7/8/2026 5:18:07 PM UK Government proposes changes to modern slavery transparency regime By Vanessa Jakovich Douglas Bryden Charlotte Aspin Emily Strand +1 more... Show less Businesses subject to UK modern slavery reporting would be mandated to provide more information in their modern slavery transparency...
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)...
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...
3/2/2026 2:46:24 PM Sustainability Reporting Round-up: news from key markets By Vanessa Jakovich Sam Houshower Léa Bareil The last week of February 2026 saw a surge in important regulatory developments in the sustainability reporting and disclosure rules...
1/30/2026 11:36:40 AM 7 ESG trends to watch in 2026 By Juliane Hilf Douglas Bryden Simon Duncombe Cat Greenwood-Smith Vanessa Jakovich John Rousakis Sam Houshower Marlen Vesper-Gräske Jonas Köster Charlotte Aspin Léa Bareil Kate Collister Caroline Gregson Iris Hammerschmid Karl Thies +12 more... Show less For those involved in ESG, 2025 brought significant disruption, marked by political uncertainty, regulatory delays and rollbacks,...
1/29/2026 7:03:47 PM The Bonaire Climate Case: Dutch State ordered to comply with reduction obligations and to adopt a climate adaptation plan By Mijke Sinninghe Damsté Moritz Becker Simon Duncombe Cat Greenwood-Smith Juliane Hilf David Livshiz Stefanie Spancken-Monz Anne-Laure Vincent Boudewijn Renshof Darya Bondarchuk +7 more... Show less On 28 January 2026, the District Court of The Hague (the Court) delivered its long-awaited judgment in the climate case brought by...
12/18/2025 10:54:40 AM The ‘E‘ of ESG: Postponement and simplification of the EU Deforestation Regulation By Juliane Hilf Douglas Bryden Simon Duncombe Marlen Vesper-Gräske Jonas Köster Valentin Weigel Ben Collins +4 more... Show less Introduction The European Parliament adopted a set of targeted amendments to simplify the EU Deforestation Regulation (the Regulation,...
12/12/2025 10:40:33 AM Omnibus nears the terminus: Simplification of the EU sustainability framework By Juliane Hilf Vanessa Jakovich Douglas Bryden Christoph H. Seibt Marlen Vesper-Gräske Sam Houshower Jonas Köster Léa Bareil Charlotte Aspin Valentin Weigel +7 more... Show less Introduction The European Union’s co-legislators have adopted a set of simplification measures to the Taxonomy Regulation, the Corporate...
11/28/2025 2:27:05 PM UN Forum on Business and Human Rights 2025 - insights By Juliane Hilf Marlen Vesper-Gräske Iris Hammerschmid This week, the 14th UN Forum on Business and Human Rights (the Forum) convened in Geneva, addressing the central topic, “Accelerating...
11/20/2025 3:43:39 PM CSRD/CSDDD Omnibus enters last legislative stage By Juliane Hilf Douglas Bryden Vanessa Jakovich Christoph H. Seibt Marlen Vesper-Gräske Léa Bareil Charlotte Aspin Valentin Weigel +5 more... Show less The European Parliament (EP) has agreed its position on the sustainability Omnibus 1, paving the way for the last phase of the...
10/29/2025 9:20:04 AM The ‘E’ of ESG: The future of CBAM - what comes after simplification? By Douglas Bryden Georg Roderburg Karl Thies The EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) Regulation is seen as a cornerstone of the EU’s climate and industrial strategy. Working...
9/3/2025 2:13:06 PM Balancing ambition and mitigating bureaucracy: Revising the German Supply Chain Duty of Care Act By Juliane Hilf Christoph H. Seibt Marlen Vesper-Gräske Alex Schmidtke Valentin Weigel +2 more... Show less Today, the German Government adopted a draft bill to reduce bureaucracy while maintaining core due diligence obligations. The German...