1/31/2026 11:26:25 PM Industrial Emissions Directive 2.0: Mandatory EMS, Stricter Limits, Materially Higher Sanction and Liability Risks By Bijan Tavakoli Dr. Sarah Jabri On January 21, 2026, the German Federal Cabinet adopted a draft bill to implement the EU’s revised Industrial Emissions Directive...
1/17/2026 12:09:04 AM ECB Climate-Related Enforcement: Legal and Supervisory Implications for the 2026 SREP Cycle By Michael Fischer Philippe Goutay Bijan Tavakoli As institutions enter the 2026 SREP cycle, the ECB is signaling a shift from remediation to enforcement in respect of unresolved...
1/15/2026 9:06:13 PM What Does "Fair, Clear and Not-Misleading" Mean in the Context of Fund Strategies? By Aidan Lawes John MacGarty Florence Moulin Giles Elliott Howard Sidman Olga Gidalevitz Mathias Raabe Benne Brouwer +5 more... Show less It has been the case for many years that promotional materials in the EU must be “fair, clear, and not mis-leading”. However, how should...
1/9/2026 2:55:05 AM Consultation on End-of-Waste Criteria for Plastics in the EU By Armelle Sandrin-Deforge On December 23, the European Commission announced a new package of measures to boost the “circular economy” and "strengthen Europe's...
12/18/2025 10:41:28 PM EU On Track To Simplify Important ESG Regulations By Dr. Jürgen Beninca Aidan Lawes Armelle Sandrin-Deforge Seth Engel Olga Gidalevitz Dr. Sarah Jabri +3 more... Show less On December 16, 2025, and December 17, 2025, the European Parliament (EP) formally approved simplifications and postponements of the...
12/13/2025 1:58:25 AM Circular Economy: New Rules in the EU for the Treatment of End-of-life Vehicles and Circularity Requirements for Vehicle Design By Dr. Jürgen Beninca Dr. Sarah Jabri Eric Barbier de la Serre On December 12, 2025, representatives of the European Parliament (EP) and the Council of the European Union (Council) provisionally...
12/10/2025 7:34:47 PM Omnibus – EU to Reduce Sustainability Reporting and Due Diligence Requirements By Dr. Jürgen Beninca Armelle Sandrin-Deforge Bijan Tavakoli Seth Engel Aidan Lawes Dr. Sarah Jabri Olga Gidalevitz +4 more... Show less On December 9, 2025, negotiators of the Council of the European Union (Council) and the European Parliament (EP) reached a provisional...
12/5/2025 3:50:02 PM One Year Postponement Of EUDR Almost Certain! (Update) By Dr. Jürgen Beninca Armelle Sandrin-Deforge Seth Engel Aidan Lawes Kevin Wilcock +2 more... Show less As expected, the trilogue proceedings regarding the changes to the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) ended quickly. The European...
12/2/2025 3:06:54 PM CARB Opens Voluntary SB 261 Docket and Issues Enforcement Advisory Following Ninth Circuit Injunction By Olga Gidalevitz Chuck Wehland Emily Goldberg Knox The California Air Resources Board ("CARB") has opened a new public docket for voluntary submissions related to SB 261 climate-related...
11/26/2025 4:43:32 PM One Year Postponement of EUDR Almost Certain! By Dr. Jürgen Beninca Aidan Lawes Armelle Sandrin-Deforge Marin Denizet Seth Engel Kevin Wilcock +3 more... Show less Following the Council of the European Union's adoption of its negotiation position on the revision of the EU Regulation on...
11/14/2025 5:08:07 PM Omnibus - European Parliament Has Adopted Its Negotiating Position With Further Scaling Back Of CSRD And CSDDD By Aidan Lawes Dr. Jürgen Beninca Armelle Sandrin-Deforge Olga Gidalevitz Seth Engel Howard Sidman +3 more... Show less After previously failing to come to an agreement, the European Parliament yesterday adopted its negotiating position on the Omnibus...
11/7/2025 2:56:11 PM Germany’s New Housing Acceleration Act – Will the “Building Turbo” ignite? By Dr. Sarah Jabri Bijan Tavakoli Dr. Nicole Kadel Dr. Philipp Berrsche Christian Trenkel +2 more... Show less Germany’s shortage of affordable housing in urban centers remains one of the country’s biggest challenges. After successive federal...