Tim Baines

Tim Baines is a partner in the London environmental and planning team of Mayer Brown. Tim has a particular interest and background in advising companies and financial institutions in the real estate, energy and sustainability sectors. He has considerable knowledge of UK planning and environmental regimes, renewables incentives regimes, and emissions and climate-related matters.

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European Commission Adopts Revised European Sustainability Reporting Standards

By Tim Baines, Oliver Williams & Beth Mills on July 13, 2026

On 3 July 2026, the European Commission (“EC”) adopted revised European Sustainability Reporting Standards (“ESRS”) and, for smaller companies, a voluntary reporting standard.

The revised ESRS are intended to simplify sustainability reporting under the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive. The target of the EC is to reduce the administrative burden on EU businesses whilst maintaining…

Global Climate Change Disclosure Initiatives and Board Corporate Governance Considerations

By Lawrence Cunningham (Contributor), Tim Baines, Maximilien Pallu, Anna T. Pinedo, Peter Pears, Joseph A. Castelluccio, Oliver Williams, Alan Linning, Paul C. de Bernier, Luiz Gustavo Bezerra, Claudia Ramos, Marcel Hörauf, Justin Tan, Arvin Maskin, Johannes Weichbrodt, Edouard Gergondet, David Carpenter, Ulrike Binder, James Carlson, Stephanie Hurst & Jacob Douds on March 22, 2024

All across the world, climate disclosure regulations are among the most significant and complex challenges faced by companies and boards, with a variety of requirements emanating this past year from numerous governmental authorities and non-governmental organizations.

At Mayer Brown, I had the honor of leading a group of 21 partners from across 14 of the…