5/19/2025 2:19:49 PM Commission Opens Pathway for Environmental NGOs to Challenge State Aid By Armelle Sandrin-Deforge The European Commission revised the Code of Best Practices for the conduct of State aid control procedures. The revised Code opens a...
5/19/2025 1:38:49 PM Amending the EU CSRD and CS3D for non-EU Companies: New Proposed Changes Would Fix Legal Loopholes By Seth Engel The EU ESG rules are undergoing extensive revision as part of the EU's “Omnibus” process that began with the European Commission's...
5/2/2025 10:30:56 PM Sustainability Due Diligence Requirements in the EU Batteries Regulation By Armelle Sandrin-Deforge Preslava Dilkova European Regulation 2023/1542, concerning batteries and waste batteries (the “EUBR”), is a dark horse. While it includes a number of...
4/28/2025 9:33:36 AM New EU Road Safety Regulation Package By Armelle Sandrin-Deforge For better road safety and air quality across the EU, the European Commission is proposing a comprehensive overhaul of the EU's road...
4/18/2025 9:01:01 PM NGOs File a Formal Complaint Against the Omnibus Procedure By Armelle Sandrin-Deforge Dr. Jürgen Beninca Seth Engel Just as the European institutions adopted the “Stop The Clock” Directive, a coalition of NGOs filed a formal complaint on April 18, 2025,...
4/18/2025 1:25:56 PM EU Deforestation Regulation: New Guidance Document, New FAQs and a Proposal for a Delegated Act By Dr. Jürgen Beninca Armelle Sandrin-Deforge On April 15, 2025, the EU Commission published a new Guidance Document, new frequently asked questions (FAQs), and a proposal for a new...
4/14/2025 12:21:01 PM EU Commission Pushes for Simplification of Permitting Procedures By Armelle Sandrin-Deforge The European Commission hosted an event on April 10 on “Implementation Dialogue on Environmental Assessments and Permitting”. The purpose...
4/10/2025 6:31:08 PM The Time is Now: Seeking to Reduce the EU ESG Burden By Seth Engel For those involved in corporate governance, securities law disclosures, or sustainability regulation, you are likely familiar with the...
4/3/2025 6:23:49 PM European Parliament Agrees to Delay Certain EU ESG Rules By Dr. Jürgen Beninca Armelle Sandrin-Deforge Olga Gidalevitz Seth Engel Aidan Lawes +2 more... Show less On April 3, 2025, the European Parliament adopted, by an overwhelming majority, a Directive that would “stop the clock” on certain...
4/3/2025 6:00:11 AM New Report on Taxonomy Recommends Additional Classification Criteria By Armelle Sandrin-Deforge In parallel to the proposed “Omnibus”, which will likely revise the 2020 Taxonomy Regulation, the EU Platform on Sustainable Finance just...
3/28/2025 6:02:48 PM Chemical Recycling Still Faces Regulatory Challenges in the EU By Armelle Sandrin-Deforge Chemical recycling of plastic is at a turning point in Europe, with several large projects poised to start but still facing regulatory...
3/27/2025 5:24:49 PM Accelerating to Stop the Clock (on EU ESG Rules) By Seth Engel Dr. Jürgen Beninca Aidan Lawes Olga Gidalevitz +1 more... Show less As discussed in a previous post, the European Commission proposed the EU Omnibus package on February 26 to reduce the burden, and delay...