Sep 08, 2023 Nature Restoration Regulation generates storm in European Parliament By Simon Duncombe Chris Bellringer Kieran Watkins Toby Freedman +1 more... Show less In 2022, the European Commission put forward proposals for two new regulations intended to better protect ecosystems and address species...
Aug 11, 2023 New EU sustainable batteries regulation becomes law – what you need to know By Kieran Watkins Marlen Vesper-Gräske Hilke Boedeker After a lengthy legislative process, the new EU Batteries Regulation has finally been published in the Official Journal of the EU,...
May 02, 2023 Microplastics: the EU’s macro step to halt micro particles By James Raeside Kieran Watkins Vicky Vanderstichele Last week Member State representatives in the European Commission’s REACH Committee voted to adopt a proposal to ban intentionally added...
Mar 29, 2023 Banning PFAS chemicals in the EU – Consultation launched By Kieran Watkins Sascha Arnold The European Chemical Agency (ECHA) has launched a public consultation on a proposal to ban PFAS, marking the next step in what is...
Mar 20, 2023 EU unveils Net Zero Industry Act to boost competitiveness in Europe By Kieran Watkins The European Commission has unveiled a new regulatory proposal which aims to boost Europe’s industrial policy amidst increasing global...
Mar 03, 2023 Greenwashing and litigation risks in Germany - the case of financial institutions By Stefanie Fay Lukas Pfister Martina de Lind van Wijngaarden Increasing ESG regulation across Europe affects the compliance obligations of banks and other financial services providers. Greenwashing...
Mar 01, 2023 Antitrust and sustainability – UK CMA consults on new guidance for businesses entering into environmental sustainability agreements By Alastair Chapman Sarah Jensen Kasia Bojarojc Angus Reston Emma Roberts Pablo Lopez-West +3 more... Show less On 28 February 2023, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published draft guidance on its intended approach towards business...
Feb 22, 2023 Sustainability claims in the regulatory spotlight: new guidelines on advertising with sustainability claims in the Netherlands By Felix Roscam Abbing Jan-Jaap Koningsveld In the past two years, ‘greenwashing’ and sustainability claims have come under increasing regulatory scrutiny in the Netherlands. The...
Jan 16, 2023 ESG Reporting for EU and non-EU companies: Entry into force of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive By Christoph H. Seibt Juliane Hilf Sascha Arnold Marlen Vesper-Gräske Felicitas Weber Désirée Höwing +3 more... Show less On 5 January 2023, the long awaited Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) has come into force throughout the European...
Dec 22, 2022 The new EU deforestation regulation and its international scope – is your business affected? By James Raeside Kieran Watkins Marlen Vesper-Gräske Simon Duncombe +1 more... Show less The European Commission, Council and European Parliament reached provisional agreement on the new Deforestation Regulation on 6 December...
Dec 01, 2022 Re-packaging old rules: How will the EU’s proposed new packaging Regulation tackle excessive packaging and packaging waste? By Simon Duncombe Vicky Vanderstichele James Raeside Kieran Watkins +1 more... Show less Yesterday, the European Commission published its proposal for a new Regulation on packaging and packaging waste. The Regulation repeals...
Oct 13, 2022 EU moves quickly to adopt law banning products contributing to deforestation ahead of UN Biodiversity Conference By Kieran Watkins The long-awaited second part of COP-15 this December, which is the continuation of the UN Biodiversity Conference from October 2021, has...