04 Dec, 2024 Spain – A step forward in implementing the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive By Alex Ferreres Mercedes Agreda Antonio Camara Spain’s highly anticipated parliamentary bill to implement the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) has now been...
02 Dec, 2024 EU: Commission publishes FAQs on EU Taxonomy By Premlata Fagan On 29 November 2024, the Commission published a draft set of FAQs on the EU Taxonomy. The Commission's aim in doing so is to make the...
28 Nov, 2024 Implementation of the CSRD into Belgian law By Tom Cobbaert Today, 28 November 2024, the Belgian Parliament adopted in plenary meeting a law implementing the Corporate Sustainability Reporting...
27 Nov, 2024 Sustainability assurance: ISSA 5000 is published, European standards under development By Julia Voskoboinikova James Marlow New international standard On 12 November 2024, the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) published the...
20 Nov, 2024 UK government consults on Green Taxonomy By Annamieke Cook Sara Feijao On 14 November, HM Treasury launched a consultation on a UK Green Taxonomy. The consultation closes on 6 February 2025. It is not yet...
15 Nov, 2024 UK government announces package of reforms for sustainable finance in Mansion House speech By Stephen Clipsham The UK Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has used her first Mansion House speech (see here and here) on 14 November 2024 to announce a package...
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...
08 Nov, 2024 EU CSRD: EFRAG publishes draft Transition Plan Implementation Guidance By Julia Voskoboinikova On 4 November 2024, the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) held the first public meeting of the Sustainability Reporting...
13 Sep, 2024 Navigating Draghi’s Report on EU competitiveness: key sustainability issues By Julia Voskoboinikova Sara Feijao Alexia Kaztaridou On 9 September 2024, the former European Central Bank President Mario Draghi delivered his long-awaited Report on the future of European...
03 Sep, 2024 EU CSRD: EFRAG publishes the ESRS Set 1 XBRL Taxonomy By Julia Voskoboinikova On 30 August, the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) published the XBRL Taxonomy for ESRS Set 1, which enables the...
29 Aug, 2024 NGOs take the European Commission to court to step up the EU’s climate ambition By Guillaume Croisant Sacha Vanderveken Amid the global wave of climate change litigation against States and public institutions (including the European Central Bank, as we...
08 Aug, 2024 European Commission publishes FAQs on the CSRD By Julia Voskoboinikova Elizabeth Webb Tom Cobbaert On 7 August 2024, the European Commission published, on a dedicated webpage, a draft Commission Notice with Frequently Asked Questions...
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...
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...
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...