3/10/2026 3:48:30 PM ESG trends to watch in 2026 – a two-part podcast series By Juliane Hilf Douglas Bryden Simon Duncombe Cat Greenwood-Smith Vanessa Jakovich Sam Houshower Marlen Vesper-Gräske +4 more... Show less ESG in 2026 is already shaping up to be defined by regulatory and political divergence and renewed litigation and stakeholder scrutiny....
2/27/2026 8:05:27 AM Upcoming oral hearings before the German Federal Court of Justice in climate litigation cases against car manufacturers By Moritz Becker Stefanie Spancken-Monz Iris Hammerschmid On 2 March 2026, the German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof, FCJ) will hold an oral hearing in two climate-related claims...
2/26/2026 1:03:26 PM Navigating the Green Wave: Austria's transposition of the CSRD and the Sustainability Omnibus Package By Dr. Stephan Denk Kathrin Wildmoser-Zeller Julia Wallner Iris Hammerschmid +1 more... Show less The Austrian Sustainability Reporting Act (Nachhaltigkeitsberichtsgesetz, NaBeG) which transposes the Corporate Sustainability Reporting...
2/3/2026 10:15:33 AM Navigating the UK’s new sustainability disclosure proposals for listed companies By Caroline Gregson Vanessa Jakovich Douglas Bryden The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched its anticipated consultation on a proposed UK Listing Rule to implement the updated...
1/30/2026 11:36:40 AM 7 ESG trends to watch in 2026 By Juliane Hilf Douglas Bryden Simon Duncombe Cat Greenwood-Smith Vanessa Jakovich John Rousakis Sam Houshower Marlen Vesper-Gräske Jonas Köster Charlotte Aspin Léa Bareil Kate Collister Caroline Gregson Iris Hammerschmid Karl Thies +12 more... Show less For those involved in ESG, 2025 brought significant disruption, marked by political uncertainty, regulatory delays and rollbacks,...
1/29/2026 7:03:47 PM The Bonaire Climate Case: Dutch State ordered to comply with reduction obligations and to adopt a climate adaptation plan By Mijke Sinninghe Damsté Moritz Becker Simon Duncombe Cat Greenwood-Smith Juliane Hilf David Livshiz Stefanie Spancken-Monz Anne-Laure Vincent Boudewijn Renshof Darya Bondarchuk +7 more... Show less On 28 January 2026, the District Court of The Hague (the Court) delivered its long-awaited judgment in the climate case brought by...
12/1/2025 8:41:40 AM The ‘E‘ of ESG: Greenwashing under the spotlight – recent trends in the US By Sam Houshower Jennifer King Andres Calzada Similar to the recent developments and intensifying regulatory approaches we outlined in our blog posts covering greenwashing trends in...
12/1/2025 8:40:47 AM The ‘E‘ of ESG: Greenwashing under the spotlight – recent trends in the UK By Cat Greenwood-Smith Simon Duncombe Douglas Bryden Vanessa Jakovich Rachel Duffy Kate Collister +3 more... Show less As set out in our EU greenwashing trends blog post, many jurisdictions are stepping up scrutiny of greenwashing. The UK is no exception:...
12/1/2025 8:39:45 AM The ‘E‘ of ESG: Greenwashing under the spotlight – recent trends in the EU By Tobias Timmann Mijke Sinninghe Damsté Matthias Hofer Yulianna Tkach Boudewijn Renshof Iris Hammerschmid +3 more... Show less Greenwashing is attracting growing scrutiny from courts and regulatory authorities in many jurisdictions, including the EU, UK, and US....
11/28/2025 2:27:05 PM UN Forum on Business and Human Rights 2025 - insights By Juliane Hilf Marlen Vesper-Gräske Iris Hammerschmid This week, the 14th UN Forum on Business and Human Rights (the Forum) convened in Geneva, addressing the central topic, “Accelerating...
11/24/2025 4:15:23 PM Five takeaways on Germany’s Implementation of the EU’s New Gas and Hydrogen Framework By Philipp Reinecke, LL.M. Stefan Schröder Ulrich Scholz As a leading industrial nation Germany faces a particularly complex task in transitioning from natural gas to hydrogen. The recently...
11/20/2025 3:43:39 PM CSRD/CSDDD Omnibus enters last legislative stage By Juliane Hilf Douglas Bryden Vanessa Jakovich Christoph H. Seibt Marlen Vesper-Gräske Léa Bareil Charlotte Aspin Valentin Weigel +5 more... Show less The European Parliament (EP) has agreed its position on the sustainability Omnibus 1, paving the way for the last phase of the...