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Automotive

The EU Automotive Omnibus: Simplifying Vehicle Regulation as Part of the Clean Mobility TransitionAt a Crossroads- Issue #1: With or Without You – How Automakers Are Trying to Escape Rare-Earth Dependence from ChinaForthcoming EU Measures on Greening Corporate Fleets and the 2035 CO₂ Standards Revision

Chemicals

Latest Updates on Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances (PFAS) – June updateLatest Updates on Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances (PFAS)- May 2026 updateLatest Updates on Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances (PFAS)- April update

Corporate Governance and Disclosure

Commission Halts The Preparation of CSRD Secondary Legislation in New "Kill-list"Current Developments in Germany Regarding CSRD ImplementationEuropean Commission Notices Concerning Disclosures on Sustainability

Deforestation

Commission issues its EUDR May 2026 Package: an expanded product scope and limited additional simplification proposedWhat to expect on the EU Deforestation-free Regulation in 2026Towards a second EUDR implementation delay and a confirmed new coalition at EU Parliament

Energy and Environment

EU Sets 2040 Climate Target – Key Legal and Policy Highlights from the European Commission’s ProposalSimplifying The EU CBAM Mechanism – The Commission Releases Its ProposalsEU Methane Regulation - What Importers and Exporters Need to Know

ESG

European Parliament Rejects Omnibus I Mandate Ahead of Plenary VoteCommission Halts The Preparation of CSRD Secondary Legislation in New "Kill-list"European Commission Considers Proposal for a New One-Year Delay of the EU Deforestation Regulation

ESG regulations

European Parliament Rejects Omnibus I Mandate Ahead of Plenary VoteCommission Halts The Preparation of CSRD Secondary Legislation in New "Kill-list"European Commission Considers Proposal for a New One-Year Delay of the EU Deforestation Regulation

EU Green Deal

Amendments to Green Deal Legislative Files

EU Legislation

Commission officially sets aside plans for a full revision of REACHChemicals Omnibus VI: the EU Parliament lays down a cautious position on the use of CMRs and nanomaterials in cosmetics, siding with the CouncilCorporate Reporting and Due Diligence entering a new era in the EU

Forced Labor

European Commission publishes its guidelines on the EU Forced Labour RegulationEU Publishes Regulation Banning Products Made With Forced LabourAre You Ready for the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive?

Green Claims and Greenwashing

Reflection on ASIC v Vanguard – ASIC’s First Court Enforcement Decision on “Greenwashing”EU Tackles Greenwashing – “Empowering Consumers Directive” and Proposals for the Future

Human Rights

European Commission publishes its guidelines on the EU Forced Labour RegulationAre You Ready for the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive?

Labor and Employment

European Commission publishes its guidelines on the EU Forced Labour RegulationEU Publishes Regulation Banning Products Made With Forced LabourAre You Ready for the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive?

Life Cycle Production Regulation

EU Pushes for a Ban on Single-Use Plastics in Tobacco Products at WHO Level

Packaging

Call for Evidence Launched by ECHA to Implement Substances of Concern Across EU Packaging LawPublication of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation

Responsible Business

What Should Companies do on CSRD While They Wait for The EU to Make Up Its Mind?The French Anti-Corruption Agency Takes a Stance to Apply Sapin II Standards to Companies Subject to the CSRD

Social and Governance

The Latest Updates on the Forced Labour Ban Regulation

Supply Chain Management

Germany’s Supply Chain Law at a Crossroads: the Implications of the Proposed Shift to the CSDDDEU Publishes Regulation Banning Products Made With Forced LabourAre You Ready for the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive?

Sustainability

Corporate Reporting and Due Diligence entering a new era in the EUReform of European Sustainability Regulation – CSRD and CSDDD Following the Conclusion of the Trilogue NegotiationsEU Pushes for a Ban on Single-Use Plastics in Tobacco Products at WHO Level

Sustainable investment

EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Rules: EU Commission Unveils Major OverhaulGuidelines on Funds' Names Using ESG or Sustainability-Related Terms

Taxonomy

Interpretation and Application of EU Taxonomy Delegated Acts

Trade

EU and US Publish Trade Joint Statement, With Sustainability ImplicationsEU Sets Definitive Countervailing Duties on Imports of Chinese Electric Vehicles

Uncategorized

The EU Automotive Omnibus: Simplifying Vehicle Regulation as Part of the Clean Mobility TransitionAt a Crossroads- Issue #1: With or Without You – How Automakers Are Trying to Escape Rare-Earth Dependence from ChinaForthcoming EU Measures on Greening Corporate Fleets and the 2035 CO₂ Standards Revision
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