20 May, 2024 ESG trends emerging from the UK’s new commitments to tackle AMR By James Smith Harriet Hanks Samuel Kasadha Shaurya Kothari +1 more... Show less Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing threat to public health, globally, with some studies linking it to as many as five million...
26 Mar, 2024 What to expect from the new European Forced Labour Regulation By Hannah Meyer Elena Engels Annabelle Duramé The European co-legislators have reached a provisional agreement on the Forced Labour Regulation, which has since been adopted by the...
07 Feb, 2024 Navigating the new scope of the German Supply Chain Act and looking ahead for the EU By Moritz Pellmann Cristina Hajek Gross The German Supply Chain Act (LkSG) now applies to business entities in Germany with over 1,000 employees. This new broader scope (since 1...
11 Aug, 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,...
02 May, 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...
17 Apr, 2023 Decarbonizing the Future: Are Carbon Contracts for Difference the Key to a Green Industry? By Marie von Armansperg Philipp Reinecke, LL.M. Ulrich Scholz Merit Olthoff Hendrik Wessling +2 more... Show less As part of its goal to reach climate neutrality by 2045, the German government is seeking to transform energy-intensive industries...
04 Apr, 2023 Draft rules on 'green' claims and rights to repair published by European Commission By Kieran Watkins Rachel Duffy On 22 March 2023, the European Commission published two long-awaited legislative proposals which form a key part of its Circular Economy...
20 Mar, 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...
22 Dec, 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...
01 Dec, 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...
23 Nov, 2022 Supply chain liability of directors and officers By Nicolas Rücker Moritz Becker Introduction This year’s demand letter to Shell’s board members by the NGO ClientEarth has drawn a lot of attention across corporate...
03 Nov, 2022 The Energy Transition: Recent Developments in Trade and Competition Law By Martin McElwee Merit Olthoff Thomas McGrath Sarah Jensen Lorand Bartels Bola Ajayi +3 more... Show less World leaders and legislators, particularly in the EU and UK, have set ambitious goals as they seek to combat climate change. Similarly,...