Eleonore Hannezo

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...

4/27/2026 4:52:58 PM

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...

10/30/2025 3:54:33 PM

By Eleonore Hannezo Hélène Georgelin Eléonore Champierre de Villeneuve

On 23 October 2025, the Paris Judicial Court (Tribunal judiciaire de Paris) issued a long-awaited judgment in a greenwashing case brought...

8/11/2025 1:48:39 PM

By Claudia Cavicchioli

Key takeaways On 17 June 2025, the Paris Court of Appeal issued its first decision on the merits based on the French Duty of Vigilance...

6/26/2025 7:30:12 AM

By Guillaume Croisant Pierre-Noé Milcamps

Environmental crime is taking centre stage in the EU’s fight against organised crime, with the 2026-2029 EMPACT cycle prioritising...

5/23/2025 10:06:17 AM

By Guillaume Croisant Pierre-Noé Milcamps

On 14 May 2025, the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers adopted a groundbreaking Convention on the Protection of the Environment...

8/29/2024 3:52:04 PM

By Guillaume Croisant Sacha Vanderveken

Amid the global wave of climate change litigation against States and public institutions (including the European Central Bank, as we...

7/30/2024 12:22:09 PM

By Guillaume Croisant Bruno Garcia da Silva

Background To mark the entry into force of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD or CS3D) on 25 July 2024 (see our...