26 June, 2025 UK government proposals for overseeing third-party assurance of sustainability related financial disclosures By Premlata Fagan On 25 June 2025, the UK government published three consultations (see press release): The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero...
25 June, 2025 EU: sustainable finance and environmental elements of the Defence Readiness Omnibus By Julia Voskoboinikova Sara Feijao On 17 June 2025, the European Commission adopted the Defence Readiness Omnibus. According to the Commission, this package aims to...
05 June, 2025 UK: FRC’s streamlined Stewardship Code 2026 redefines long-term sustainable value By Wilma Rix The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has finalised revisions to its UK Stewardship Code. The Stewardship Code 2026 will begin to take...
05 June, 2025 EU Green Bond Regulation - Commission adoption of voluntary pre and post-issuance disclosure templates By Erin McKeown On 16 April 2025, the Commission adopted (i) its Communication establishing non-binding guidelines for pre-issuance disclosures (and...
03 June, 2025 Linklaters ESG Newsletter - June 2025 By Gilly Hutchinson Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova The June edition of our Global ESG Newsletter is now available and can be accessed here. Our June issue covers key developments on the...
28 May, 2025 EU Omnibus Tracker: simplification of sustainability rules By Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova Welcome to the Linklaters EU Omnibus Tracker where we track key developments in the EU's efforts to simplify existing sustainability...
15 May, 2025 Webinar recording: Another step forward for the EU’s ESG Ratings Regulation By Raza Naeem Victoria Hickman Getting ready for the application the ESG Ratings Regulation from the middle of 2026, the EU regulators are now filling in the detail....
13 May, 2025 EU Stop-the-Clock Directive transposition tracker By Victoria Hickman Julia Grothaus Raza Naeem Rachel Barrett David Ballegeer Ngoc-Hong Ma Tom Cobbaert Xu Wang Stephen Clipsham Benoit Martin Emilie Rochat +8 more... Show less As part of the EU Commission’s so-called “Omnibus package”, the “Stop-the-Clock” Directive was published in the Official Journal of the...
13 May, 2025 EU: ESMA consults on rules for ESG rating providers with important details for those seeking authorisation By Elizabeth Webb ESMA has published its consultation paper on draft RTS under the ESG Rating Regulation (“ERR”). These will be important RTS for any...
06 May, 2025 EU: a quick read of "ESMA's Guidelines on enforcement [meaning "supervision" in this case!] of sustainability information" to help issuers get it right By Victoria Hickman Raza Naeem Enforcement = Supervision! The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has delivered final guidelines under the CSRD to ensure...
06 May, 2025 Linklaters ESG Newsletter - May 2025 By Sara Feijao Gilly Hutchinson Julia Voskoboinikova The May edition of our Global ESG Newsletter is now available and can be accessed here. Our May issue covers key developments on the full...
06 May, 2025 EU: ESG Ratings Regulation moves another step forward, now with draft RTS By Stephen Clipsham Victoria Hickman Elizabeth Webb The Council of the EU published the text of the proposed Regulation on the transparency and integrity of ESG rating activities, and...
02 May, 2025 Global: FMSB finalises Statement of Good Practice to support more consistent governance of sustainability-linked products By Raza Naeem The Financial Markets Standards Board (FMSB) has published its final Statement of Good Practice on the governance of...
02 May, 2025 EU: European Commission launches Call for Evidence to simplify SFDR By Raza Naeem Stephen Clipsham The European Commission has published a Call for Evidence today to help form an impact assessment on a revision of the Sustainable...
01 May, 2025 UK PRA consultation on managing climate-related risks: not new rules but explicit enhancements and clarifications of expectations nonetheless By Rachel Barrett Raza Naeem Victoria Hickman What has been published? On 30 April 2025, the PRA published a Consultation Paper (CP10/25) proposing the replacement of its existing...
29 April, 2025 UK: FCA delays the publication of the final rules on applying SDR to portfolio management By Stephen Clipsham [UPDATE 29/04/2025: The FCA has updated its website to confirm its view (following further consideration of feedback from CP24/8) that...