4/14/2025 9:29:20 AM EU Agrees Sustainability Omnibus ‘Stop-the-Clock’ Directive and Consultation Launched on the European Sustainability Reporting Standards By Sabine Dittrich Helena Campbell On 14 April 2025, the European Council formally adopted the “stop-the-clock” Directive.[1] This follows on from the European Parliament...
2/24/2025 10:34:31 AM The Commission Work Programme 2025: What’s Next for the Omnibus? By Sabine Dittrich Aaron Wu Helena Campbell Updates in relation to the EU’s proposed sustainability ‘omnibus’ package seem to be coming thick and fast, although distinguishing...
2/4/2025 5:59:05 PM The Omnibus and the Compass: more details emerge of EU plans to simplify sustainability legislation By Harry Hecht Sabine Dittrich Moira Thompson Oliver George Murray +1 more... Show less On 29 January, the European Commission published an official communication on ‘A Competitiveness Compass for the EU’ (‘the Compass’)....
12/5/2024 3:52:02 PM The Sustainability ‘Omnibus’ - what is it, and what does it mean for companies? By George Murray Sabine Dittrich Moira Thompson Oliver The President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen created a bit of a stir recently at an informal meeting of heads of state...
11/22/2024 3:10:33 PM EFRAG publishes draft transition plan guidance to support with reporting under the CSRD By David Hay Samantha Brady Sabine Dittrich Helena Campbell +1 more... Show less Earlier this month, the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) – the body responsible for developing European Sustainability...
11/21/2024 5:37:05 PM Sustainability reporting in ESMA’s enforcement priorities for 2025 By David Hay Gabriel Forrest-Lim At the end of October, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) – the independent European Supervisory Authority responsible...
10/10/2024 3:10:47 PM EU Commission proposes to delay the implementation of the EUDR by a year, and publishes new guidance By Harry Hecht Remi Pfister Daniel Whitham The European Commission has announced plans to delay the implementation of its Deforestation-free Products Regulation[1] (EUDR) by 12...
8/23/2024 10:10:53 AM European sustainability reporting under the CSRD – three new tools to help companies with implementation By Samantha Brady Guillermo Cavero Lapuerta The European Commission has published a draft notice setting out 90 FAQs relating to sustainability reporting, which offers helpful...
7/15/2024 11:31:42 AM Drawing the battle lines in European greenwashing regulation By George Murray Natasha Ewart Smith In response to the European Commission’s call for advice, the three European Supervisory Agencies (ESAs) - covering banking, securities,...
12/14/2022 3:48:47 PM The EU has adopted the CSRD. What's next? By Ella Fennelly On 28 November 2022, the Council of the European Union (“the Council”) adopted the proposed Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive...