Sustainability Law
Environmental Law
As a company, you may come into contact with environmental law if you are dealing with the emission of gases, the disposal of waste products or the contamination of water.
Environmental Act
From 2021, Dutch environmental law will also play an important role in the context of sustainability. An important part of this is the Environment Act (Ow). Because current National legislation...
International climate framework
Sustainability and its rules are not only a national matter. That is why it is important to keep an eye on what is happening at the international level...
Climate jurisprudence
As a company, you may come into contact with environmental law if you are dealing with the emission of gases, the disposal of waste products or the contamination of water.
The international sustainability debate
However, according to the EU, which is an important part of the UNFCCC, Member States face a number of challenges on the road to sustainability.
The European Green Deal
The concrete steps within the framework of the four aforementioned pillars on the road to sustainability are elaborated by the EU in the European Green Deal. An action plan to use resources...
Emission Allowances
Many large factories and energy companies emit a lot of greenhouse gases, such as CO2. However, the emission transition, or the switch to production without CO2 emissions...
Innovation
Innovation is indispensable to meet the (future) challenges in the field of sustainability as a company. After all, whether it concerns production and consumption of materials...
Biodiversity (CBD)
At the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change also made a number of important agreements...
Trade in endangered animal and plant species
In order to protect biodiversity, countries around the world have also established the CITES convention. CITES stands for Convention on International Trade...
Trade Law: Shrimp/Turtle and Tuna/Dolphin Case
A concrete example in the context of protecting biodiversity, or more specifically: of the endangered animal species that are extinct in the wild...
Consumer Law
In today’s society many goods are bought by consumers, which is accompanied by a significant increase in consumer waste. Consumer law and the right to repair could play an important role...
Corporate Social Responsibility
Over the years the ways of doing business have significantly changed. Increasing globalisation has led to more and more business activities...
Sustainability clauses in commercial contracts
Achieving the goals in the Paris Agreement requires drastic economic actions. The private sector, responsible for a large part of the emissions...
Financing: The SDE ++ subsidy
The first SDE ++ (Sustainable Energy Transition Incentive Measure) subsidy scheme was launched this autumn. This is an extension of the old SDE +...
The Energy Investment Allowance
If an investment in an energy-saving business asset or in sustainable energy falls under the Energy Investment Allowance (EIA)...
The cartel prohibition and sustainability
Some sustainability initiatives require a widely supported approach. Initially, it seems a good idea to make agreements with your competition...
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