Supply chain due diligence is, in 2026, primarily a matter of European law. The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) requires very large companies to carry out risk-based due diligence on human rights and the environment in their chain of activities. The Omnibus I package, which entered into force in March 2026, cut the scope […]
The EU Deforestation Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, is law in force. It entered into force in June 2023, but the obligations on companies only start to apply from 30 December 2026. For micro and small undertakings the date is 30 June 2027. Anyone who places seven commodities, or products derived from them, on the EU […]
The IPCC is not a legislator, not a regulator and not a research institute. It is an intergovernmental panel that assesses and summarises existing scientific literature. Even so, its reports play a key role in climate legislation and climate litigation. Courts use them to establish facts that would otherwise have to be proved case by […]
Most firms have set up a war room to triage their immediate response to the crisis. But the lack of visibility around future demand complicates efforts to restart stalled portfolio companies…