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....
Jan 31, 2023 Preparing for the 2023 AGM season in the UK By Wilma Rix Our AGMs Update 2023 guide covers key developments and market practice relevant for UK-listed companies in 2023, including climate change...
Jul 05, 2022 UK: FCA consultation on Sustainability Disclosure Requirements - delayed until autumn 2022 By Raza Naeem Vanessa Havard-Williams Benjamin Maconick Victoria Hickman Sara Feijao +2 more... Show less The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has updated its webpage relating to its discussion paper on sustainability disclosure requirements...
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...
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...
Feb 21, 2022 UK: FCA's ESG Sourcebook and the mandatory TCFD disclosure rules for asset managers and asset owners By Victoria Hickman Vanessa Havard-Williams Raza Naeem Benjamin Maconick Rachel Barrett +2 more... Show less The UK’s ambition to make TCFD reporting mandatory for corporates and the financial sector by 2025 is underway. First up was reporting by...
Jan 31, 2022 Preparing for ESG issues at your AGM By Wilma Rix Lucy Fergusson Vanessa Havard-Williams Rachel Barrett Sara Feijao Alexandra Beidas +3 more... Show less This year's AGM season promises to be lively on the ESG front, yet again - with climate change and other social and governance issues,...
Jan 06, 2022 Employee activism is one of "eight essential ESG topics for 2022" By Laurie Ollivent In a recent FT article, employee activism is listed as one of "eight essential ESG topics for 2022" - a point we have been making for...
Oct 21, 2021 What does the UK Greening Finance Roadmap and new SDR disclosure regime mean for corporates? By Sara Feijao Vanessa Havard-Williams Rachel Barrett Claire Rogers Lucy Fergusson Wilma Rix +3 more... Show less What? On 18 October 2021, the UK government published its Greening Finance Roadmap setting out details of: a new integrated regime for...
Oct 06, 2021 Global investors ask 1,600 companies to set science-based targets ahead of COP26 By Sara Feijao Iyes Igiehon Claire Rogers James Marlow Dearbhla Cantwell +2 more... Show less 220 financial institutions with assets over US$29 trillion have asked 1,600 companies worldwide to urgently set science-based emissions...
Oct 06, 2021 Global investors set out expectations of companies on climate risks and opportunities By Sara Feijao Iyes Igiehon Claire Rogers James Marlow Dearbhla Cantwell +2 more... Show less The Institutional Investor Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) has published a set of investor expectations for company action on climate...
Aug 02, 2021 Global investors with $14 trillion call for shareholder vote on companies’ climate plans By Sara Feijao Under the auspices of the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC), a group of 53 global investors with $14 trillion in...
Jun 23, 2021 SEC Commissioner raises questions about adding to ESG disclosures By Doug Davison Republican SEC Commissioner Elad Roisman spoke to the National Investor Relations Institute on Tuesday about the SEC's consideration of...
Jun 11, 2021 Shell climate case: digging deeper into the court’s legal reasoning By Sara Feijao Vanessa Havard-Williams Rachel Barrett Jon Tan +1 more... Show less On 26 May 2021, the District Court in The Hague ordered Royal Dutch Shell (“RDS”) to reduce its global carbon emissions by 45% by 2030...