Compliance Perspectives: The EU Whistleblower Directive
The EU ESG rules are undergoing extensive revision as part of the EU's “Omnibus” process that began with the European Commission's release in February 2025 of a set of amendments and has already resulted so far in a two-year...more
The Council of the EU has announced that it has agreed its position on the "stop-the-clock" mechanism to postpone the dates of application of certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements, as well...more
In its meeting of March 20, 2025, the European Council expressed its support of the so-called Omnibus Package proposed by the European Commission on February 26, 2025. The Omnibus Package includes significant changes to EU...more
On 24 March 2024, the European Parliament approved the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) with a vote of 374 in favour (compared with 235 votes against and 19 abstentions)....more
A couple weeks ago, while most of North America debated whether they were supposed to turn their clocks forwards or backwards, the European Parliament proposed a rule aimed at increasing the accountability and transparency of...more
On Wednesday, March 10th, the European Parliament voted by an overwhelming majority for the adoption of a binding EU law that requires companies to conduct environmental and human rights due diligence along their full value...more