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 FCA responds to Treasury concerns over its sustainability disclosure requirements By Premlata Fagan The FCA has responded to concerns raised by the Treasury Sub-Committee following the FCA’s plans to tighten regulations around...
Jan 30, 2023 Hong Kong Monetary Authority publishes good practice for due diligence processes for green and sustainable products By Gilly Hutchinson Sarah Martin Clara Hackney On 9 December 2022, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) sent a circular (and annex) to authorised institutions (AIs) setting out some...
Jan 30, 2023 EU and UK Sustainable Finance Outlook 2023: register for our webinar By Raza Naeem Silke Bernard David Ballegeer Tom Cobbaert Victoria Hickman James Morris Kim Rybarczyk Dr Frederik Winter Ngoc-Hong Ma +6 more... Show less Please join us for our webinar on 8 February 2023 at 9am GMT. We will draw on the progress of key ESG initiatives impacting the...
Dec 28, 2022 Financial Services Agency of Japan introduces number of ESG developments By Sayako Shiraki Eriko Kadota The Financial Services Agency of Japan (“FSA”) has introduced a number of ESG developments in the past two months. Some of these...
Dec 22, 2022 COP15: outcome of global biodiversity summit By Kim Rybarczyk Claudia Harper As discussed in our recent podcast and briefing (see here and here), the 15th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention...
Dec 20, 2022 EU: Commission publishes additional FAQs on the Climate Delegated Act and Article 8 Delegated Act By Sara Feijao The European Commission published two draft FAQs on the EU Taxonomy on 19 December 2022: Interpretation and implementation of the Climate...
Dec 15, 2022 ESG and Private Equity: In conversation with Montagu By Sara Feijao James Marlow In our latest mini podcast series - ESG and Private Equity: In conversation with Montagu - James Marlow from the Linklaters ESG team sits...
Dec 14, 2022 UK: CFRF publishes third set of guides to help financial industry manage climate financial risks By Sara Feijao The Climate Financial Risk Forum (CFRF), which is chaired jointly by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct...
Dec 13, 2022 FCA reminds companies of TCFD-aligned climate disclosure rules and sets out next steps in Primary Market Bulletin 42 By Sara Feijao The FCA has published its Primary Market Bulletin 42. This sets out (among other things) a useful reminder and clarification of the rules...
Dec 02, 2022 NGO ClientEarth withdraws lawsuit against ECB’s quantitative easing programme By Guillaume Croisant Charlotte Peiffer Bruno Garcia Da Silva As we reported in our previous posts (here and here), ClientEarth filed in April 2021 legal proceedings in Belgium against the central...
Nov 29, 2022 EU: Platform on Sustainable Finance publishes supplementary report on TSC for other four environmental objectives under Taxonomy Regulation By Sara Feijao Background The Platform on Sustainable Finance (PSF) is advising the European Commission on the technical screening criteria (TSC) for...
Nov 18, 2022 ESMA consults on developing Guidelines on funds’ names with ESG or sustainability-related terms By Raza Naeem Ngoc-Hong Ma Silke Bernard Dr Frederik Winter Benjamin Maconick Premlata Fagan Victoria Hickman Stephen Clipsham +5 more... Show less The name of a fund is usually the first fund attribute investors see, and while investors are expected to look beyond the name itself,...
Nov 17, 2022 Last minute Q&A responses from the ESAs on SFDR RTS interpretation: how do they impact your disclosures? By Raza Naeem Silke Bernard Benjamin Maconick James Morris Julia Vergauwen David Ballegeer Ngoc-Hong Ma Dr Frederik Winter Victoria Hickman Julia Voskoboinikova +7 more... Show less Late in the day given the application of the SFDR Level 2 requirements from 1 January 2023, the European Supervisory Authorities have...
Nov 15, 2022 ESAs launch Call for Evidence to better understand greenwashing By Stephen Clipsham On 15 November 2022, the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) published a Call for Evidence on greenwashing. The ESAs are interested...