From 27 September 2026, twelve environmental claims are misleading in all circumstances. What you may still say, what you may not, and what it means for your packaging and advertising.
After the Omnibus package the CSRD applies only from 1,000 employees and EUR 450 million turnover, with first reporting on financial year 2027. What does that mean for your company?
ESG reporting in practice: CSRD, ESRS, double materiality, data, the auditor and voluntary reporting for SMEs.
Objection to an environmental permit: standard or extended procedure, who qualifies as an interested party, the six-week deadline and the route to appeal.
In 2022 the European Commission brought certain natural gas and nuclear energy activities within the EU taxonomy, subject to conditions. It did so not by amending the Taxonomy Regulation itself but through a complementary delegated act. That choice shaped both the substance and the procedure. On 10 September 2025 the General Court of the European […]
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 […]
European waste law rests on two pillars: the Waste Framework Directive and the sector-specific rules for particular streams. For packaging, the old directive has been replaced by the Packaging Regulation (EU) 2025/40. That regulation has direct effect and sets requirements on design, composition and documentation. On top of that, the Netherlands operates a system of […]
The Farm to Fork strategy of May 2020 was the food chapter of the European Green Deal. Part of what it announced has become law; another part has fallen away. The framework law on sustainable food systems was never tabled. The proposal on plant protection products has been withdrawn. Binding rules do now apply to […]
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…
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…
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