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Reporting obligations under the European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive are created under EU member state national legislation adopted pursuant to the CSRD. We have again updated our tracker to reflect...more
The European Union’s ("EU") NIS2 Directive (Directive (EU) 2022/2555) capitalizes on the success of its predecessor, NIS, the first horizontal minimum harmonization cyber security and resilience frameworks at the EU level....more
The European Union’s pay transparency directive (Directive (EU) 2023/970), adopted in June 2023, is landmark legislation aimed at addressing pay discrimination and closing the gender pay gap across the European Union. With a...more
France, the first country to transpose the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (the Directive or CSRD) through Order No. 2023-1142 of 6 December 2023, Order No. 2023-1142 of 6 December 2023, concerning the...more
1. Types of Business Entities - When entering the Romanian market, foreign investors have the option of incorporating a new legal entity with a Romanian legal personality, or setting up a unit of a foreign mother...more
The updated guidance includes simplification measures allowing due diligence statements’ reuse, annual submission, and management by authorised representatives on behalf of companies....more
Employers with operations in the European Union should ensure they are familiar with a pay equity directive aiming to close the gender pay gap that will soon come fully online. The directive was signed into law in 2023, and...more
In this article, we reflect on key trends in ESG over the second half of 2024 and look ahead at trends that may emerge in 2025. We analyze developments in the latter half of 2024, which were similar to those highlighted in...more
This is an update to previous bulletins on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D) which we published in June and September 2024. In a decisive move that marks a new chapter for corporate...more
Although political sentiment against mandatory sustainability reporting by business entities has grown in Europe (similar to the anti-ESG backlash in the United States), the European Commission (EC) has not backed down. On...more
Organisations are facing a new era of nonfinancial reporting with the European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), now in effect. CSRD reporting is standardised through the European Sustainability...more
This newsletter is a summary of the antitrust developments we think are most interesting to your business. Roxane Hicheri (counsel based in Paris) and Mark Steenson (counsel based in London) are our editors this month. They...more
On 28 November 2022, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union adopted the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (the “CSRD”). This Directive represents a significant step in the European Union’s...more
The deadline for EU member states (‘‘Member States’’) to implement the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (“CSRD”) into national laws was 6 July 2024. Under EU infringement procedures, the European Commission...more
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
Pay equity and pay transparency are becoming increasingly important to global organisations. The European Union’s pay transparency directive is a landmark piece of legislation for organisations with employees across the...more
The draft represents the next step in transposing the CSRD into national law. On 24 July 2024, the German Federal Government adopted the governmental draft of the Act implementing the EU Directive on Sustainability...more
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
The CSDDD is set to impose mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence obligations for in-scope companies. On 5 July 2024, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) was published in the...more
On April 24, 2024, the European Parliament adopted the final text of two new directives, namely: the Platform Work Directive, aimed at improving working conditions and protection of personal data for those engaged in...more
On 24 April 2024, the EU adopted a new directive (Directive (EU) 2024/1226 of the European Parliament and of the Council) which establishes EU-wide rules for defining criminal offences and penalties related to the violation...more
The EU has adopted a new directive which establishes EU-wide rules for defining criminal offences and penalties related to the violation of EU sanctions. A stricter regulatory environment and closer scrutiny is expected as...more
1. Types of Business Entities - When entering the Romanian market, foreign investors have the option of incorporating a new legal entity with a Romanian legal personality, or setting up a unit of a foreign mother company,...more
1. Types of business entities - Investors may choose from the following forms of corporate structure: - Limited liability company - Joint-stock company - Limited liability partnership - General partnership ...more