7/11/2025 5:28:13 AM EC issues guidance on sustainability agreement to reduce CO2 emissions in European ports By Dr Nele Dhondt Alexander Chadd The European Commission (EC) has issued an informal guidance letter offering clarity on the application of EU competition law to an...
7/8/2025 9:07:51 AM Omnibus Updates: Council and Parliament respond to the Commission’s proposals By David Hay Moira Thompson Oliver Sabine Dittrich Julia Shearer-Rivera +1 more... Show less Recent developments in the Council and in the European Parliament have shed some light on the discussions we can expect in the upcoming...
7/3/2025 2:14:50 PM European Commission proposes delays and amendments to Batteries Regulation By David Watkins Moira Thompson Oliver Daniel Whitham On 21 May 2025, the European Commission presented its fourth Omnibus package (“Omnibus IV”), as part of a wider effort to simplify EU...
6/24/2025 11:55:45 AM European Court Finds That Scope 3 Emissions Must Be Assessed Before Approval Of Oil And Gas Projects By Smriti Sriram Samantha Holland Last month, the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Court issued an Advisory Opinion in The Norwegian State v Greenpeace Nordic,...
6/23/2025 7:02:00 AM Regulating the Fashion Sector: What’s on the Horizon? By Moira Thompson Oliver George Murray Natalie Goodman The fashion sector has been creeping up the priority list of regulators worldwide and there are a number of regulations on the horizon...
6/17/2025 1:53:05 PM FRC publishes new Stewardship Code 2026 By Alfred King Helena Campbell Following an extensive period of consultation with various stakeholders, the Financial Reporting Council has finally published its new...
6/16/2025 2:36:37 PM German Court Dismisses Landmark Climate Case Against Energy Company By Smriti Sriram Samantha Holland In May, a German appeals court issued a landmark decision dismissing a climate litigation claim against the parent company of a...
6/12/2025 11:16:32 AM The Independent Water Commission’s interim findings: Pressure builds for reform, but a sea-change looks unlikely By Isabel Taylor Michael Corbett Christian Boney Ian Johnson Samantha Brady +2 more... Show less Following a Call for Evidence that elicited over 50,000 responses, the UK’s Independent Water Commission (Commission) has published its...
6/9/2025 2:20:43 PM ESMA launches consultation on technical standards for ESG rating providers By George Murray Amy Dodsworth In May, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a consultation paper on a set of three Regulatory Technical...
6/2/2025 11:33:32 AM IOSCO Releases Sustainable Bonds Report By Caroline Phillips Minolee Shah On 21 May 2025, the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (“IOSCO”) published its Sustainable Bonds Report[1] which...
5/29/2025 12:24:12 PM PRA consults on enhancing banks and insurers’ approaches to managing climate-related risks By George Murray Sabine Dittrich Sam Ingleton On 30 April 2025, the Prudential Regulation Authority (“PRA”) published a consultation on ‘Enhancing banks’ and insurers’ approaches to...
5/15/2025 9:35:27 AM The European Commission seeks views on integrating sustainability considerations in merger reviews By Dr Nele Dhondt On 8 May 2025, the European Commission (EC) launched a public consultation to inform its review of the 2004 horizontal and 2008...
5/13/2025 9:35:00 AM Is SAF Taking Flight? An Overview of the UK’s SAF Mandate and the Next Steps Needed to Decarbonise the Aviation Sector By Daniel Mewton Azadeh Nassiri Oliver Moir Kathryn Emmett Aaron Wu William Parr Ivo Trice +4 more... Show less Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) has emerged as the cornerstone of aviation sector decarbonisation strategies, offering the only current...
5/12/2025 12:05:21 PM UK Government Sets Out Plans for a New Approach to Environmental Regulation By Azadeh Nassiri Helena Campbell The UK Government has recently set out, in a policy paper published by HM Treasury, the actions that it plans to take to ensure...
5/9/2025 10:01:46 AM UK Government consultation on the Integrity of Voluntary Carbon and Nature Markets By Zhen Lim Aaron Wu George Murray On 17 April 2025, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (“DESNZ”) launched a consultation on how to operationalise its six...
5/7/2025 5:03:33 AM The UK Formalises Pathway for AI Growth Zones Designation By James Cook Simon Bartle Aaron Wu On 30 April 2025, the UK government launched the formal qualifying process of its Artificial Intelligence Growth Zones (AIGZ) initiative....