Recent years have seen an ever increasing density of ESG regulation on the national, European and global level. With significant regulations already or about to enter into force, enforcement actions on different levels,...more
Recent years have seen an ever increasing density of ESG regulation on the national, European and global level. With significant regulations already or about to enter into force, enforcement actions on different levels,...more
For the last few months the European Commission has been working to bring together a proposal to amend the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D), the...more
As we enter 2025, ESG compliance is continuing to become a strategically important mandatory regulatory requirement for businesses. Despite some ESG backlashes in the political arena both in the US and the EU, 2025 marks a...more
Despite numerous national initiatives and updated EU Guidelines aimed at facilitating sustainability collaborations, significant legal uncertainties persist, especially for international ESG alliances. So the question...more
With more regulations coming into play, especially when it comes to reporting on due diligence along the supply chain, companies may want to – and are to some extent actually required by these regulations to – join forces to...more
In this month’s round-up of the latest developments in ESG for UK clients, we cover: Belgium: Pioneer protecting the planet; David v Goliath: ClientEarth v Shell and the growing need to consider nature related risks as part...more
2023 has seen a rise of a range of ambitious ESG regulations especially in the EU. Due to the ongoing transition from a soft law to a hard law environment cast in national and supranational laws and regulations,...more
In this alert, we provide a round-up of the latest developments in ESG for UK corporates. In this month’s ESG Market Alert, we cover: On 13 December 2022, EU member states reached a deal on the world’s first major carbon...more
On 14 October 2022, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Export Control (Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle; “BAFA”), has published its long-awaited questionnaire concerning the fulfilment of the reporting...more
Am 18. August 2022 hat das Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle („BAFA“) seine lange erwartete „Handreichung zur Umsetzung einer Risikoanalyse nach den Vorgaben des Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz“...more
As political and social efforts for climate protection and sustainability increase, so does the pressure on companies to address these issues. “Climate-neutral”, “eco-friendly” or “ESG-compliant”: those or similar words can...more
Mit steigenden politischen und gesellschaftlichen Bemühungen um Klimaschutz und Nachhaltigkeit steigt auch der Druck auf Unternehmen, sich dieser Themen anzunehmen. "Klimaneutral", "umweltfreundlich" oder "ESG-konform": Diese...more
The European Commission released on 23 February 2022 the much-awaited proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (the "Proposed Directive"). This text lays...more
Am 23. Februar 2022 hat die Europäische Kommission ihren lange erwarteten Vorschlag für eine Richtlinie zur "Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence" vorgelegt ("Richtlinienentwurf"). Der Richtlinienentwurf geht an vielen...more
Bereits letzte Woche hatten wir zur Fallpraxis des Bundeskartellamts („BKartA“) im Bereich des „grünen Kartellrechts“ berichtet. Diese Woche hat die Behörde gleich nachgelegt. Dabei gab es nun aber (erstmals) Gegenwind für...more
Fokus Wettbewerbspolitik Es grünt so grün – Kommission stellt Überlegungen zu ESG-Kooperationen von Wettbewerbern vor Die Kommission hat kürzlich einen neuen „Competition Policy Brief“ veröffentlicht, begleitet von einer...more
Climate and environmental protection are becoming increasingly important both in social discourse as well as for the legal and compliance practice. Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues are at the top of the...more