On 9 September 2024, the FCA confirmed that it is offering “limited temporary flexibility” until 2 April 2025 for firms to comply with the ‘naming and marketing’ rules under the UK Sustainability Disclosure Requirements....more
On 7 August 2024, the European Commission published draft FAQs on the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) clarifying the interpretation of certain provisions within the CSRD, the European Sustainability...more
The UK General Election on 4 July 2024 resulted in a change of government in the UK. This has meant that the usual summer slowdown has been replaced with a flurry of activity as new ministers pick up portfolios and start to...more
On 23 April 2024, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published the much-anticipated anti-greenwashing guidance which will apply to all FCA regulated firms from 31 May 2024. The anti-greenwashing rule is designed to...more
On 28 November 2023, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) confirmed the long-awaited final rules and guidance for UK asset managers aimed at improving the trust and transparency around sustainable investment products. In a...more
September has got off to a very busy start for ESG regulatory developments following the summer break. We have seen the launch of the final recommendations from the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD),...more
On 14 September 2023, the European Commission launched a targeted consultation and a public consultation seeking feedback on Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 on sustainability-related disclosures in the financial services sector...more
Throughout July we have continued to see key developments in ESG and sustainable finance regulation as regulators and legislators start to move into summer recess. Notably this week we have seen the adoption by the European...more
In this article, we take a look at the UK TCFD-aligned climate-related financial disclosures (contained in the Companies Act, the UK Listing Rules and the FCA’s ESG Sourcebook) and what organisations need to know to comply...more
In this second article in the series, we look at TCFD-aligned reporting and the TCFD recommendations: who they apply to, why they are needed and what is required by them....more
In this alert, we provide a round-up of the latest developments in ESG for UK corporates. In this month’s ESG Market Alert, we cover: Market Practice Update: Harnessing ESG opportunities in private equity EU Parliament...more
As we reach the midway point of 2023, the Hogan Lovells Sustainable Finance and Investment practice thought it would be useful to provide a review of recent key ESG developments from March-June 2023 to assist with navigating...more
7/10/2023
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The European Commission has published a call for feedback on proposals for a new set of EU Taxonomy criteria for the remaining environmental objectives. In addition, the European Commission has published the EU Taxonomy...more
The government's updated net-zero Green Finance Strategy was published on 30 March 2023. We set out below the key elements of the updated Strategy which focuses on the need for green investment and on opportunities for the...more
3/31/2023
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Wealth Management
The FCA has confirmed that it is delaying its final rules and policy statement in relation to the Sustainability Disclosure Requirements and investment labels proposals from the end of June 2023 to Q3 2023....more
The Treasury Sub-Committee on Financial Services Regulations has opened an Inquiry into greenwashing and sustainability disclosure requirements following the FCA’s SDR and labelling proposals in FCA CP22/20 which concluded...more
On 10 February 2023, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a discussion paper on finance for driving positive sustainable change. The discussion paper considers firms’ sustainability-related governance...more
As we round up 2022, December has remained lively in terms of ESG and sustainability-related disclosures developments in the UK, EU and internationally. This round-up provides a summary of the key updates over the past month...more
It has been a lively month for ESG and sustainability-related disclosures in the UK, EU and internationally with the adoption of the CSRD, the first draft of the ESRS and the conclusion of COP27. This monthly round-up...more
The FCA has published long-awaited proposed rules for the UK’s equivalent to the EU SFDR, the Sustainability Disclosure Requirements and investment labels in CP22/20 published on 25 October 2022. In the consultation, the FCA...more