10/3/2025 2:09:28 AM German Regulator Adjusts Enforcement Practice Regarding the German Supply Chain Act By Dr. Jürgen Beninca Kevin Wilcock In response to the decision of the German government to change the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG) with a view to abolishing...
10/3/2025 1:30:57 AM German Federal Cabinet Approves Hydrogen Acceleration Act By Bijan Tavakoli The German government has taken a significant step to accelerate the hydrogen economy with the recent approval by the Federal Cabinet of...
9/28/2025 12:53:47 PM Will The EUDR Be Delayed For A Second Time? By Dr. Jürgen Beninca Armelle Sandrin-Deforge Seth Engel Aidan Lawes +1 more... Show less According to news reports, the EU Commission proposed delaying the European Union's Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) for a second time....
9/19/2025 3:58:21 PM EU Court: Investments In Nuclear Energy and Natural Gas Can Qualify As Sustainable By Dr. Jürgen Beninca Armelle Sandrin-Deforge Seth Engel Aidan Lawes +1 more... Show less On September 10, 2025, the European Court of Justice held that the European Commission was entitled to take the view that nuclear and...
9/19/2025 3:55:39 PM New ESG Rules For Textiles in Europe and France By Armelle Sandrin-Deforge Preslava Dilkova On September 9, 2025, the European Parliament adopted a new directive amending the Waste Framework Directive with respect to textiles and...
9/11/2025 11:05:37 AM ECHA Publishes Updated PFAS REACH Restriction Proposal By Preslava Dilkova On August 20, 2025, the European Chemicals Agency (“ECHA”) published the updated REACH PFAS Restriction Proposal. Following the...
9/1/2025 8:37:10 PM German Government Follows Up On Promise To Change German Supply Chain Act By Dr. Jürgen Beninca Kevin Wilcock On August 29, 2025, the German Government started the legislative process for an amendment to the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act...
8/23/2025 3:58:27 PM Will the U.S/EU Trade Deal lead to additional changes in European ESG legislation? By Dr. Jürgen Beninca Howard Sidman Aidan Lawes Olga Gidalevitz Seth Engel Armelle Sandrin-Deforge +3 more... Show less As a follow-up to the political agreement reached between U.S. President Donald Trump and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen...
8/9/2025 1:25:45 PM German Federal Cartel Office signs-off on cooperation between pipeline operators By Dr. Jürgen Beninca Kevin Wilcock Like the European Commission in a series of other projects, the German Federal Cartel Office (FCO) assessed and signed-off on ESG-related...
8/9/2025 1:24:12 AM FCA Publishes Its Findings On TCFD Climate Reporting Following A Multi-firm Review By Aidan Lawes Olga Gidalevitz Seth Engel Dr. Jürgen Beninca Howard Sidman +2 more... Show less On August 6, the UK Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") released its findings following a multi-firm review of climate reporting by asset...
7/21/2025 3:03:28 PM EU Commission Approves French Winemakers’ Sustainable Cooperation Agreement under Antitrust Exemption By Kevin Wilcock Dr. Jürgen Beninca The European Commission has issued its first formal opinion permitting French winemakers to collaborate in promoting sustainable...
7/15/2025 2:50:51 PM EU Commission Signs-off on ESG Related Competitor Collaboration By Kevin Wilcock Dr. Jürgen Beninca The European Commission has issued its first-ever informal approvals of two separate sustainability initiatives among rivals under its...