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11/25/2025 4:09:29 PM

COP30: what was decided and what does it mean in practice for business?

By Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova Gilly Hutchinson

COP30, the United Nations annual climate summit, took place in in Belém, at the mouth of the Amazon in Brazil on 10 to 22 November 2025. ...

11/25/2025 2:54:37 PM

SFDR 2.0: What you need to know

By Raza Naeem Michelle Ko Anisha Galli +1 more...

On 20 November 2025, the European Commission adopted its final proposal for a set of amendments to overhaul the Sustainable Finance...

11/18/2025 2:21:03 PM

Webinar recording: SFDR 2.0 - Overview of the Commission's legislative proposal

By Stephen Clipsham

Following leaked-drafts, the European Commission published its final proposal for a set of amendments to overhaul the Sustainable Finance...

11/17/2025 1:57:35 PM

COP30: first results after week 1

By Gilly Hutchinson Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova

COP30, the United Nations climate summit, started in Belém, at the mouth of the Amazon in Brazil on 10 November 2025 and will run until...

11/13/2025 5:24:24 PM

ICMA publishes new guidance for Climate Transition Bonds

By Erin McKeown

On 6 November 2025, the International Capital Markets Association (ICMA) released new guidance for Climate Transition Bonds at the 11th...

11/12/2025 2:03:02 PM

EU Commission FAQs on EU Green Bond Regulation

By Catherine Wade Erin McKeown

On 6 November 2025, the European Commission published a Commission Notice on the interpretation and implementation of certain legal...

11/11/2025 11:27:45 AM

EBA publishes final guidelines on environmental scenarios analysis

By Stephen Clipsham

The European Banking Authority has finalised its guidelines on environmental scenario analysis setting out how banks should identify,...

11/6/2025 2:38:32 PM

COP30: What to expect from the Rainforest COP

By Julia Voskoboinikova Sara Feijao Gilly Hutchinson

What is COP30? COP stands for Conference of the Parties, referring to the countries that have signed up to the United Nations Framework...

11/4/2025 7:20:21 PM

IOSCO issues final report on ESG indices as benchmarks

By Stephen Clipsham

The International Organisation of Securities Commission (IOSCO) has published its final report on ESG indices as benchmarks. Similar to...

11/4/2025 4:15:42 PM

EU Green Bond Regulation - Voluntary pre- and post-issuance disclosure templates published in the Official Journal

By Erin McKeown Catherine Wade

Further to our previous post (here), on 25 July 2025 the Commission’s Communication establishing non-binding guidelines for pre-issuance...

10/31/2025 2:51:51 PM

UK: FCA to consult on regulating ESG ratings providers by the end of 2025

By Raza Naeem Stephen Clipsham

The UK government has laid before Parliament the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (ESG Ratings) Order 2025....

10/29/2025 8:00:09 AM

EU: Sustainability initiatives in the Commission 2026 Work Programme

By Julia Voskoboinikova

On 21 October 2025, the European Commission published its 2026 Work Programme. As usual, it includes a Communication and a set of...

10/16/2025 12:57:18 PM

EU: ESMA publish Final RTS under ESG Ratings Regulation

By Premlata Fagan

ESMA has published its Final Report on technical standards under the ESG Ratings Regulation (“ERR”). These will be important RTS for any...

10/9/2025 11:54:30 AM

European Commission delays Level 2 acts in sustainable finance legislation

By Julia Voskoboinikova Sara Feijao Erin McKeown +1 more...

On 6 October 2025, the European Commission published a letter from the Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services...

10/7/2025 2:54:43 PM

Linklaters ESG Newsletter - October 2025

By Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova Gilly Hutchinson

The October edition of our Global ESG Newsletter is now available and can be accessed here. Our October issue covers key developments on...

10/1/2025 11:05:28 AM

Additional new quick guides on key sustainability disclosure regimes

By Sara Feijao Gilly Hutchinson Julia Voskoboinikova +1 more...

We have published the following new quick guides on key sustainability disclosure regimes: Transition plansEU Taxonomy Regulation:...

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COP30: what was decided and what does it mean in practice for business?

SFDR 2.0: What you need to know

Webinar recording: SFDR 2.0 - Overview of the Commission's legislative proposal

COP30: first results after week 1

ICMA publishes new guidance for Climate Transition Bonds

EU Commission FAQs on EU Green Bond Regulation

EBA publishes final guidelines on environmental scenarios analysis

COP30: What to expect from the Rainforest COP

IOSCO issues final report on ESG indices as benchmarks

EU Green Bond Regulation - Voluntary pre- and post-issuance disclosure templates published in the Official Journal

UK: FCA to consult on regulating ESG ratings providers by the end of 2025

EU: Sustainability initiatives in the Commission 2026 Work Programme

EU: ESMA publish Final RTS under ESG Ratings Regulation

European Commission delays Level 2 acts in sustainable finance legislation

Linklaters ESG Newsletter - October 2025

Additional new quick guides on key sustainability disclosure regimes