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Malta
Fenech & Fenech Advocates
Following the publication of Malta's National Policy for the Deployment of Offshore Renewable Energy in August 2023, the Ministry for the Environment, Energy and the Regeneration...
Netherlands
Buren
Pursuant to Dutch law, any advertising statement should be factually accurate and should not be capable of misleading the average consumer.
Taylor Wessing
Updated guidelines provide more clarity on misleading and vague sustainability claims.
Spotlight On Sustainability: The European Directive For Consumer Empowerment In The Green Transition
Taylor Wessing
Sustainability continues to be in the spotlight. In March 2022 the European Commission proposed a directive to amend the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive (2005/29/EC) ("UCPD")...
Serbia
Eurofast
Starting this year, recent amendments to Serbian law have shifted the deadline for submitting tax returns concerning the Environmental Protection Fee (Eco Tax).
Switzerland
Wenger Vieli AG
Berichterstattungspflichtige Schweizer Unternehmen mussten sich erstmals für das Geschäftsjahr 2023 intensiv mit der nichtfinanziellen Berichterstattung auseinandersetzen.
UK
Osborne Clarke
Ethical supply chains have been an issue for asset managers for many years. There have long been concerns, for example, about China, where a large proportion of the silicon...
J A Kemp LLP
The Ocean was a key topic at COP28, with sustainable fisheries and innovative solutions to reduce the impact of our fishing industry on the environment being of particular interest.
WTW
In this article from the 2024 Energy Market Review discover how emerging risks are reshaping the energy landscape.
Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong
In the sixth in our series of briefings following the passing of the Energy Act 2023 (the Act) on 26 October 2023, our team looks at the introduction of a new licensable activity...
Bates Wells
"Climate change" and "climate crisis" have become synonymous with young people and their futures. But climate change is happening right now. A problem with talking about climate change in terms...
Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP
The headline on 19 March 2024 on BBC News confirmed what was feared: "Scotland's climate target unreachable says watchdog".
Marks & Clerk
Every so often I hear an interesting news story about a clued-up beach goer discovering thousands of pounds worth of ambergris washed up on the beach.
European Union
Osborne Clarke
Recent weeks have seen changes in the communication of green claims made by British fashion companies and an accommodation booking platform resulting...
Buren
Since 2011 the European Union assesses critical raw materials ("CRMs") via a three-yearly list.
Novagraaf Group
Gebruik van dergelijke aanduidingen valt onder ‘duurzaamheids- en/of milieuclaims' (hierna: groene claims) omdat door het gebruik van die aanduidingen de indruk wordt gewekt dat de producten...
Osborne Clarke
The Council of the European Union adopted a revised directive on environmental crime in March that substantially broadens the scope of offences covered by environmental criminal law and increases...
Plesner
On 12 March 2024 the European Parliament approved a proposed directive on green claims (the Green Claims Directive) during the first reading.
Osborne Clarke
While some natural capital-related regulatory requirements may currently only be voluntary, or not yet catch financial institutions, there may be merit in complying early...
Arthur Cox
Commissioner for Environmental Information to reconsider whether wind farm operators are subject to requests for access to information on the environment...
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