7/14/2025 4:17:35 PM EU CSRD: Commission adopts “quick-fix” Delegated Act postponing phased-in reporting requirements for “wave one” companies By Julia Voskoboinikova On 11 July 2025, the European Commission adopted a so-called “quick-fix” Delegated Act to postpone additional phased-in reporting...
7/11/2025 4:26:39 PM European Commission takes steps to advance the circular economy By Julia Voskoboinikova The European Commission is progressing the circular economy agenda with a series of new proposals and measures. The Circular Economy Act...
7/9/2025 1:23:52 PM EU plans to prevent carbon leakage through extension of the CBAM scope and support for EU exporters By Julia Voskoboinikova The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) imposes a carbon cost on imports of selected goods - cement, fertilisers, iron and steel,...
7/8/2025 3:17:37 PM European Commission launches Roadmap towards Nature Credits By Claudia Harper On 7 July 2025, the European Commission launched the Roadmap towards Nature Credits (the “Roadmap”) which sets out, at a high level, the...
7/8/2025 12:55:36 PM EU: Commission takes next steps on the path to simplifying Taxonomy Reporting By Premlata Fagan Raza Naeem Rachel Barrett Julia Grothaus +1 more... Show less On 4 July, the European Commission adopted a delegated act aimed at simplifying the application of the EU Taxonomy and reducing the...
7/6/2025 9:09:08 AM EU: Commission proposes new 2040 climate target By Sara Feijao On 2 July 2025, the European Commission published a proposal to amend the existing European Climate Law so as to introduce a new climate...
7/4/2025 7:00:30 AM EU CSRD: Commission grants EFRAG an additional month to deliver simplified ESRS By Julia Voskoboinikova On 27 March 2025, the European Commission tasked EFRAG with simplifying the first set of European Sustainability Reporting Standards...
7/3/2025 6:09:36 PM EU Ecodesign Regulation: consultations on information disclosure for discarded goods and exemptions to the ban on destroying unsold clothes By Julia Voskoboinikova The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) introduces comprehensive sustainability requirements for nearly all products...
7/3/2025 1:34:31 PM EU: ESMA promotes clarity in sustainability-related communications By Premlata Fagan Stephen Clipsham ESMA has published a ‘Thematic note on clear, fair & not misleading sustainability-related claims’ to help promote clarity in...
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...
7/1/2025 11:57:52 AM EU: ESMA review finds shortcomings in asset managers SFDR compliance and risk integration By Stephen Clipsham Premlata Fagan The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its final report following a Common Supervisory Action (CSA) carried...
6/30/2025 3:32:14 PM ESMA Final Report on amendments to EU Prospectus regime – Key proposals for DCM By Erin McKeown Catherine Wade The EU Listing Act, amending (in particular) the EU Prospectus Regulation, entered into force on 4 December 2024. However, many of the...
6/30/2025 2:58:10 PM EU: Council agrees its negotiating position on the substantive changes to CSRD and CSDDD By Jon Tan Julia Voskoboinikova On 23 June 2025, the Council agreed its negotiating position (general approach) on the Requirements Proposal (see Council press release)....
6/27/2025 2:52:58 PM EU: ESAs launch consultation on how to integrate ESG risks into the financial stress tests for banks and insurers By Premlata Fagan Raza Naeem Silke Bernard Ngoc-Hong Ma Julian Emmerich +2 more... Show less On 26 June 2025, the European Supervisory Authorities launched a consultation on their draft joint guidelines on ESG stress testing. The...
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...
6/26/2025 7:30:12 AM EU Council sets fight against environmental crime as key priority for coming years By Guillaume Croisant Pierre-Noé Milcamps Environmental crime is taking centre stage in the EU’s fight against organised crime, with the 2026-2029 EMPACT cycle prioritising...