30 Oct, 2024 Hong Kong Monetary Authority publishes its Sustainable Finance Action Agenda By Gilly Hutchinson Clara Hackney The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) published its Sustainable Finance Action Agenda (the Action Agenda) on 21 October 2024. The...
29 Oct, 2024 EU: ESMA announces materiality assessments and taxonomy to be enforcement priorities for 2025 corporate reports By Stephen Clipsham The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its annual European Common Enforcement Priorities statement for 2024...
21 Oct, 2024 Hong Kong SAR publishes voluntary code of conduct for ESG ratings and data products providers By Clara Hackney Gilly Hutchinson The Hong Kong Code of Conduct for ESG Ratings and Data Products Providers (the Code) was published on 3 October 2024. This is a voluntary...
18 Oct, 2024 Transition Finance Market Review provides blueprint for unlocking transition finance in the UK and globally By Sara Feijao In this blog post and accompanying video, we explore the final recommendations of the Transition Finance Market Review and what it means...
08 Oct, 2024 ICMA publishes paper on role of commercial paper in the sustainable finance market By Erin McKeown Catherine Wade On 7 October 2024, the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) released a paper exploring the development of the sustainable...
07 Oct, 2024 UK: PRA provides banks with feedback on accounting for climate risk By Premlata Fagan Stephen Clipsham The Prudential Regulation Authority has sent a Dear CFO letter to a selection of banks providing feedback from its thematic review of...
02 Oct, 2024 European regulators to intensify their focus on implementing the sustainable finance framework in 2025 By Stephen Clipsham The European Supervisory Authorities have each published their work programmes for 2025 setting out their strategic priorities for the...
24 Sep, 2024 Deep dive into World Bank’s latest Outcome Bond funding Amazon reforestation By Elaine Keats Sirae Chen Erin McKeown In our latest episode of Bond Beats, Elaine Keats, Sirae Chen and Erin McKeown welcome Shirmila Ramasamy (the World Bank’s Senior Counsel...
24 Sep, 2024 EU CSRD transposition: where are we in September 2024? By Stephen Clipsham The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) was due to be transposed into national law in every EU member state by 6 July...
13 Sep, 2024 Navigating Draghi’s Report on EU competitiveness: key sustainability issues By Julia Voskoboinikova Sara Feijao Alexia Kaztaridou On 9 September 2024, the former European Central Bank President Mario Draghi delivered his long-awaited Report on the future of European...
03 Sep, 2024 Linklaters ESG Newsletter - September 2024 By Gilly Hutchinson Julia Voskoboinikova Sara Feijao Welcome to the global Linklaters ESG Newsletter. Each issue covers key developments in the UK, EU, US, Asia and globally on the full...
29 Aug, 2024 NGOs take the European Commission to court to step up the EU’s climate ambition By Guillaume Croisant Sacha Vanderveken Amid the global wave of climate change litigation against States and public institutions (including the European Central Bank, as we...
28 Aug, 2024 Hong Kong Monetary Authority issues good practices on climate-related risk governance for banks By Clara Hackney Gilly Hutchinson On 22 August 2024, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) issued a circular sharing some industry good practices and key observations on...
22 Aug, 2024 EU: ESMA sets out its long-term vision for sustainable investments By Premlata Fagan Stephen Clipsham The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published an opinion on the EU Sustainable Finance Regulatory Framework...
13 Aug, 2024 EU: ESMA's vision for sustainable investments: video By Alexander Vogt Nicola Zeibig The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has recently published an opinion on the Sustainable Finance Regulatory Framework....
11 Jul, 2024 New Labour government: is the UK back in the race to net zero? By Sara Feijao The national election on 4 July 2024 ushered in a new Labour government in a landslide vote after 14 years of a Conservative government. ...