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
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
Three rulings of the European Court of Human Rights given on 9 April 2024 have set the global tone for climate protection actions before national courts. The Court found that Article 8 of the European Convention on Human...more
A new and expansive regulatory regime to tackle global deforestation is being introduced in the EU by the Deforestation Regulation.
The Deforestation Regulation entered into force in June 2023 and will have far-reaching...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
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
Environmental law covers a range of legal areas which are often of crucial importance for investment projects in approval procedures under emissions control law and sectoral planning law or in other legal fields. The main...more
As political and social efforts for climate protection and sustainability increase, so does the pressure on companies to address these issues. “Climate-neutral”, “eco-friendly” or “ESG-compliant”: those or similar words can...more
Mit steigenden politischen und gesellschaftlichen Bemühungen um Klimaschutz und Nachhaltigkeit steigt auch der Druck auf Unternehmen, sich dieser Themen anzunehmen. "Klimaneutral", "umweltfreundlich" oder "ESG-konform": Diese...more
The European Commission (“EC”) gets started with its plans to improve toy safety in Europe with a Public Consultation leading the way to a new legislative proposal envisaged for Q4 2022. The new legislation is expected to put...more
Am 23. Februar 2022 hat die Europäische Kommission ihren lange erwarteten Vorschlag für eine Richtlinie zur "Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence" vorgelegt ("Richtlinienentwurf"). Der Richtlinienentwurf geht an vielen...more
Climate and environmental protection are becoming increasingly important both in social discourse as well as for the legal and compliance practice. Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues are at the top of the...more
The European Commission, the Council and the European Parliament have agreed on a so-called "European Climate Law". After the European Commission had already proposed the draft for the “Regulation establishing the framework...more
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Who would have thought that a large Japanese city would change the entire German energy environment? The German federal government responded almost immediately to the tragic nuclear disaster in Fukushima, Japan, in March...more