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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -

Registration Open until May 16, 2025, for Joint Regulatory Risk Assessors Summit on Advancing Safety and Sustainability Assessment...

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. on 5/15/2025

On June 19 to June 20, 2025, the European Union (EU) Horizon Europe projects ACCORDs, iCare, MACRAMÉ, and nanoPASS are hosting a joint summit to address the needs of industry and regulators in assessing the safety and...more

2025 J.S. Held Global Risk Report: Global Supply Chain Challenges

J.S. Held on 2/5/2025

The importance of the global supply chain has never been more apparent since the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in worldwide shortages of products and drove prices and inflation skyward. Supply chain disruptions have become the...more

Our Top 10 Predicted Business and Human Rights Issues for 2025

Paul Hastings LLP on 12/10/2024

Even for the unpredictable world of business and human rights, 2024 was particularly volatile, including for sustainability more generally. The European Union’s (EU) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)...more

Actualités en matière de lutte contre la corruption en France et en Europe

Foley Hoag LLP on 11/14/2024

Deux études particulièrement intéressantes ont récemment été publiées par l’Agence Française Anticorruption (l’AFA) et la Commission européenne dans le domaine de la lutte contre la corruption. La première étude publié...more

Five Questions to Evaluate Whether a Business and Human Rights or Broader Sustainability Law is “Good”

Paul Hastings LLP on 11/8/2024

The imminent decision by the European Union to postpone for a year its complex and multi‑faceted sustainability law, the Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), is something of a surprise. The EUDR requires, among other things, due...more

European Commission Opens Infringement Procedures Regarding Sustainability Reporting Rules

Latham & Watkins LLP on 10/2/2024

The EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD, or the Directive) took effect beginning 2024 and requires mandatory sustainability reporting by a first set of companies in 2025. Under the terms of the CSRD, the...more

Notable Trends in 2024 ESG/Sustainability Reports

Fenwick & West LLP on 9/30/2024

Teneo Insights recently published its fourth annual “State of U.S. Sustainability Reports,” which analyzes 250 sustainability reports from S&P 500 companies published this year through July 30, seeking to understand how...more

EFRAG Publishes First Implementation Guidance Documents for CSRD Reporting

Latham & Watkins LLP on 6/19/2024

This guidance aims to support the preparation and analysis of reports using the European Sustainability Reporting Standards. On 31 May 2024, EFRAG published the first three Implementation Guidance (IG) documents relating...more

Brussels Regulatory Brief: May 2024

K&L Gates LLP on 6/7/2024

Antitrust and Competition - The European Commission Approves Plan to Unwind a Completed Transaction in the Early Cancer Detection Sector - On 12 April 2024, the European Commission (Commission) approved the plan to unwind a...more

EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive: Raising the Stakes on ESG Regulations

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 6/4/2024

Game changing Environmental, Social, and Governance (“ESG”) regulations via the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (“CS3D”) will require non-EU and EU companies to identify and prevent adverse environmental and...more

Brussels Regulatory Brief: April 2024

K&L Gates LLP on 5/17/2024

Antitrust and Competition - European Commission Charges Company with Providing Incorrect, Incomplete, and Misleading Information During a Merger Control Proceeding - On 19 March 2024, the European Commission (Commission) sent...more

Third Time's a Charm: EU Moves to Approve the Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

Jones Day on 3/20/2024

The Council of the European Union ("EU") approved the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive ("CS3D") on March 15, 2024. The CS3D contains due diligence and governance obligations that will have an extensive impact...more

The New EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive: What Does It Mean For Non-EU Companies?

King & Spalding on 2/1/2024

The new EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (“CSRD”) is set to revolutionize ESG reporting for companies around the world. Certain large EU companies are already conducting double materiality assessments and...more

ESG is a Four Act Play and Intermission is About to End

StoneTurn on 10/9/2023

As socially responsible investing has gone mainstream, regulators in Europe and the United States have stepped in and are now formalizing rules around disclosures pertaining to Environment, Social and Governance (“ESG”)...more

Crosscurrents: EU REACH, EMA & Product Stewardship for Sustainability

J.S. Held on 4/20/2023

Meta description: Learn more about possible ways to leverage the EU’s REACH and EMA regulations for product stewardship and reaching sustainability goals. Product Stewardship as a Leverage for Sustainability Goals...more

Central Bank’s Securities Markets Risk Outlook Report, Supervisory Priorities for 2023 and Key Areas of Focus for Funds and their...

Walkers on 3/9/2023

On 2 March 2023, the Central Bank of Ireland (the “Central Bank”) published its third annual Securities Markets Risk Outlook Report (the “Report”). The Report highlights the conduct risks that the Central Bank has identified...more

European Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD) Legislation – Preparing for the Future

J.S. Held on 12/21/2022

Sustainable social development is increasingly viewed as critical to ensure the future stability of the global economy and planet. This often-overlooked element of the ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) agenda is...more

[Event] 11th Annual European Compliance & Ethics Institute - March 20th - 22nd, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics... on 10/14/2022

In-person is back! Join us in Amsterdam for the 2023 European Compliance & Ethics Institute! Strengthen your compliance and ethics program by attending our 11th annual European Compliance and Ethics Institute, 20-22 March...more

Avoid Contributing to Ecocide - Know Your Supply Chain

WilmerHale on 9/29/2022

Sustainability has risen to the top of the agenda for businesses around the world. Governments, investors and the public demand that organisations play a part in the global push to eliminate, or at least limit, the...more

Der „Artikel 6-Immobilienfonds”, die Schmutzgrenze bei nachhaltigen Investments oder wohin mit den alten Immobilien?

King & Spalding on 6/3/2021

Spätestens seit die Verordnung (EU) 2019/2088 („Offenlegungsverordnung“ oder „SFDR“) am 10. März 2021 in ihren ersten Teilen in Kraft getreten ist, sind sogenannte „Artikel 8-Fonds“ und „Artikel 9-Fonds“ in aller Munde. Die...more

Electric Aircraft - A new era for aviation?

BCLP on 9/11/2019

Throughout the ages humans have dreamed of flying. With the advent of the age of flight that dream became a reality as developments in aircraft technology meant that air travel was more accessible to, and affordable for, the...more

Protection of Scientific Dossiers Under Discussion: Proposal for EU Regulation on Transparency and Sustainability in the Food...

King & Spalding on 8/28/2018

On April 11, 2018, the European Commission presented its Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transparency and sustainability of the EU risk assessment in the food chain (COM(2018)...more

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