02 Jan, 2025 EU: European Commission sets out recommendations for categorisation of products under the SFDR By Elizabeth Webb Stephen Clipsham The European Commission’s EU Platform on Sustainable Finance has published a briefing note setting out a proposal to establish a product...
23 Dec, 2024 EU CSRD: EFRAG publishes Voluntary Sustainability Reporting Standard for non-listed SMEs By Julia Voskoboinikova On 17 December 2024, the European Financial Reporting Advisory board (EFRAG) released the VSME, the voluntary reporting standard for...
23 Dec, 2024 EU CSRD: 2024 end-of-year set of EFRAG explanations By Julia Voskoboinikova On 6 December 2024, EFRAG published 64 new explanations of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) under the Corporate...
23 Dec, 2024 EU Deforestation Regulation: final green light for the one-year postponement By Guillaume Croisant Pierre-Noé Milcamps Julia Voskoboinikova On 23 December 2024, the Regulation (EU) 2024/3234 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the delay of the application...
18 Dec, 2024 EU Forced Labour Regulation published in the Official Journal By Guillaume Croisant Pierre-Noé Milcamps Introduction The Forced Labour Regulation (EU Regulation 2024/3015) on prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market)...
17 Dec, 2024 EU CS3D: Financial Services webinar recording on how the CS3D interacts with other due diligence regimes – Episode 3 By Stephen Clipsham Continuing with our webinar series on the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D / CSDDD) as it impacts the financial...
16 Dec, 2024 EU Omnibus Regulation: what do we know so far? By Sara Feijao The new European Commission is expected to publish its Annual Work Programme for 2025 on 11 February 2025, which will outline key actions...
16 Dec, 2024 What does the new European Commission have in store for sustainability? By Sara Feijao The new European Commission started work on 1 December 2024. This marks the start of a new five-year mandate (December 2024 to October...
13 Dec, 2024 EU: ESMA provide further clarification on how to apply its fund names guidelines By Stephen Clipsham On 13 December 2024, ESMA published three new Q&As on the practical application of its guidelines on funds' names using ESG or...
13 Dec, 2024 UK: Court of Appeal gives guidance on navigating complex mass environmental claims in Nigerian Oil Spill case By Meg Winton Faye Presland Rebecca Burton David Thomas +1 more... Show less On 6 December 2024, the Court of Appeal (the “Court”) published its reasons for orders made on 11 October 2024 in favour of the Claimants...
13 Dec, 2024 EuGB Article 15(5) notifications - ESMA publishes submission questionnaire By Erin McKeown ESMA has created an issuer disclosure section on its website, which sets out the details for how EuGB issuers can meet their notification...
12 Dec, 2024 Sustainable Finance Regulation in the UK and EU: What’s coming up in 2025 By Stephen Clipsham The development of new, and implementation of existing, sustainability law and regulation continues apace. In our recently published...
12 Dec, 2024 UK corporate reporting 2024/25: recent developments and guidance for listed companies By Judy Pink Wilma Rix Sara Feijao We have published our annual reporting guide for UK listed companies. The guide summarises recent developments and guidance from...
12 Dec, 2024 A timeline of UK and EU sustainable finance regulation By Stephen Clipsham If you're wondering what's on the horizon in the world of sustainable finance regulation, then view our timeline which shows key dates...
12 Dec, 2024 EU: ESG Ratings Regulation moves one step forward By Stephen Clipsham The Council of the EU published the text of the proposed Regulation on the transparency and integrity of ESG rating activities, and...
12 Dec, 2024 Sustainable Finance in Europe: Regulatory State of Play updated Linklaters / AFME report December 2024 By Raza Naeem Victoria Hickman Rachel Barrett Julia Grothaus Andreas Dehio Ngoc-Hong Ma +3 more... Show less Linklaters and AFME (Association for Financial Markets in Europe) have updated our report on the regulatory state of play of the...