Supply chain due diligence has firmly taken root in the global regulatory landscape, setting clear compliance expectations on how companies should identify, assess, and address human rights and environmental risks across...more
Recent years have seen an ever increasing density of ESG regulation on the national, European and global level. With significant regulations already or about to enter into force, enforcement actions on different levels,...more
Recent years have seen an ever increasing density of ESG regulation on the national, European and global level. With significant regulations already or about to enter into force, enforcement actions on different levels,...more
A European Commission study on 20 years of EU antitrust remedies finds that while most remedies in antitrust cases were implemented, many have not achieved their intended effect. EU law currently subordinates structural...more
The draft bill prohibits U.S. entities deemed integral to national interests from complying with foreign sustainability due diligence regulations. The draft bill particularly targets the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due...more
For the last few months the European Commission has been working to bring together a proposal to amend the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D), the...more
Despite geopolitical uncertainty and regime changes, global cartel enforcement has remained relatively steady over the last few years. That is not to say, however, that cartel investigations and private cartel enforcement...more
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As we enter 2025, ESG compliance is continuing to become a strategically important mandatory regulatory requirement for businesses. Despite some ESG backlashes in the political arena both in the US and the EU, 2025 marks a...more
Despite numerous national initiatives and updated EU Guidelines aimed at facilitating sustainability collaborations, significant legal uncertainties persist, especially for international ESG alliances. So the question...more
With more regulations coming into play, especially when it comes to reporting on due diligence along the supply chain, companies may want to – and are to some extent actually required by these regulations to – join forces to...more
We were pleased to welcome industry leaders to our Life Sciences and Health Care Horizons event in Zurich, where co-head of Hogan Lovells Life Sciences and Health Care sector Jane Summerfield, and partners Melissa K. Bianchi,...more
In May 2024, the European Commission (“EC”) published a policy briefing on the application of European competition law to conduct related to labor markets, in particular no-poach and wage-fixing agreements. The EC’s paper...more
In this month’s round-up of the latest developments in ESG for UK clients, we cover: Belgium: Pioneer protecting the planet; David v Goliath: ClientEarth v Shell and the growing need to consider nature related risks as part...more
The EU is implementing new regulations to hold companies liable for human rights and environmental violations within the global supply chain. On 24 April 2024, the European Parliament passed the Corporate Sustainability Due...more
Unternehmen haften künftig auch zivilrechtlich nach europäischen Vorgaben für Menschenrechts- und Umweltverletzungen entlang globaler Lieferketten. Am 24. April 2024 hat das Europäische Parlament die Corporate Sustainability...more
The last plenary session of the European Parliament – in its current composition before the next elections in June – took place from 22 to 25 April 2024. The session resulted in major developments, which will significantly...more
On 15 March 2024, the European Council eventually voted to endorse the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (CS3D), aiming to impose on certain...more
On 5 March 2024, the EU institutions have reached an agreement on the proposed EU Forced Labour Import Ban, which would further complemented the ESG Compliance landscape in the EU. Under this legislation, products made with...more
While the European Parliament and Council negotiators eventually reached a political agreement on 14 December 2023 on the much-awaited proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Corporate...more
Suppliers and contractors from China: The panacea for the capacity problems and price increases in the European offshore wind market? The European offshore wind nations – similar to many other nations worldwide – have very...more
2023 has seen a rise of a range of ambitious ESG regulations especially in the EU. Due to the ongoing transition from a soft law to a hard law environment cast in national and supranational laws and regulations,...more
Just before Christmas, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered three eagerly awaited rulings that greatly affect the relationship between antitrust law and the autonomy of sports associations – breaking...more
The last time the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) extensively dealt with the intersection between sports and EU competition law was more than seventeen years ago. In the meantime, the sports sector has massively...more
On 14 September 2022, the European Commission released a proposal for a Regulation prohibiting products made with forced labour on the EU market, taking a comprehensive approach, with the ban covering all products and without...more
The Regulation on Deforestation Free Products (EU Regulation 2023/1115; "Regulation") is a new mosaic and imposes stringent due diligence obligations to halt deforestation and promote global biodiversity. It prohibits the...more