8/22/2025 12:33:22 PM UK: What do the FCA’s new rules on prospectuses say about climate disclosures and transition plans? By Charlotte Witney Iyes Igiehon In July 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published Policy Statement PS25/9, which sets out new rules that will govern...
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...
8/4/2025 3:21:29 PM Joint Committee on Human Rights publishes report on forced labour in UK supply chains By Charlotte Witney On 24 July 2025, the UK Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights (the “Committee”) published a report summarising the conclusions...
7/17/2025 10:50:58 AM Britain’s wholesale electricity pricing to be reformed By Jessica Hargreaves On 10 July 2025, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero published the outcome of its Review of Electricity Market Arrangements...
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...
7/10/2025 10:34:33 AM ESG in Sport: A conversation with Jess Runicles of Motorsport UK By James Marlow Georgina King In the latest episode of our Women IN Sport (WINS) podcast series, Jess Runicles, Head of Sustainability at Motorsport UK, joins Georgina...
7/9/2025 2:50:18 PM Greenwatching: Which? publishes a study on compliance with the CMA’s Green Claims Code in the UK By Kim Rust Jonathan Ford Jessica Radke Annamieke Cook Sarah Martin +2 more... Show less Which? has recently published a study analysing the compliance of green claims online with the CMA’s Green Claims Code in the UK. The...
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...
6/26/2025 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...
6/26/2025 12:00:34 PM UK consults on draft UK SRS: implementation of ISSB sustainability disclosure standards By Sara Feijao On 25 June 2025, the UK government published three consultations (see press release): The Department for Business and Trade (DBT)...
6/26/2025 8:44:35 AM UK sustainability disclosure regimes: Focus on climate transition plans By Rachel Barrett Kim Rybarczyk Iyes Igiehon Wahdana Bilal +1 more... Show less This article first appeared in the July 2025 issue of PLC Magazine. The article below focuses on existing and forthcoming requirements...
6/25/2025 6:18:26 PM UK government consults on transition plans: keeping its options open By Sara Feijao On 25 June 2025, the UK government published three consultations (see press release): The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero...
6/25/2025 1:48:53 PM UK government consults on transition plans, draft UK SRS, and sustainability assurance By Sara Feijao On 25 June 2025, the UK government published the following related consultations: The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)...
6/25/2025 12:07:00 PM Webinar recording: Transition plans in focus By Sara Feijao As part of London Climate Action Week, we ran a webinar discussing transition plans and what the evolving regulatory landscape looks...
6/24/2025 4:21:44 PM UK: Government to consult shortly on UK Sustainability Reporting Standards to implement ISSB standards By Sara Feijao UPDATE ADDED ON 25/06/25: The government published three consultations on 25 June 2025: on transition plans, on the draft UK SRS and on...
6/5/2025 2:37:53 PM UK: FRC’s streamlined Stewardship Code 2026 redefines long-term sustainable value By Wilma Rix The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has finalised revisions to its UK Stewardship Code. The Stewardship Code 2026 will begin to take...