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On 24 August 2026, the New Zealand Climate Change Response (Tort Liability) Amendment Act 2026 (the “Act”) received Royal Assent. The Act...
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On 30 June 2026, the European Commission published its guidelines on the application of the EU Forced Labour Regulation (FLR), together...
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The ESG Ratings Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2024/3005) was published in the Official Journal on 12 December 2024 and started to apply...
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If you work in sustainability or procurement at a company caught by the EU's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), you...
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Data centres now account for around 73 GW of Britain's demand connection queue; this poses a significant challenge under a first come,...
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On 3 August 2026, the Law Society of England and Wales published new guidance for in-house legal counsel on how climate change risks...
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What you need to know Between the "Stop-the-Clock" Directive and the Omnibus I Directive, the scope, timing and content of reporting...
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In May 2025, the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) established an Interim Sustainability Standards Committee (the...
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PFAS – per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as "forever chemicals" – have rapidly emerged as a key legal and commercial risk...
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered state utility regulators to stop approving new data center connections to the Texas grid until every...
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The table below sets out the key future compliance and legislative milestones under the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence...
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The table below sets out the key legislative and compliance milestones under the EU Forced Labour Regulation 2024 (FLR / EUFLR). For more...
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The UK’s Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme ("ESOS") is an energy usage assessment scheme that requires in-scope organisations to audit...
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On 23 July 2026, EFRAG launched a public consultation on the Exposure Draft for the European Sustainability Reporting Standard applicable...
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On July 21, 2026, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) previewed proposed SB 253 regulations for the 2027 reporting cycle, including...
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There has been an important development in Australian modern slavery law for companies with an annual revenue of more than $100 million....