In response to growing concerns over regulatory complexity and business competitiveness, the EU adopted the “Stop-the-Clock” directive in April 2025, delaying key sustainability reporting and due diligence obligations under...more
The draft bill prohibits U.S. entities deemed integral to national interests from complying with foreign sustainability due diligence regulations. The draft bill particularly targets the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due...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
The last plenary session of the European Parliament – in its current composition before the next elections in June – took place from 22 to 25 April 2024. The session resulted in major developments, which will significantly...more
On 15 March 2024, the European Council eventually voted to endorse the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (CS3D), aiming to impose on certain...more
The EU is stepping up its fight against greenwashing and empowers consumers for the green transition with a new Directive on empowering consumers for the green transition through better protection against unfair practices and...more
While the European Parliament and Council negotiators eventually reached a political agreement on 14 December 2023 on the much-awaited proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Corporate...more
On 1 June 2023, the European Parliament adopted and put forward an amended version of the draft Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive. It goes much further than the version proposed by the European Commission and...more
For more than twenty years, the European Union (EU) witnessed the development of collective redress mechanisms to address mass claims situations. To ensure the proper implementation of these mechanisms in the Member States,...more