Sep 28, 2023 Unpacking the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015 eight years on By Jon Tan The business and human rights landscape has changed significantly since the introduction of the UK Modern Slavery Act in 2015 (MSA 2015),...
Sep 28, 2023 Financial services regulators in the UK publish consultation papers to boost diversity and inclusion across the financial services sector By Nikunj Kiri Martyn Hopper Alison Wilson Alexandra Beidas +1 more... Show less In consultation papers published on 25 September 2023, the UK’s financial regulators have set out proposals to boost diversity and...
Sep 22, 2023 UK Government update on the introduction of non-price factors into CfD auctions By Jessica Hargreaves As we reported previously, in April 2023 the Government launched a call for evidence on the introduction of criteria other than cost for...
Sep 22, 2023 UK High Court dismisses environmental judicial review challenge to gas storage project By Sophia Kaiko Tara Janus The High Court in Northern Ireland has dismissed a judicial review made on behalf of No Gas Caverns Ltd and Friends of the Earth in...
Sep 18, 2023 A busy year of ESG regulation By Anisha Desor Victoria Hickman Over the past year, the UK and Europe have seen an increase in regulatory frameworks that have directly impacted sustainable investment...
Sep 11, 2023 Grid connection challenges By Jessica Hargreaves Gitanjali Shankar Delays in grid connection are considered one of the biggest challenges to the UK achieving its ambitions for net zero power by 2035....
Sep 11, 2023 GTAG’s UK Taxonomy work continues – this time on treatment of green financial products and operational considerations for taxonomy reporting By Premlata Fagan Following on closely behind its August 2023 technical advice papers (see our blog post here), on 8 September 2023, the Green Technical...
Sep 08, 2023 Reducing the time to deliver UK transmission infrastructure By Mariah Cartsidimas Jessica Hargreaves Gitanjali Shankar While the UK Government has committed to a fully decarbonised electricity system by 2034 and net zero by 2050, delays in the development...
Sep 06, 2023 Green Technical Advice Group issues further recommendations ahead of UK government’s anticipated consultation on Green Taxonomy this autumn By Premlata Fagan Ahead of the anticipated UK government consultation on its Green Taxonomy this autumn, the Green Technical Advisory Group (GTAG) has...
Sep 05, 2023 Linklaters ESG Newsletter - September 2023 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...
Aug 14, 2023 UK: FCA to consult on reporting for listed companies in line with ISSB standards in first half of 2024 By Sara Feijao On 10 August 2023, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its Primary Market Bulletin 45, in which it confirmed (among...
Aug 11, 2023 UK hydrogen strategy update and business models for transport and storage By Jessica Hargreaves Maryam Adamji Katie Rivers On 2 August 2023, the UK Government released its response to, and details of its "minded to" positions on, its August 2022 consultation...
Aug 09, 2023 UK: FRC Lab report on ESG data - how companies can facilitate the flow of information to investors By Judy Pink Sara Feijao The Financial Reporting Council Lab has published a report on optimising the flow of ESG data from companies to investors. This examines...
Aug 08, 2023 Mind the ethnicity motherhood pay gap By Kloe Halls A new report on the Motherhood Pay Penalty reveals how the effects of motherhood are compounded by the intersection of sexism and racism....
Aug 07, 2023 Government publishes initial guidance on UK Sustainability Disclosure Standards By Sara Feijao The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has published initial guidance on the government's framework to create the UK Sustainability...
Aug 02, 2023 UK Court of Appeal confirms derivative action relating to climate change should not proceed By Rebecca Burton Faye Presland Wilma Rix Sara Feijao Lucy Fergusson +2 more... Show less In 2022, the High Court decided that an application for a common law derivative action against the directors of the USS (Universities...