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Latest developments on the EU Sustainability Omnibus

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The EU’s sustainability reporting and due diligence landscape is in flux following the European Commission’s adoption of its highly anticipated Sustainability Omnibus package in late February 2025. In recent bulletins, we...more

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France’s rapid alignment with the EU omnibus “Stop-the-clock” directive

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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

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CBAM, but Make It Simple: The EU’s CBAM Omnibus Package — in Short

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In the first Omnibus packages, introduced on February 26, 2025, the European Commission (EC) has (among other proposals, which we have covered in detail here) proposed changes to streamline the Carbon Border Adjustment...more

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Global and Japanese ESG Market and Regulatory Trends in Respect of ESG Risk, Impact and Opportunity Management: Sifting Signal...

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Climate change disclosures have recently become mandatory in Japan, following amendments to the Financial Instruments Exchange Act (FIEA) and the Cabinet Office Order on Disclosure on Corporate Affairs. These require...more

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The EU Deforestation Regulation: What Do Companies Need To Do To Prepare?

On 29 June 2023, the EU’s new Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 restricting sale in the EU of products that may cause deforestation or the degradation of forests (EUDR) entered into force. The EUDR is expected to have global...more

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Strategy for Financing the Transition to a Sustainable Economy published

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The European Commission published its long-awaited Strategy for Financing the Transition to a Sustainable Economy (the Strategy) today. The Strategy was announced as part of the European Green Deal in 2019 (originally...more

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Financial institutions M&A: Sector trends - July 2020: As the technicolour gloss of unicorns fade, investors attempt to back the...

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Financial Institutions M&A sector trends: Fintech — H1 2020 and outlook for H2 2020. H1 2020 heralds an entirely new era for fintech, a market segment which scarcely existed at the time of the global financial crisis. Many...more

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Update on the Status of Initial Coin Offerings in Europe

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With crypto-currencies on the rise and technological developments providing great opportunities in the financial services sector, Initial Coin Offerings ("ICO") provide an innovative way of raising capital. They are...more

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New Rules on European Crowdfunding

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European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (“ECON“) published a press release announcing that it has voted to adopt a draft report on the European Commission’s legislative proposal for a Regulation on...more

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Proposed US and EU Trade Secrets Laws Progress but Unlikely to be Enacted This Year

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There’s no doubt that protection of trade secrets is a major concern for most businesses operating in today’s global economy. As we have previously discussed, a few years ago CREATe.org and PwC US released a report that...more

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