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. ...
10 Jul, 2024 UK & EU: Sustainable Finance Sources - survival guide By Premlata Fagan It can be hard to find in one place the legal, regulatory and industry sources you need when navigating the fast-moving and...
09 Jul, 2024 Spain: Sustainability reporting - Updated technical guidance on the audit committees of public-interest entities By Mercedes Agreda Spain’s financial regulator the CNMV has updated its technical guidance on the audit committees of public-interest entities. The main...
02 Jul, 2024 Linklaters ESG Newsletter - July 2024 By Julia Voskoboinikova Gilly Hutchinson 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...
25 Jun, 2024 ICMA releases new resources on Sustainability-Linked Bonds, Green Bonds and Sustainability-Linked Loans financing Bonds By Erin McKeown Siân Sanford Catherine Wade Jake Dyer Ben Dulieu Amelia Rice +3 more... Show less On 25 June 2024, the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) released new materials and guidance to support the Green, Social,...
24 Jun, 2024 Stocktake of the EU Taxonomy in action By Erin McKeown Catherine Wade Earlier this month the European Commission published a factsheet evidencing the market’s uptake of the EU Taxonomy. The results (gleaned...
19 Jun, 2024 EU Tracker: Which ESG proposals have been adopted and which are still outstanding? By Julia Voskoboinikova Sara Feijao Clelia Felix Claudia Skibniewski Alvarez +1 more... Show less NOTE: We update this tracker as when there are new developments. Last updated on 16 July 2024. On 6-9 June 2024, EU citizens voted to...
18 Jun, 2024 EU: ESA’s recommendations on SFDR – calling for greater coherence in the framework, catering for green transition and enhanced consumer protection By Premlata Fagan When the European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, ESMA and EIOPA – together, the ESAs) published their Final Reports to the European...
13 Jun, 2024 Webinar: Facilitating finance for the transition to a sustainable economy By Vanessa Havard-Williams Xylia Sim Alexander Vogt Join us on 18 June 24 at 1-2 PM CEST for an expert online panel discussion on transition finance, with a particular focus on the current...
13 Jun, 2024 Webinar recording: the EU perspective on greenwashing from the ESA's reports By Julia Grothaus Raza Naeem Victoria Hickman Clare Wiles Erin McKeown Premlata Fagan +3 more... Show less With the UK FCA’s anti-greenwashing rule in its early days, next up we took the opportunity to look at greenwashing from the EU...
06 Jun, 2024 EU Green Bond Regulation: new podcast on the key aspects of the EuGB label getting the most buzz in the market By Catherine Wade Erin McKeown In this podcast series, we explore in bitesize format various aspects of the EU Green Bond Regulation. In this episode, counsel Catherine...
04 Jun, 2024 Linklaters ESG Newsletter - June 2024 By Julia Voskoboinikova Gilly Hutchinson Sara Feijao Welcome to the latest edition of the global Linklaters ESG Newsletter. Each issue covers key developments in the UK, EU, US, Asia and...
30 May, 2024 EU: ESMA identifies areas for improvement in firms’ sustainability claims in marketing communications By Premlata Fagan In 2023, ESMA launched a Common Supervisory Action (CSA) and mystery shopping exercise (MSE) on the application of disclosure...
30 May, 2024 Hong Kong publishes draft voluntary code of conduct for ESG ratings and data products providers By Clara Hackney Gilly Hutchinson The global trend towards the supervision and regulation of ESG-related metrics continues. Following Singapore’s code of conduct for ESG...
29 May, 2024 ‘Nimble and pragmatic regime” needed to unlock transition finance By Vanessa Havard-Williams Sara Feijao This article first appeared in Responsible Investment - Comment: 'Nimble and pragmatic regime' needed to unlock transition finance...
28 May, 2024 New EU Green Bond Regulation Hub By Catherine Wade With just over 6 months to go before the first issuer will be able to use the EU’s new ‘gold standard’ label for green EU Taxonomy...