6/26/2025 1:19:35 PM UK government proposals for overseeing third-party assurance of sustainability related financial disclosures By Premlata Fagan On 25 June 2025, the UK government published three consultations (see press release): The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero...
6/26/2025 12:00:34 PM UK consults on draft UK SRS: implementation of ISSB sustainability disclosure standards By Sara Feijao On 25 June 2025, the UK government published three consultations (see press release): The Department for Business and Trade (DBT)...
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...
6/25/2025 6:18:26 PM UK government consults on transition plans: keeping its options open By Sara Feijao On 25 June 2025, the UK government published three consultations (see press release): The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero...
6/25/2025 1:48:53 PM UK government consults on transition plans, draft UK SRS, and sustainability assurance By Sara Feijao On 25 June 2025, the UK government published the following related consultations: The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)...
6/25/2025 12:07:00 PM Webinar recording: Transition plans in focus By Sara Feijao As part of London Climate Action Week, we ran a webinar discussing transition plans and what the evolving regulatory landscape looks...
6/24/2025 4:21:44 PM UK: Government to consult shortly on UK Sustainability Reporting Standards to implement ISSB standards By Sara Feijao UPDATE ADDED ON 25/06/25: The government published three consultations on 25 June 2025: on transition plans, on the draft UK SRS and on...
6/5/2025 2:37:53 PM UK: FRC’s streamlined Stewardship Code 2026 redefines long-term sustainable value By Wilma Rix The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has finalised revisions to its UK Stewardship Code. The Stewardship Code 2026 will begin to take...
6/3/2025 4:42:48 PM Linklaters ESG Newsletter - June 2025 By Gilly Hutchinson Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova The June edition of our Global ESG Newsletter is now available and can be accessed here. Our June issue covers key developments on the...
6/2/2025 10:29:55 AM UK sustainability disclosure regimes in a state of flux By Rachel Barrett Aileen Buchanan Iyes Igiehon Claudia Harper +1 more... Show less This article first appeared in the June 2025 issue of PLC Magazine. In this article, we explore: what the current rules are on climate...
5/20/2025 5:00:09 PM UK-EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) linkage: a new era for carbon markets By Jessica Hargreaves The renewed agenda for EU-UK cooperation common understanding published on 19 May 2025 may prove to be the start of a new era for EU and...
5/13/2025 1:51:57 PM UK Supreme Court denies permission to challenge jurisdiction in novel supply chain proceedings involving factory workers in Malaysia By Faye Presland Rebecca Burton James Hennah In early May 2025, the UK Supreme Court denied a request for permission to appeal made by the Dyson Group in respect of the Court of...
5/6/2025 5:44:49 PM Linklaters ESG Newsletter - May 2025 By Sara Feijao Gilly Hutchinson Julia Voskoboinikova The May edition of our Global ESG Newsletter is now available and can be accessed here. Our May issue covers key developments on the full...
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...
4/29/2025 4:36:00 PM UK: FCA delays the publication of the final rules on applying SDR to portfolio management By Stephen Clipsham [UPDATE 29/04/2025: The FCA has updated its website to confirm its view (following further consideration of feedback from CP24/8) that...
4/17/2025 2:53:59 PM Issues for Boards 2025: Is ESG dead? Far from it By Bernice Dunsmuir Sara Feijao Each year we prepare a publication focussed on providing practical insights for Boards and GCs on emerging issues that we expect to be...