulletin – November 2023 By Satindar Dogra Rebecca James Susana Cao Miranda David Thomas Rebecca Burton Matt Dodd +3 more... Show less Welcome to the quarterly Linklaters ESG Disputes Bulletin. In this edition, we cover some of the key developments in contentious ESG...
31 Oct, 2023 The new German Energy Efficiency Act: Implications for data centers and other companies By Ruth Losch German companies, and data centers in particular, will in future be under stricter obligation to monitor their energy consumption, avoid,...
29 Aug, 2023 German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act: new guidelines on supply chain cooperation cause confusion By Julia Grothaus Mirjam Erb Kathrin Bauwens Lucas Marlow +1 more... Show less As reported previously, the Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA) publishes practical guidelines for the...
07 Jul, 2023 Germany: BaFin aims to tackle greenwashing with its new Sustainable Finance Strategy By Kathrin Hafner Dr Frederik Winter The German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin has developed a new Sustainable Finance Strategy aimed at supporting the...