3/4/2025 1:39:25 PM Linklaters ESG Newsletter - March 2025 By Gilly Hutchinson Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova The March edition of our Global ESG Newsletter is now available and can be accessed here. Our March issue covers key developments on the...
3/3/2025 1:54:20 PM EU: Commission proposes changes to Carbon Boarder Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) as part of first Omnibus package By Julia Voskoboinikova The EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) both aim to reduce carbon emissions by placing...
2/26/2025 6:36:16 PM EU: Commission publishes Clean Industrial Deal with a roadmap for marrying up competitiveness with decarbonisation By Julia Voskoboinikova Melissa Verplancke Laure Driessen On 26 February 2025, the European Commission published a Communication entitled “The Clean Industrial Deal: a joint roadmap for...
2/13/2025 10:32:31 AM EU: Commission’s Work Programme sets out key ESG / sustainability initiatives for 2025 By Sara Feijao On 12 February 2025, the European Commission published its new Work Programme setting out a list of the main policy and legislative...
1/16/2025 3:25:06 AM ESG Legal Outlook 2025: key Asia themes By Gilly Hutchinson Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova We have published our ESG Legal Outlook 2025 highlighting the key global themes set to shape the legal landscape for ESG in the coming...
1/15/2025 2:18:40 PM ESG Legal Outlook 2025: key global themes By Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova Gilly Hutchinson We have published our ESG Legal Outlook 2025 highlighting the key global themes set to shape the legal landscape for ESG in the coming...
12/16/2024 3:49:17 PM EU Omnibus Regulation: what do we know so far? By Sara Feijao NOTE ADDED ON 03/03/25: The Commission published the first Omnibus package on 26 February 2025 with proposed changes to the CSRD, CSDDD,...
12/16/2024 3:38:25 PM What does the new European Commission have in store for sustainability? By Sara Feijao The new European Commission started work on 1 December 2024. This marks the start of a new five-year mandate (December 2024 to October...
12/9/2024 8:40:21 AM EU CS3D: Financial Services webinar recording on the transition plan requirement By Raza Naeem Dearbhla Cantwell Elliot Jack Tom Cobbaert Wahdana Bilal Victoria Hickman +3 more... Show less Carrying on our CS3D webinar series focusing on the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D / CSDDD) as it impacts the...
11/26/2024 7:44:39 PM COP29: what was decided and what does it mean in practice for business? By Sara Feijao Nearly 200 countries and thousands of attendees gathered in Baku, Azerbaijan this year for COP29, the annual UN climate summit. The...
11/20/2024 5:31:12 PM UK government consults on Green Taxonomy By Annamieke Cook Sara Feijao On 14 November, HM Treasury launched a consultation on a UK Green Taxonomy. The consultation closes on 6 February 2025. It is not yet...
11/19/2024 1:11:00 AM COP29: first results By Gilly Hutchinson Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova COP29, the United Nations climate summit, started in Baku in Azerbaijan on 11 November 2024 and will run until 22 November. This COP has...
11/8/2024 4:03:25 PM EU CSRD: EFRAG publishes draft Transition Plan Implementation Guidance By Julia Voskoboinikova On 4 November 2024, the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) held the first public meeting of the Sustainability Reporting...
11/8/2024 11:21:15 AM The future of nuclear financing: A turning point for investment in clean energy By Maryam Adamji In the face of escalating climate challenges and the pressing need to achieve net zero emissions, nuclear energy is witnessing a...
11/5/2024 2:09:50 PM 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...
11/4/2024 5:47:50 PM UK: Transition Plan Taskforce concluded its work and published final report By Julia Voskoboinikova On 31 October 2024, the UK Transition Plan Taskforce (TPT) officially concluded its work and published a final report providing an...