Rachel Barrett

1 week ago | sustainablefutures.linklaters.com | Sara Feijao |Julia Voskoboinikova |Rachel Barrett |Raza Naeem

The “Stop-the-Clock” Directive was published in the Official Journal of the EU on 16 April 2025 - see here.  Member States must transpose the Stop-the-Clock Directive into national law by 31 December 2025.

1 month ago | sustainablefutures.linklaters.com | Sara Feijao |James Marlow |Rachel Barrett |Raza Naeem

On 26 February 2025, the European Commission published the much-anticipated first Omnibus package, with proposals to simplify the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (“CSRD”) and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (“CSDDD”) – see press release, Q&A and proposals.

1 month ago | sustainablefutures.linklaters.com | Sara Feijao |Rachel Barrett |Raza Naeem |Julia Grothaus

On 26 February 2025, the European Commission published the much-anticipated first Omnibus package, with proposals to simplify the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD / CS3D), the Taxonomy, and the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). After many weeks of speculation and rumour, we now know what changes the Commission wants to make – with the aim of simplifying and reducing regulatory burdens on business.

2 months ago | sustainablefutures.linklaters.com | Sara Feijao |Rachel Barrett |Raza Naeem |Julia Grothaus

The European Commission published its Competitiveness Compass on 29 January 2025 (see press release). The Compass is intended to guide the work of the new Commission in the coming five years and lists priority actions to boost the EU’s competitiveness. It also provides a roadmap to how the Commission intends to take forward the recommendations in the Draghi report on the future of EU competitiveness (see our previous blog post).

Jan 15, 2025 | sustainablefutures.linklaters.com | Sara Feijao |Julia Voskoboinikova |Gilly Hutchinson |Rachel Barrett

We have published our ESG Legal Outlook 2025 highlighting the key global themes set to shape the legal landscape for ESG in the coming year. We anticipate that 2025 will be a year focused on implementation, reflection, and recalibration. The last couple of years have seen ESG policy and regulation across the globe develop at a frenetic pace.