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. ...
11/4/2024 1:23:00 PM The importance of the UK Transition Plan Taskforce for pension scheme trustees By Jessica Smith The UK Pensions Regulator recently published a blog post emphasising the importance for trustees of improving their understanding of...
10/18/2024 10:51:59 AM Transition Finance Market Review provides blueprint for unlocking transition finance in the UK and globally By Sara Feijao In this blog post and accompanying video, we explore the final recommendations of the Transition Finance Market Review and what it means...
10/3/2024 3:20:06 PM UK: Navigating ESOS Phase 3 By Claudia Harper The UK’s Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) is an energy usage assessment scheme that requires in-scope organisations to audit...
7/11/2024 5:42:33 PM New Labour government: is the UK back in the race to net zero? By Sara Feijao The national election on 4 July 2024 ushered in a new Labour government in a landslide vote after 14 years of a Conservative government. ...
5/7/2024 1:17:23 PM Linklaters ESG Newsletter - May 2024 By Gilly Hutchinson Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova Welcome to the latest edition of the global Linklaters ESG Newsletter. Each issue covers key developments in the UK, EU, US, Asia and...
3/7/2024 11:24:00 AM UK: Investor stewardship and new PLSA guidance for pension funds By Wilma Rix Claire Collier PLSA Stewardship and Voting Guidelines 2024 The UK's Pension and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has published updated Stewardship...
12/12/2023 4:50:28 PM UK: FCA SDR investment labels and anti-greenwashing policy – what it means for insurance and pension providers By Jimi Piggott-Bader See our more detailed client note on the FCA policy statement here and the anti-greenwashing guidelines consultation here. On 28...
11/17/2023 11:32:06 AM UK TPT consults on sector-specific guidance on climate transition plan disclosures, including for the financial sector By Sara Feijao Kim Rybarczyk The UK Transition Plan Taskforce (TPT) published its final recommendations on climate transition plan disclosures, along with...
8/2/2023 1:04:08 PM 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...
6/7/2023 11:44:24 AM Linklaters ESG Newsletter - June 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...
4/5/2023 8:11:59 AM Linklaters ESG Newsletter - April 2023 By Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova Gilly Hutchinson Welcome to the Linklaters ESG Newsletter. Each issue covers key developments in the UK, EU, US, Asia and globally on the full range of...
9/14/2022 12:29:14 PM Insights from UK-China ESG Summit By Alex Roberts Last Wednesday, I attended the second iteration of the British Chamber of Commerce Shanghai’s Sustainability and ESG Summit in China’s...
6/22/2022 1:00:06 PM Enhanced climate change reporting requirements from 1 October for UK pensions By Claire Collier From 1 October 2022, trustees of larger occupational pension schemes and authorised master trusts in the UK will be required to measure...
3/8/2022 11:18:39 AM Linklaters Pensions Investment Practice - Practical implications of ESG disclosure webinar By Victoria Hickman Join our experts to explore current trends and thinking on investing into private closed-ended funds, unlocking derivatives, and...