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...
4/28/2026 9:04:07 AM Strategic TFA Litigation Increases PFAS Pressure in Germany By Bijan Tavakoli Dr. Sarah Jabri According to recent reports, Deutsche Umwelthilfe (“DUH”), one of Germany’s best-known environmental NGOs, has brought multiple actions...
3/25/2026 11:35:32 AM Climate Change Litigation Cases against German Car Manufacturers Dismissed By Dr. Jürgen Beninca Bijan Tavakoli Dr. Sarah Jabri Armelle Sandrin-Deforge Aidan Lawes Seth Engel Ali Enayatollahi +4 more... Show less On March 23, 2026, the German Federal Court of Justice ("BGH") ruled that private individuals cannot compel car manufacturers to cease...