While the European Union continues to drive ambitious mandatory disclosure requirements, the U.S. regulatory approach is shifting rapidly under the new administration, creating uncertainty for companies. Meanwhile,...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
Three rulings of the European Court of Human Rights given on 9 April 2024 have set the global tone for climate protection actions before national courts. The Court found that Article 8 of the European Convention on Human...more
A new and expansive regulatory regime to tackle global deforestation is being introduced in the EU by the Deforestation Regulation.
The Deforestation Regulation entered into force in June 2023 and will have far-reaching...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
The Regulation on Deforestation Free Products (EU Regulation 2023/1115; "Regulation") is a new mosaic and imposes stringent due diligence obligations to halt deforestation and promote global biodiversity. It prohibits the...more
The European Commission (“EC”) gets started with its plans to improve toy safety in Europe with a Public Consultation leading the way to a new legislative proposal envisaged for Q4 2022. The new legislation is expected to put...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
The European Commission, the Council and the European Parliament have agreed on a so-called "European Climate Law". After the European Commission had already proposed the draft for the “Regulation establishing the framework...more
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