The EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is about to be fully implemented. Designed as a climate mitigation instrument to prevent...

On 21 October 2025, the European Commission published a proposal for targeted changes to the EU Deforestation Regulation (“EUDR”) – see:...

The October edition of our Global ESG Newsletter is now available and can be accessed here.  Our October issue covers key developments on...

The EU is making changes to the 2008 Waste Framework Directive to cater for waste from the food and textile sectors. Directive (EU)...

Each autumn, the President of the European Commission delivers the State of the Union address to the European Parliament to share their...

On 1 August 2025, the European Commission launched a public consultation and a call for evidence to gather views on the upcoming Circular...

On 31 July 2025, EFRAG published the revised Exposure Drafts of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) under the...

On 30 July 2025, the “Stop the Clock” Battery Due Diligence Regulation was published in the Official Journal of the EU. It comes into...

On 8 July 2025, the European Commission published a package of measures to strengthen the competitiveness of the European chemicals...

On 22 July 2025, the European Commission launched a call for evidence seeking views on how to simplify and streamline administrative...

The European Commission is progressing the circular economy agenda with a series of new proposals and measures. The Circular Economy Act...

The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) imposes a carbon cost on imports of selected goods - cement, fertilisers, iron and steel,...

On 2 July 2025, the European Commission published a proposal to amend the existing European Climate Law so as to introduce a new climate...

The July edition of our Global ESG Newsletter is now available and can be accessed here.  Our July issue covers key developments on the...

 On 18 June 2025, the European Parliament and the Council reached a political agreement on amendments to simplify the Carbon Border...

Welcome to the Linklaters EU Omnibus Tracker where we track key developments in the EU's efforts to simplify existing sustainability...