5/12/2026 1:44:38 PM EU: ECB updates compendium of good practices for climate and nature related risk management and stress testing By Premlata Fagan The ECB has updated its compendium of good practices for climate and nature related risk management and stress testing. This takes the...
5/12/2026 1:12:32 PM EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive: impact of CSDDD on non-EU companies By Julia Voskoboinikova The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD or CS3D), after recent amendments introduced by the Omnibus I Directive, will...
5/11/2026 12:18:58 PM EU Prospectus Regulation: New ESG bond disclosure requirements - what issuers need to know By Erin McKeown Catherine Wade Background The EU Listing Act, amending the EU Prospectus Regulation (“PR”), entered into force in December 2024. However, certain...
5/6/2026 4:52:24 PM EU CSRD: revised ESRS and ESRS for voluntary use published for consultation By Julia Voskoboinikova Preeya Russell Aileen Buchanan On 6 May 2026, the European Commission launched two consultations: consultation on the revised European Sustainability Reporting...
5/6/2026 9:50:20 AM EU: EUDR Simplification Report lands alongside updated Guidance and FAQs By James Marlow On 4 May 2026, the European Commission published its Simplification Report in relation to the EU Deforestation Regulation (“EUDR”). The...
5/4/2026 1:56:21 PM German Government plans to tighten environmental criminal law By Markus Appel Julia Grothaus Kerstin Wilhelm Mirjam Erb +1 more... Show less The German Government has approved a draft act significantly overhauling the country's environmental criminal law. The Government Bill...
5/4/2026 11:00:12 AM France announces roadmap for transitioning away from fossil fuels By Claudia Cavicchioli On 28 April 2026, France announced a national roadmap with explicit end‑of-consumption targets for coal (by 2030), oil (by 2045) and...
4/29/2026 10:11:20 AM UK: call to join an FCA ESG ratings reporting pilot By Victoria Hickman Raza Naeem Clare Wiles Elliot Jack +1 more... Show less Opportunity to join a reporting pilotThe FCA has invited ESG rating providers to participate in a pilot scheme for its newly proposed...
4/27/2026 4:52:58 PM Landmark French ruling finds cosmetics company liable for failing in its duty of vigilance By Iyes Igiehon Claudia Cavicchioli The Paris Judicial Court has delivered a landmark judgment against the Yves Rocher Group ("YRG"), a French cosmetics company, finding it...
4/27/2026 2:10:03 PM AccelerateEU: Commission publishes key measures to achieve affordable and secure energy supply amidst global energy crisis By Bruno Garcia da Silva Pierre-Noé Milcamps On 22 April 2026, the European Commission published its AccelerateEU – Energy Union: Affordable and Secure Energy through Accelerated...
4/23/2026 6:06:42 PM EU: Commission adopts RTS giving further clarity under the ESG Ratings Regulation By Premlata Fagan Stephen Clipsham On 21 April 2026, the European Commission adopted the following two draft Delegated Regulations supplementing Regulation 2024/3005 (known...
4/23/2026 5:01:46 PM ISSB to develop practice statement on nature disclosures rather than new standalone nature standard By Sara Feijao In April 2026, the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) announced that it will not to develop a standalone nature standard...
4/14/2026 4:46:18 PM EU: EBA supervisory reporting simplification: impact on ESG reporting By Stephen Clipsham On 10 April 2026, the European Banking Authority (EBA) launched a consultation on a comprehensive package of measures aimed at...
4/9/2026 9:22:03 AM EU: universal PFAS restriction process enters its decisive phase: SEAC draft Opinion published – public consultation open By Markus Appel Sebastian Meyn For several years, Member States and EU institutions have been working on an EU-wide so-called universal restriction for PFAS (per- and...
4/9/2026 6:13:14 AM Germany's Federal Court of Justice draws the line on corporate climate change liability By Julia Grothaus Markus Appel Kathrin Bauwens Mirjam Erb Sebastian Meyn +2 more... Show less Germany's Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof – BGH) dismissed two high-profile climate lawsuits brought against BMW and...
3/31/2026 10:09:39 AM New ESG Quick Guides for 2026 By Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova Gilly Hutchinson In our ESG Legal Outlook 2026, we identified a number of key trends that are likely to shape the sustainability regulatory landscape this...