12/18/2025 5:32:13 PM EU: changes to CSRD and CSDD under Omnibus I reach the finish line: video By Sara Feijao As you will have seen, the European Parliament and Council reached final agreement on the changes to the Corporate Sustainability...
12/18/2025 10:18:30 AM EU: changes to Deforestation Regulation reach the finish line By Pierre-Noé Milcamps On 4 December 2025, the European Parliament and Council reached a provisional political agreement on a one-year postponement and targeted...
12/12/2025 10:04:56 AM Linklaters ESG Newsletter - December 2025 By Gilly Hutchinson Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova The December edition of our Global ESG Newsletter is now available and can be accessed here. Our December issue covers key developments...
12/11/2025 3:06:51 PM EU: Commission publishes Environmental Omnibus By Sara Feijao On 10 December 2025, the European Commission published the Environmental Omnibus containing six legislative proposals to simplify...
12/2/2025 12:04:52 PM New podcast: next steps on changes to CSRD and CSDDD under EU Omnibus By Sara Feijao James Marlow Tom Cobbaert Click here to listen to our new podcast, where our ESG team discuss next steps on changes to the Corporate Sustainability Reporting...
11/13/2025 3:48:59 PM EU: Parliament agrees its negotiating position on new 2040 climate target By Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova On 13 November 2025, the European Parliament agreed its negotiating position on the Commission's proposal for a new 2040 climate target...
11/10/2025 5:24:32 PM EU: Council reaches agreement on new 2035 and 2040 climate targets By Julia Voskoboinikova On 5 November 2025, the Council of the EU reached agreement on a new 2040 climate target (see press release and Council position). It...
10/29/2025 8:00:09 AM EU: Sustainability initiatives in the Commission 2026 Work Programme By Julia Voskoboinikova On 21 October 2025, the European Commission published its 2026 Work Programme. As usual, it includes a Communication and a set of...
10/27/2025 5:06:32 PM EU CBAM simplification: what has changed for importers? By Sebastian Meyn Markus Appel The EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is about to be fully implemented. Designed as a climate mitigation instrument to prevent...
10/22/2025 9:19:16 AM EU: Commission publishes proposal with targeted changes to Deforestation Regulation By Sara Feijao On 21 October 2025, the European Commission published a proposal for targeted changes to the EU Deforestation Regulation (“EUDR”) – see:...
10/7/2025 2:54:43 PM Linklaters ESG Newsletter - October 2025 By Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova Gilly Hutchinson The October edition of our Global ESG Newsletter is now available and can be accessed here. Our October issue covers key developments on...
10/1/2025 4:26:12 PM EU: Revised Waste Framework Directive to cater for food and textile waste published in the OJEU By Julia Voskoboinikova Sara Feijao The EU is making changes to the 2008 Waste Framework Directive to cater for waste from the food and textile sectors. Directive (EU)...
9/19/2025 9:11:36 AM EU: What does the 2025 State of the Union say about sustainability? By Julia Voskoboinikova Each autumn, the President of the European Commission delivers the State of the Union address to the European Parliament to share their...
8/6/2025 3:49:28 PM European Commission consults on the Circular Economy Act By Julia Voskoboinikova On 1 August 2025, the European Commission launched a public consultation and a call for evidence to gather views on the upcoming Circular...
8/6/2025 10:00:42 AM EU CSRD: EFRAG publishes revised ESRS for public consultation By Julia Voskoboinikova On 31 July 2025, EFRAG published the revised Exposure Drafts of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) under the...
7/30/2025 5:41:16 PM EU Regulation delaying due diligence rules for batteries published in the OJEU By Julia Voskoboinikova On 30 July 2025, the “Stop the Clock” Battery Due Diligence Regulation was published in the Official Journal of the EU. It comes into...