Feb 02, 2023 ESG Legal Outlook 2023: key global themes By Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova Gilly Hutchinson The Linklaters annual ESG outlook been published, and you can download your copy here: ESG Legal Outlook 2023. To help you navigate the...
Feb 02, 2023 Linklaters ESG Newsletter - February 2023 By Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova Gilly Hutchinson Welcome to the Linklaters ESG Newsletter. Each issue covers key developments in the UK, EU and globally on the full range of ESG topics....
Dec 19, 2022 EU: CSRD published in the Official Journal By Sara Feijao The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) on 16 December...
Dec 08, 2022 EU Directive on improving gender balance on boards published in the OJEU By Jennifer Granado Aranzana Nele Van Kerrebroeck The EU Directive on improving gender balance on boards of listed companies was published in the Official Journal of the EU (OJEU) on 7...
Dec 05, 2022 EU: CSRD adopted by Council and Parliament, and EFRAG submits first set of reporting standards to the Commission By Julia Voskoboinikova CSRD and draft reporting standards The European Parliament and the Council have finally adopted the Corporate Sustainability Reporting...
Nov 23, 2022 European Parliament adopts EU Directive for more women on boards By Jennifer Granado Aranzana “More women on boards make companies more resilient, more innovative and will help to change top-down structures in the workplace,”...
Jun 20, 2022 Basel Committee issues principles for the effective management and supervision of climate-related financial risks for banks worldwide By Kim Rybarczyk Kathrin Hafner After a consultation in November 2021, the Basel Committee has now issued its final principles for the effective management and...
May 25, 2022 What's on the FCA's ESG regulatory horizon in the UK? By Raza Naeem Benjamin Maconick Victoria Hickman Stephen Clipsham +1 more... Show less The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has updated its Regulatory Initiatives Grid for May 2022, setting out the UK regulatory pipeline...
May 18, 2022 Japan: First institutional investor group-led climate shareholder proposals received by J-Power By Gilly Hutchinson Sarah Martin It is becoming increasingly common in certain markets – notably the UK, Europe, US and Australia - for shareholders to put climate...
Apr 26, 2022 UK: FRC identifies "significant shortcomings" in modern slavery reporting By James Marlow The Financial Reporting Council (FRC), alongside the UK Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner and Lancaster University Management School,...
Apr 05, 2022 Mainland China: Round Up of Latest ESG Regulations and Policies By Gilly Hutchinson Amy Ding Qiqin Qian At China’s annual “two sessions” meetings that took place last month, the topics of peak carbon emissions and carbon neutrality were high...
Apr 04, 2022 ISSB publishes first drafts of sustainability disclosure standards for consultation By Iyes Igiehon Vanessa Havard-Williams Rachel Barrett Sara Feijao +1 more... Show less The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has published the first set of its draft sustainability disclosure standards for...
Mar 31, 2022 Legislation on male-female ratio on boards and in management of Dutch companies By Gijs Smit Jill Reijnen Husagic As part of the ESG acronym, the “S” does not always receive the fullest attention. Whether this is the right approach can be debated at...
Mar 16, 2022 Latest ECB assessment finds banks must get better at disclosing climate risks By Victoria Hickman Vanessa Havard-Williams Andreas Dehio Raza Naeem +1 more... Show less The European Central Bank has published an updated assessment report on the progress banks have made on disclosing climate-related and...
Mar 10, 2022 EU Proposal for a Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence: potential impact on businesses in Asia By Gilly Hutchinson Sarah Martin The European Commission published, on 23 February 2022, its much-awaited Proposal for a Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due...
Mar 07, 2022 Linklaters webinar on EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Proposal By Sara Feijao Julia Grothaus Claudia Schneider Guillaume Croisant Bo Ra Hoebeke James Marlow +3 more... Show less On 3 March, we hosted a webinar with some of our business & human rights and corporate governance experts - Julia Grothaus, Claudia...