8/6/2025 5:27:16 PM EU: EBA publishes no-action letter on application of ESG Pillar 3 disclosure requirements under EBA disclosure ITS By Clare Wiles Stephen Clipsham The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published a no-action letter (in the form of an Opinion) on the application of the ESG Pillar 3...
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 2:40:09 PM EU: Green light for green cooperations: competition authorities welcome joint decarbonisation projects with new guidance By Kaan Gürer Dorothee de Crozals The German Federal Cartel Office (FCO) and the European Commission (Commission) have recently sent clear and positive signals for...
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...
8/1/2025 1:54:42 PM European Commission adopts Recommendation on voluntary sustainability reporting for SMEs By Julia Voskoboinikova On 30 July 2025, the European Commission adopted a Recommendation on voluntary sustainability reporting for non-listed small and...
7/31/2025 10:48:27 AM Italian Supreme Court confirms jurisdiction in landmark ENI climate lawsuit By Elena Andrich Beatrice Porcellato Micol Fossati In a landmark decision, Italy’s Supreme Court confirmed that both ENI S.p.A (“ENI”) and the Italian State - as a shareholder - can be...
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...
7/29/2025 6:55:13 PM EU: Commission publishes Chemicals Industry Action Plan and Chemicals Simplification Omnibus By Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova On 8 July 2025, the European Commission published a package of measures to strengthen the competitiveness of the European chemicals...
7/29/2025 1:26:39 PM EU: Commission launches call for evidence to inform forthcoming Environmental Omnibus By Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova On 22 July 2025, the European Commission launched a call for evidence seeking views on how to simplify and streamline administrative...
7/14/2025 4:17:35 PM EU CSRD: Commission adopts “quick-fix” Delegated Act postponing phased-in reporting requirements for “wave one” companies By Julia Voskoboinikova On 11 July 2025, the European Commission adopted a so-called “quick-fix” Delegated Act to postpone additional phased-in reporting...
7/11/2025 4:26:39 PM European Commission takes steps to advance the circular economy By Julia Voskoboinikova The European Commission is progressing the circular economy agenda with a series of new proposals and measures. The Circular Economy Act...
7/9/2025 1:23:52 PM EU plans to prevent carbon leakage through extension of the CBAM scope and support for EU exporters By Julia Voskoboinikova The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) imposes a carbon cost on imports of selected goods - cement, fertilisers, iron and steel,...
7/8/2025 3:17:37 PM European Commission launches Roadmap towards Nature Credits By Claudia Harper On 7 July 2025, the European Commission launched the Roadmap towards Nature Credits (the “Roadmap”) which sets out, at a high level, the...
7/8/2025 12:55:36 PM EU: Commission takes next steps on the path to simplifying Taxonomy Reporting By Premlata Fagan Raza Naeem Rachel Barrett Julia Grothaus +1 more... Show less On 4 July, the European Commission adopted a delegated act aimed at simplifying the application of the EU Taxonomy and reducing the...
7/6/2025 9:09:08 AM EU: Commission proposes new 2040 climate target By Sara Feijao On 2 July 2025, the European Commission published a proposal to amend the existing European Climate Law so as to introduce a new climate...
7/4/2025 7:00:30 AM EU CSRD: Commission grants EFRAG an additional month to deliver simplified ESRS By Julia Voskoboinikova On 27 March 2025, the European Commission tasked EFRAG with simplifying the first set of European Sustainability Reporting Standards...