9/17/2025 10:58:26 AM EU: ESAs 2025 report shows greater effort from firms’ disclosure of principal adverse impacts under SFDR By Premlata Fagan Stephen Clipsham The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) have published their fourth annual report on the extent of voluntary disclosure of principal...
9/12/2025 8:43:31 AM EU General Court upholds Commission’s classification of nuclear energy and natural gas under the EU Taxonomy By Bruno Garcia Da Silva Pierre-Noé Milcamps On 10 September 2025, the EU General Court dismissed Austria’s challenge against the inclusion of nuclear energy and natural gas in the...
9/10/2025 12:26:07 PM UK: FCA proposes clarifications to SDR rules By Premlata Fagan In its latest quarterly consultation (quarterly consultation paper No 49), the FCA has proposed a few helpful clarifications to the SDR...
9/3/2025 10:04:55 AM Linklaters ESG Newsletter - September 2025 By Sara Feijao The September edition of our Global ESG Newsletter is now available and can be accessed here. Our September issue covers key developments...
8/27/2025 4:11:42 PM UK Transition Finance Council consults on draft Transition Finance Guidelines to help assess credibility of transitioning entities globally By Sara Feijao On 18 August 2025, the Transition Finance Council (TFC) launched a consultation on draft Transition Finance Guidelines to support global...
8/7/2025 2:22:34 PM UK: FCA considers simplifying climate reporting requirements for asset managers By Stephen Clipsham The Financial Conduct Authority has announced that it is considering how to simplify sustainability reporting for asset managers, life...
8/6/2025 5:27:16 PM EU: EBA publishes no-action letter on application of ESG Pillar 3 disclosure requirements under EBA disclosure ITS By Clare Wiles Stephen Clipsham The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published a no-action letter (in the form of an Opinion) on the application of the ESG Pillar 3...
7/15/2025 3:18:03 PM UK government scraps plans for Green Taxonomy By Stephen Clipsham HM Treasury has announced today that it has decided not to proceed with plans to develop a UK Green Taxonomy, a classification system to...
7/8/2025 3:17:37 PM European Commission launches Roadmap towards Nature Credits By Claudia Harper On 7 July 2025, the European Commission launched the Roadmap towards Nature Credits (the “Roadmap”) which sets out, at a high level, the...
7/8/2025 12:55:36 PM EU: Commission takes next steps on the path to simplifying Taxonomy Reporting By Premlata Fagan Raza Naeem Rachel Barrett Julia Grothaus +1 more... Show less On 4 July, the European Commission adopted a delegated act aimed at simplifying the application of the EU Taxonomy and reducing the...
7/3/2025 1:34:31 PM EU: ESMA promotes clarity in sustainability-related communications By Premlata Fagan Stephen Clipsham ESMA has published a ‘Thematic note on clear, fair & not misleading sustainability-related claims’ to help promote clarity in...
7/1/2025 3:33:53 PM Linklaters ESG Newsletter - July 2025 By Julia Voskoboinikova Sara Feijao Gilly Hutchinson The July edition of our Global ESG Newsletter is now available and can be accessed here. Our July issue covers key developments on the...
6/27/2025 2:52:58 PM EU: ESAs launch consultation on how to integrate ESG risks into the financial stress tests for banks and insurers By Premlata Fagan Raza Naeem Silke Bernard Ngoc-Hong Ma Julian Emmerich +2 more... Show less On 26 June 2025, the European Supervisory Authorities launched a consultation on their draft joint guidelines on ESG stress testing. The...
6/27/2025 12:14:28 PM ICMA publishes new materials at Annual General Meeting of Green, Social, Sustainability and Sustainability-Linked Bond Principles By Erin McKeown On 26 June 2025, the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) released new materials and guidance to support the Green, Social,...
6/26/2025 1:19:35 PM 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...
6/25/2025 4:27:26 PM 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...