5/6/2025 6:16:40 PM EU: a quick read of "ESMA's Guidelines on enforcement [meaning "supervision" in this case!] of sustainability information" to help issuers get it right By Victoria Hickman Raza Naeem Enforcement = Supervision! The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has delivered final guidelines under the CSRD to ensure...
5/1/2025 1:42:40 PM UK PRA consultation on managing climate-related risks: not new rules but explicit enhancements and clarifications of expectations nonetheless By Rachel Barrett Raza Naeem Victoria Hickman What has been published? On 30 April 2025, the PRA published a Consultation Paper (CP10/25) proposing the replacement of its existing...
4/24/2025 4:03:56 PM The German coalition agreement: opportunities and challenges for ESG management By Julia Grothaus Julia MacDonald Mirjam Erb On 9 April 2025, the German parties CDU/CSU and SPD presented their coalition agreement for the new legislative period. Pending approval...
2/13/2025 10:32:31 AM EU: Commission’s Work Programme sets out key ESG / sustainability initiatives for 2025 By Sara Feijao On 12 February 2025, the European Commission published its new Work Programme setting out a list of the main policy and legislative...
2/3/2025 2:51:34 PM UK FCA sets out climate change adaptation challenges faced by firms By Raza Naeem Peter Bevan Stephen Clipsham Victoria Hickman Premlata Fagan +2 more... Show less The FCA has published its 2025 Adaptation Report on climate change adaptation challenges faced by firms. The report focuses on risk...
1/16/2025 3:25:06 AM ESG Legal Outlook 2025: key Asia themes By Gilly Hutchinson Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova We have published our ESG Legal Outlook 2025 highlighting the key global themes set to shape the legal landscape for ESG in the coming...
1/15/2025 2:18:40 PM ESG Legal Outlook 2025: key global themes By Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova Gilly Hutchinson We have published our ESG Legal Outlook 2025 highlighting the key global themes set to shape the legal landscape for ESG in the coming...
12/13/2024 3:19:27 PM 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...
12/12/2024 1:09:41 PM 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...
11/29/2024 7:59:31 AM How businesses in Asia are harnessing AI to meet growing ESG obligations By Alex Roberts Gilly Hutchinson Artificial Intelligence (AI) – and generative AI in particular – has an interesting role to play in the net zero transition and the wider...
11/19/2024 1:11:00 AM COP29: first results By Gilly Hutchinson Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova COP29, the United Nations climate summit, started in Baku in Azerbaijan on 11 November 2024 and will run until 22 November. This COP has...
11/13/2024 2:18:24 PM UK: FRC consults on investor stewardship and long-term sustainable value By Wilma Rix On 11 November 2024, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) launched a consultation on its proposed updates to the UK Stewardship Code. ...
11/8/2024 12:50:36 PM ESMA CP on amendments to EU Prospectus regime – ESG proposals By Erin McKeown Catherine Wade Julia Bhatti Benedicte de Moras +1 more... Show less Background The EU Listing Act, which makes changes to the EU Prospectus Regulation (“EU PR”), was published in the Official Journal of...
10/16/2024 9:24:56 AM At a glance: UK Governance and Risk: Autumn 2024 By Wilma Rix The Autumn 2024 edition of our UK Governance and Risk guide summarises developments of interest over the past summer and early autumn,...
9/13/2024 9:27:05 AM 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...
9/9/2024 2:56:23 PM Going for green: ESG in sport By James Marlow Claudia Harper For the last few weeks, we’ve been on the edge of our seats following the Team GB athletes ‘Go for Gold’ at the Paris 2024 Olympics and...