11 Apr, 2024 Linklaters ESG Newsletter - April 2024 By Sara Feijao Gilly Hutchinson Julia Voskoboinikova Welcome to the latest edition of the global Linklaters ESG Newsletter. Each issue covers key developments in the UK, EU, US, Asia and...
21 Feb, 2024 Overview of key governance issues for UK companies: winter 2023 By Wilma Rix Sara Feijao The Winter edition of the Linklaters “At a glance: governance & risk”, which covers the last quarter of 2023 and early 2024, is now...
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...
06 Feb, 2024 Linklaters ESG Newsletter - February 2024 By Gilly Hutchinson Julia Voskoboinikova Sara Feijao Welcome to the latest edition of the global Linklaters ESG Newsletter. Each issue covers key developments in the UK, EU, US, Asia, and...
19 Dec, 2023 UK corporate reporting 2023/24: recent developments and guidance for listed companies By Judy Pink Wilma Rix Sara Feijao We have published our annual reporting guide for UK listed companies. The guide summarises recent developments and guidance from...
18 Dec, 2023 The Whistleblowing Act in Belgium: final deadline and count your employees! By Nele Van Kerrebroeck Felice Baele On 15 December 2022, the Whistleblowing Act was published in the Belgian State Gazette (see our publication for more details). Most...
14 Dec, 2023 EU: Political agreement reached on the CSDDD By Julia Grothaus Mirjam Erb Kathrin Bauwens Guillaume Croisant James Marlow +2 more... Show less Please note that, at the time of writing of this blog post, the revised wording of the CSDDD reflecting the political agreement is not...
05 Dec, 2023 Linklaters ESG Newsletter - December 2023 By Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova Gilly Hutchinson Welcome to the global Linklaters ESG Newsletter. Each issue covers key developments in the UK, EU, US, Asia, and globally on the full...
21 Nov, 2023 EU: ECB threatens to fine banks that lag behind on managing climate change risks By Stephen Clipsham The European Central Bank (ECB) will impose financial penalties on banks that take too long to address climate change risks in their...
20 Nov, 2023 UK: Climate and ESG-related commentary in the FRC’s Corporate Governance Reporting Review By Wilma Rix The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has published its Annual Review of Corporate Governance Reporting. This focusses on premium-listed...
17 Nov, 2023 UK: FCA finds that AFMs still have further to go to fully embed ‘Guiding Principles’ for ESG and sustainable investment funds By Raza Naeem Premlata Fagan Benjamin Maconick Terry Yiangou James Morris +2 more... Show less A review by the FCA has found that while most Authorised Fund Managers (AFMs) have made efforts to comply with the FCA’s expectations on...
08 Nov, 2023 Linklaters ESG Newsletter - November 2023 By Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova Gilly Hutchinson Welcome to the global Linklaters ESG Newsletter. Each issue covers key developments in the UK, EU, US, Asia, and globally on the full...
07 Nov, 2023 EU CSDDD: lessons learnt from the French Duty of Vigilance law By Eleonore Hannezo Claudia Cavicchioli KEY TAKEAWAYS Due diligence requirements in the field of the environment and human rights are increasing. Businesses need to be more...
06 Nov, 2023 The Paris Judicial Court clarifies conditions for the claims under the French duty of vigilance By Claudia Cavicchioli Alexandre Taboni KEY TAKEAWAYS On 6 July 2023, the Paris Judicial Court ruled that the action brought by several NGOs and local authorities against...
13 Oct, 2023 FSB publishes annual report on climate related disclosures: “significant further progress” on standard setting, more needed on climate disclosures By Premlata Fagan On 12th October, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) published its annual progress report on climate related disclosures. Within this...
09 Oct, 2023 European Court of Human Rights and Labour Court of Brussels grant protection to whistle-blowers beyond the EU legal framework By Bruno Garcia Da Silva Nele Van Kerrebroeck Jennifer Granado Aranzana Gert-Jan Hendrix +1 more... Show less The EU Whistleblowing Directive and the implementing Belgian Whistleblowing Act (FR/NL) have generally been hailed as innovative and big...