14 Nov, 2024 EU: Commission Notice on certain legal provisions under the Taxonomy Regulation By Stephen Clipsham A Commission Notice on the interpretation and implementation of certain legal provisions of the Disclosures Delegated At under Article 8...
14 Nov, 2024 EU: ESG Ratings Regulation moves one step forward By Stephen Clipsham The Council of the EU has published the text of the proposed Regulation on the transparency and integrity of ESG rating activities, and...
12 Nov, 2024 EU CS3D: Financial Services webinar recording on the due diligence obligation and the value chain By Raza Naeem Peter Bevan Rachel Barrett Guillaume Croisant Tom Cobbaert David Ballegeer Ngoc-Hong Ma Victoria Hickman Elizabeth Webb Terry Yiangou James Marlow +8 more... Show less We have kicked off a new CS3D webinar series focused on CS3D as it impacts the financial services. Listen to a recording of our first...
08 Nov, 2024 ESMA CP on amendments to EU Prospectus regime – ESG proposals By Erin McKeown Catherine Wade Julia Bhatti Benedicte de Moras +1 more... Show less Background The EU Listing Act, which makes changes to the EU Prospectus Regulation (“EU PR”), is due to be published in the Official...
05 Nov, 2024 Linklaters ESG Newsletter - November 2024 By Sara Feijao Gilly Hutchinson Julia Voskoboinikova Welcome to the global Linklaters ESG Newsletter. Each issue covers key developments in the UK, EU, US, Asia and globally on the full...
05 Nov, 2024 Greenwashing Conference: Legal & Regulatory Compliance and Risk Management Approaches By Victoria Hickman Raza Naeem Peter Bevan Harry Eddis Elizabeth Dowd Nikunj Kiri Martyn Hopper Clare McMullen James Morris Alastair Holt +7 more... Show less Linklaters and AFME are delighted to invite you to a half-day “Greenwashing Outlook” conference. Wednesday 27 November 2024 | 08:30 -...
04 Nov, 2024 EU: ESAs 2024 report show significant improvements of firms’ disclosure of principle adverse impacts under SFDR By Stephen Clipsham The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) have published their third annual report on disclosures of Principal Adverse Impact (PAI)...
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...