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...
7/3/2025 6:09:36 PM EU Ecodesign Regulation: consultations on information disclosure for discarded goods and exemptions to the ban on destroying unsold clothes By Julia Voskoboinikova The Ecodesign Regulation for Sustainable Products (ESPR) introduces comprehensive sustainability requirements for nearly all products...
6/25/2025 12:07:00 PM Webinar recording: Transition plans in focus By Sara Feijao As part of London Climate Action Week, we ran a webinar discussing transition plans and what the evolving regulatory landscape looks...
6/19/2025 1:22:38 PM EU: Political agreement reached on CBAM simplification By Julia Voskoboinikova On 18 June 2025, the European Parliament and the Council reached a political agreement on amendments to simplify the Carbon Border...
5/22/2025 12:28:30 PM EU: sustainability elements of the Omnibus IV proposal By Julia Voskoboinikova On 21 May 2025, the European Commission published the Omnibus IV simplification package aimed at simplifying EU rules and reducing...
4/14/2025 2:45:22 PM EU: Council formally adopted Omnibus Stop-the-Clock proposal By Julia Voskoboinikova Today, 14 April 2025, the Council formally adopted the so-called “Stop-the-Clock” Directive – see the press release. The...
3/31/2025 7:34:02 PM EU CSRD: Commission mandates EFRAG to simplify ESRS By Julia Voskoboinikova On 27 March 2025, Maria Luís Albuquerque, Commissioner for Financial Services and the Savings and Investments Union, sent EFRAG a letter...
3/3/2025 1:54:20 PM EU: Commission proposes changes to Carbon Boarder Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) as part of first Omnibus package By Julia Voskoboinikova The EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) both aim to reduce carbon emissions by placing...
2/26/2025 6:36:16 PM EU: Commission publishes Clean Industrial Deal with a roadmap for marrying up competitiveness with decarbonisation By Julia Voskoboinikova Melissa Verplancke Laure Driessen On 26 February 2025, the European Commission published a Communication entitled “The Clean Industrial Deal: a joint roadmap for...
2/13/2025 10:32:31 AM EU: Commission’s Work Programme sets out key ESG / sustainability initiatives for 2025 By Sara Feijao On 12 February 2025, the European Commission published its new Work Programme setting out a list of the main policy and legislative...
12/16/2024 3:49:17 PM EU Omnibus Regulation: what do we know so far? By Sara Feijao NOTE ADDED ON 03/03/25: The Commission published the first Omnibus package on 26 February 2025 with proposed changes to the CSRD, CSDDD,...
12/16/2024 3:38:25 PM What does the new European Commission have in store for sustainability? By Sara Feijao The new European Commission started work on 1 December 2024. This marks the start of a new five-year mandate (December 2024 to October...
11/8/2024 4:03:25 PM EU CSRD: EFRAG publishes draft Transition Plan Implementation Guidance By Julia Voskoboinikova On 4 November 2024, the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) held the first public meeting of the Sustainability Reporting...
9/25/2024 5:54:20 PM New European Commission starts to take shape: list of Commissioners-designate and their missions By Julia Voskoboinikova Sara Feijao On 17 September 2024, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced the list of Commissioners-designate for her new...
9/13/2024 9:27:05 AM Navigating Draghi’s Report on EU competitiveness: key sustainability issues By Julia Voskoboinikova Sara Feijao Alexia Kaztaridou On 9 September 2024, the former European Central Bank President Mario Draghi delivered his long-awaited Report on the future of European...
8/14/2024 9:11:33 AM Latest developments on transition plans By Sara Feijao Global: ISSB takes over responsibility for UK TPT materials on transition plans The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)...