The Commission’s proposal seeks to reshape EU Sustainability requirements by amending CSRD, CSDDD, EU Taxonomy, and CBAM.
On 26 February 2025, the European Commission (Commission) published its much-anticipated first...more
3/4/2025
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Carbon Emissions ,
Corporate Governance ,
Due Diligence ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Renewable Energy ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sustainability ,
Sustainable Business Practices ,
Taxonomy
Welcome to our Litigation 2024 Year in Review and 2025 Outlook. In this report, we examine the legal trends that have shaped the commercial landscape in Europe and the UK and explore how these developments are likely to...more
2/11/2025
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Class Action ,
Competition ,
Contract Disputes ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Data Privacy ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Financial Institutions ,
Insolvency ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Mergers ,
Regulatory Reform ,
UK ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
On 5 July 2024, the final text of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) was entered into the Official Journal of the EU. The CSDDD will enter force on 25 July 2024. This marks the final key step in the...more
7/15/2024
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Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Due Diligence ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
EU Directive ,
Member State ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Supply Chain ,
Sustainability ,
Sustainable Business Practices
Political Agreement Reached on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Rules -
On 14 December 2023, the European Council (Council) and European Parliament (Parliament) reached a political agreement on the Corporate...more
The EU’s latest initiative to enhance ESG disclosures will expand the requirements of earlier initiatives and bring considerably more companies within its scope.
On 5 January 2023, the Corporate Sustainability Reporting...more
Latham lawyers highlight key takeaways and developments in the sustainability space from the second half of the year.
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12/22/2022
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Climate Change ,
Consultation ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Forced Labor ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Investment Funds ,
Sustainability
Delivering the European Green Deal | Fit for 55 package -
The European Commission has put forward Fit for 55, a package of legislative proposals to make its policies fit for delivering the updated 2030 greenhouse gas...more
The initiative includes a competition law sustainability “sandbox” in which market participants could team up to work on sustainable business projects.
The Greek Competition Authority (HCC) has announced a public...more
10/2/2020
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Competition Authorities ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Greece ,
Market Participants ,
Member State ,
Sandbox ,
Sustainability ,
Sustainable Business Practices ,
Sustainable Projects