10/1/2026 3:25:37 AM Germany Introduces Solar Requirements for Buildings and Covered Parking Areas By Dr. Sarah Jabri Marco Heinzmann Germany is introducing nationwide requirements for solar installations on buildings, with the first obligations taking effect on January...
9/10/2026 4:56:47 PM Commission Proposes EU Public Procurement Act By Bijan Tavakoli Ali Enayatollahi Kaarli Eichhorn On September 9, 2026, the European Commission proposed a new EU Public Procurement Act. The proposal would replace the EU’s three core...
8/11/2026 1:43:23 PM EU Publishes New FAQs on the PPWR By Dr. Jürgen Beninca Armelle Sandrin-Deforge Bijan Tavakoli Seth Engel Aidan Lawes Olga Gidalevitz +3 more... Show less With Regulation (EU) 2025/40 on packaging and packaging waste ("PPWR") set to become applicable on August 12, 2026, the European...
7/28/2026 9:44:17 AM EU Commission Adopts Revised ESRS: Less Reporting, But Not Less Preparation By Aidan Lawes Seth Engel Armelle Sandrin-Deforge Kevin Wilcock Olga Gidalevitz +2 more... Show less Companies covered by the EU's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive ("CSRD") will soon be required to report under revised...
7/24/2026 5:22:29 PM CSRD for Non-EU Groups: EFRAG Issues Draft Reporting Standards By Aidan Lawes Dr. Jürgen Beninca Kevin Wilcock Howard Sidman Armelle Sandrin-Deforge Olga Gidalevitz Seth Engel +4 more... Show less The expert group appointed by the European Commission to draft the EU CSRD reporting standards, EFRAG, has released an updated public...
7/15/2026 2:56:46 PM EU Commission Completes Deforestation Regulation Simplification Package By Dr. Jürgen Beninca Armelle Sandrin-Deforge Aidan Lawes Seth Engel Bijan Tavakoli Olga Gidalevitz +3 more... Show less On July 13, 2026, the European Commission ("Commission") completed the simplification package for the EU Deforestation Regulation...
7/1/2026 6:31:18 PM EU Forced Labor Regulation: The Time to Prepare is Now By Dr. Jürgen Beninca Bethany Biesenthal Armelle Sandrin-Deforge Aidan Lawes Seth Engel Olga Gidalevitz Bijan Tavakoli +4 more... Show less As the European Commission pointed out on its updated website on the European Union's Forced Labor Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2024/3015)...
6/15/2026 1:31:51 PM Laser Fusion Is Making Great Strides: Germany's Draft Bill on Radiation Protection By Dr. Sarah Jabri Marco Heinzmann The German Federal Government has published a draft bill to amend the Radiation Protection Act (Strahlenschutzgesetz, “StrlSchG”), which...
6/15/2026 12:54:45 PM EU Commission Opens Consultation on Key CSDDD Guidelines By Aidan Lawes Dr. Jürgen Beninca Kevin Wilcock Armelle Sandrin-Deforge Seth Engel Olga Gidalevitz Howard Sidman +4 more... Show less On June 12, 2026, the EU Commission opened its consultation on the much anticipated CSDDD Guidelines. As the Commission states: “This...
6/8/2026 5:19:43 PM EU Commission Pushes for Transposition of the EmpCo Directive on Environmental Claims By Armelle Sandrin-Deforge Dr. Jürgen Beninca On May 28, 2026, the European Commission sent a formal notice to 20 Member States, initiating an infringement procedure for failure to...
5/7/2026 10:26:05 PM EU to Simplify CSRD Reporting Standards: What Changed and What Comes Next for the ESRS By Howard Sidman Aidan Lawes Dr. Jürgen Beninca Armelle Sandrin-Deforge Seth Engel Olga Gidalevitz +3 more... Show less The European Union ("EU") has taken a further step in its bid to simplify the ESG reporting regime for EU and non-EU companies. On May 6,...
5/4/2026 5:54:17 PM The EU Commission Publishes its Report on the Simplification of the EU Deforestation Regulation By Dr. Jürgen Beninca Armelle Sandrin-Deforge Aidan Lawes Seth Engel Bijan Tavakoli +2 more... Show less On May 4, 2026, the European Commission ("Commission") published its report on the simplification of the revised EU Deforestation...