2/3/2026 3:55:29 PM How to find our ESG materials By Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova Gilly Hutchinson We have a wealth of horizon scanning and other materials covering the full gamut of ESG topics across a number of jurisdictions. Click on...
8/10/2026 12:10:01 PM Powered Land series: data centre development By Jessica Hargreaves Powered land has emerged as a critical asset class in data centre development. In this three part series, we explore some of the key...
8/10/2026 11:54:05 AM USA: Texas Hits Pause on New Data Center Grid Connections By Lauren Bachtel Nteboheng Mokuena Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered state utility regulators to stop approving new data center connections to the Texas grid until every...
8/10/2026 8:56:32 AM EU CSDDD: Top 5 things you need to know By Sara Feijao In this podcast, we explain the top five things you need to know about the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD /...
8/10/2026 8:49:08 AM EU CSDDD: Key dates By Sara Feijao The table below sets out the key future compliance and legislative milestones under the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence...
8/10/2026 8:48:34 AM EU Forced Labour Regulation: Top 5 things you need to know By Sara Feijao In this podcast, we explain the top five things you need to know about the EU’s Forced Labour Regulation (FLR), which will start applying...
8/10/2026 8:43:35 AM EU Forced Labour Regulation: Key dates By Sara Feijao The table below sets out the key legislative and compliance milestones under the EU Forced Labour Regulation 2024 (FLR / EUFLR). For more...
8/4/2026 9:58:00 AM UK: Preparing for ESOS Phase 4 By James Marlow Claudia Harper The UK’s Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme ("ESOS") is an energy usage assessment scheme that requires in-scope organisations to audit...
7/30/2026 3:16:33 PM EU CSRD: EFRAG consultation on sustainability reporting for non-EU companies By Julia Voskoboinikova On 23 July 2026, EFRAG launched a public consultation on the Exposure Draft for the European Sustainability Reporting Standard applicable...
7/29/2026 5:12:07 PM US: CARB Delays 2026 SB 253 Reporting Deadline, Opens Comment Period on Modified Regulation, and Previews 2027 Requirements By Lauren Bachtel Nteboheng Mokuena On July 21, 2026, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) previewed proposed SB 253 regulations for the 2027 reporting cycle, including...
7/28/2026 11:25:15 AM Australia: Modern slavery legal reform - criminal liability and new compliance expectations By Emily Turnbull There has been an important development in Australian modern slavery law for companies with an annual revenue of more than $100 million....
7/28/2026 7:53:49 AM EU ETS: Commission publishes proposal for the revised Emissions Trading System By Chris Staples Prerna Handa Julia Voskoboinikova On 17 July 2026, the European Commission published its proposal for a revised EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), presented alongside a...
7/27/2026 4:05:55 PM CCUS Transition Access Agreement: UK Government publishes Policy Position Statement By Jessica Hargreaves DESNZ has published a Policy Position Statement ("PPS") setting out its minded-to positions on a number of key commercial provisions of...
7/24/2026 2:47:04 PM Sustainability labelling for European data centres By Emma De Koster On 2 July 2026, the European Commission published a revised draft of its Delegated Regulation establishing a mandatory EU-wide...
7/24/2026 2:00:58 PM European Commission publishes Electrification Action Plan to make Europe the “first electro-powered continent” By Pierre-Noé Milcamps On 17 July 2026, the European Commission published its Electrification Action Plan, as part of a wider package that also includes a...
7/22/2026 7:10:44 PM EU Methane Regulation: Commission adopts recommendations on compliance and penalties By Julia Voskoboinikova On 20 July 2026, the European Commission adopted two recommendations to guide EU Member States on compliance solutions and the penalties...
7/16/2026 2:21:38 PM New York Becomes First U.S. State to Impose a Statewide Data Center Moratorium By Lauren Bachtel Andrés Armada On July 14, 2026, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed Executive Order No. 62, establishing the first statewide moratorium on new...