9/29/2026 3:12:08 PM EmpCo goes live: What businesses need to know as the new rules take effect By Tobias Timmann Boudewijn Renshof Yulianna Tkach As of 27 September 2026, the rules introduced by Directive (EU) 2024/825 on empowering consumers for the green transition (EmpCo...
9/24/2026 2:51:38 PM From reporting to rating: the EU's next steps for data centres By Caroline Gregson The European Commission has announced a common rating scheme for data centre sustainability, aimed at increasing transparency on energy...
8/31/2026 12:09:37 PM Oregon's EPR Law Survives Crucial Court Test — And What It Signals for Colorado, California, and Beyond By John Rousakis Sam Houshower Kelly Bridges Jennifer King +1 more... Show less On August 27, the federal District Court for the District of Oregon ruled in National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors v. Feldon...
7/17/2026 4:21:37 PM California’s Landmark Recyclability Law Halted By John Rousakis Sam Houshower Kelly Bridges Ginger Hervey Chelsee Brumback +2 more... Show less A federal court has temporarily blocked enforcement of California’s law, SB 343, which limits recyclability claims. On July 14, the U.S....
6/24/2026 4:21:07 PM UK Government to introduce Great Britain Deforestation Regulation By Douglas Bryden Charlotte Aspin Chris Bellringer Ben Collins Masha Podoksenova +2 more... Show less The UK Government has outlined its updated approach to tackling deforestation in supply chains, confirming plans to introduce a mandatory...
6/11/2026 3:36:38 PM China’s new 2026 Supply Chain Security and Counter-Extraterritoriality Rules: What Companies Need to Know and how to React By Christoph H. Seibt Xin Liu Simon Duncombe Marlen Vesper-Gräske Pauline Peng Chris Bellringer Désirée Lundberg +4 more... Show less China has introduced two important new State Council instruments in March/April 2026 that materially expand the legal toolkit available...
5/11/2026 3:45:37 PM California’s EPR Regulations In Effect: What You Need to Know By John Rousakis Sam Houshower Kelly Bridges Ginger Hervey +1 more... Show less On May 1, California’s Office of Administrative Law approved the state’s long-anticipated Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)...
5/6/2026 12:24:08 PM OECD Publishes Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible AI: What Companies Need to Know By Juliane Hilf Simon Duncombe Marlen Vesper-Gräske Chris Bellringer Iris Hammerschmid +2 more... Show less The intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and responsible business conduct is very topical: While AI brings many new opportunities...
5/5/2026 3:01:37 PM As Conchas: The Ruling That Could Reshape Environmental Accountability in Spain By Natalia Gomez Jose Luis Prieto Carlos Hernandez Pilar Aguilar Luis Rojas Jimenez Antonio Ruiz Arranz +3 more... Show less In a landmark ruling issued on 11 July 2025, the High Court of Justice of Galicia (Tribunal Superior de Justicia, the High Court)...
4/2/2026 7:48:33 AM German Federal Court of Justice Dismisses Landmark Climate Claims Against German Car Manufacturers By Moritz Becker Stefanie Spancken-Monz Iris Hammerschmid On 23 March 2026, the German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof, FCJ) rendered its highly anticipated judgments in two...
3/30/2026 6:04:10 PM California climate reporting: CARB previews rulemaking plans and launches public consultation By Elizabeth Bieber Erik Gerding John Rousakis Sam Houshower Ginger Hervey Andres Calzada Iris Hammerschmid Viktor Varga +5 more... Show less The California Air Resources Board (CARB) held a virtual workshop on March 23, 2026 to provide more detail on the implementation path for...
3/24/2026 4:59:27 PM The ‘E‘ of ESG: CMA’s new guidance sharpens expectations on environmental claims about supply chains By Simon Duncombe Cat Greenwood-Smith Kate Collister Chris Bellringer Iris Hammerschmid +2 more... Show less In our recent blog series, we highlighted that greenwashing is facing increasing scrutiny from regulators in the EU, US, and UK. Recent...
3/20/2026 4:21:05 PM ‘The Farmer Case’: Belgian court confirms jurisdiction in landmark climate case against a multinational energy company By Nathalie Colin Dounia van Drooghenbroeck Clémence Dalcq On 18 March 2026, the Enterprise Court of Tournai (the Court) confirmed that it has jurisdiction to rule on the climate case brought...
3/10/2026 3:48:30 PM ESG trends to watch in 2026 – a two-part podcast series By Juliane Hilf Douglas Bryden Simon Duncombe Cat Greenwood-Smith Vanessa Jakovich Sam Houshower Marlen Vesper-Gräske +4 more... Show less ESG in 2026 is already shaping up to be defined by regulatory and political divergence and renewed litigation and stakeholder scrutiny....
2/27/2026 8:05:27 AM Upcoming oral hearings before the German Federal Court of Justice in climate litigation cases against car manufacturers By Moritz Becker Stefanie Spancken-Monz Iris Hammerschmid On 2 March 2026, the German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof, FCJ) will hold an oral hearing in two climate-related claims...
2/26/2026 1:03:26 PM Navigating the Green Wave: Austria's transposition of the CSRD and the Sustainability Omnibus Package By Dr. Stephan Denk Kathrin Wildmoser-Zeller Julia Wallner Iris Hammerschmid +1 more... Show less The Austrian Sustainability Reporting Act (Nachhaltigkeitsberichtsgesetz, NaBeG) which transposes the Corporate Sustainability Reporting...