12/9/2025 1:24:47 PM SFDR Simplified - European Commission proposes a revised Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation By Douglas Bryden Elisabeth Overland Theresa Kreft Léa Bareil Charlotte Aspin Emily Strand Eden Elder Leila Symonds +5 more... Show less On 20 November 2025, the European Commission unveiled its proposed revisions to the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), the...
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...
11/20/2025 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...
10/29/2025 9:20:04 AM The ‘E’ of ESG: The future of CBAM - what comes after simplification? By Douglas Bryden Georg Roderburg Karl Thies The EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) Regulation is seen as a cornerstone of the EU’s climate and industrial strategy. Working...
10/21/2025 10:34:39 AM The ‘E’ of ESG: Sustainable products - new EU Ecodesign rules for unsold consumer products By Jonas Köster Tobias Klatt The EU Commission is poised to adopt implementing rules for the EU Ecodesign Regulation for Sustainable Products (EU) 2024/1781 (ESPR)...
6/14/2023 3:03:40 PM EU Deforestation Regulation published: A step forwards in global supply chain legislation By Marlen Vesper-Gräske James Raeside Kieran Watkins On 9 June 2023, Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 on deforestation in global supply chains was published in the Official Journal of the European...
4/18/2023 10:45:42 AM Law and Politics in Brussels: Discussing the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive By Christoph H. Seibt Léa Bareil Marlen Vesper-Gräske Natalie Pettinger Kearney +1 more... Show less On 28 March 2023, an expert roundtable with Freshfields and global companies from different sectors met in Brussels with the responsible...
12/16/2022 3:01:12 PM Supply Chain Compliance: Update on the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive By Christoph H. Seibt Chris Bellringer Ivan Lukac Marlen Vesper-Gräske +1 more... Show less Early this year in February, the European Commission proposed its new Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) that would...