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As of 12 August 2026, a unified packaging law will apply in the European Union: The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). This...
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A federal court has temporarily blocked enforcement of California’s law, SB 343, which limits recyclability claims. On July 14, the U.S....
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Businesses subject to UK modern slavery reporting would be mandated to provide more information in their modern slavery transparency...
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The UK Government has outlined its updated approach to tackling deforestation in supply chains, confirming plans to introduce a mandatory...
China has introduced two important new State Council instruments in March/April 2026 that materially expand the legal toolkit available...
Electricity storage plays an increasingly important role in the European electricity system, particularly as the share of variable...
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On May 1, California’s Office of Administrative Law approved the state’s long-anticipated Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)...
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New political and legal developments, initiatives like Compact with Africa (CwA) 2.0 and the EU Global Gateway are set to breathe new...
The intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and responsible business conduct is very topical: While AI brings many new opportunities...
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In a landmark ruling issued on 11 July 2025, the High Court of Justice of Galicia (Tribunal Superior de Justicia, the High Court)...
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Germany's energy transition is set to enter a new phase. A draft bill for a fundamental reform of the Renewable Energy Sources Act...
On 23 March 2026, the German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof, FCJ) rendered its highly anticipated judgments in two...
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) held a virtual workshop on March 23, 2026 to provide more detail on the implementation path for...
In our recent blog series, we highlighted that greenwashing is facing increasing scrutiny from regulators in the EU, US, and UK. Recent...
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On 18 March 2026, the Enterprise Court of Tournai (the Court) confirmed that it has jurisdiction to rule on the climate case brought...
ESG in 2026 is already shaping up to be defined by regulatory and political divergence and renewed litigation and stakeholder scrutiny....