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Irish Incorporated Companies Listed In The US March 2025 - Sustainability Reporting & ESG

On 26 February, the European Commission published an ‘Omnibus' package, including proposals to simplify obligations under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive...

Ireland Commercial

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Arthur Cox

New Hungarian Rules On Waste Management Fines

July 2025 – On 23 June 2025 the Government Decree 156/2025. (VI. 23.) on the amount of waste management fines and on the detailed rules...

Hungary Environment

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Kinstellar

ESMA Publishes Report On The Integration Of Sustainability Risks

On 30 June 2025, the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") published its Final Report on the common supervisory action ("CSA") it carried out during 2023 and 2024...

Ireland Commercial

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Arthur Cox

EU Taxonomy: Simplification Measures Adopted

On 4 July 2025, the European Commission adopted a set of measures intended to simplify the application of the EU Taxonomy, aiming to reduce the administrative burden for companies...

Ireland Commercial

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Arthur Cox

ESG Update: Green Claims Directive Is Here To Stay?

Netherlands Commercial

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Loyens & Loeff

The Intersection Of Privacy And Corporate Sustainability & ESG: What Every Business Should Know

Finland Commercial

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Hannes Snellman Attorneys Ltd

Exploring The Legal Requirements For Moving And Recycling Hazardous And Non-Hazardous Waste In Northern Ireland And The Republic Of Ireland

Ireland Environment

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Spencer West

Offshore Renewable Energy: Ireland's Second Support Scheme Auction

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Arthur Cox

Goodwin Antitrust & Regulatory Shorts: Fashion Faux Pas; Misleading Green And Social Responsibility Claims

Belgium Consumer

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Introduction To The Planning And Development Act 2024

Ireland Real Estate

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William Fry

Trust, But Verify - The Cost Of Green Lies For Investors, Businesses And Consumers

Cyprus Environment

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Elias Neocleous & Co LLC

ESG Omnibus Update: Council Adopts Its Final Position On The Second Omnibus Regarding CSRD And CSDDD

European Union Commercial

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Loyens & Loeff

Offshore Wind In The Finnish Exclusive Economic Zone – New Government Decree To Establish A Framework For The Competitive Tendering Process

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Hannes Snellman Attorneys Ltd

The New U.S. Policy Elevates AI From A Commercial Tool To A Strategic Asset

Worldwide Technology

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Triniti Jurex

European Commission Proposes Further Prohibitions Of Territorial Restrictions On Branded Products

European Union Anti-trust

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Jones Day

Meta Platforms Ireland v Data Protection Commission – Importance Of Expediency In Challenges To Decisions Of Public Bodies

Ireland Litigation

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McCann Fitzgerald

"Investment" And "Establishing A Newco" In Hungary

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Miran Legal

Business Support Center (BSC) – A One-stop-shop For All Investors

Cyprus Commercial

Nasos A. Kyriakides & Partners LLC

La blockchain et le droit d'auteur (une révolution) (Video)

France Technology

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Haas Avocats

The European Commission Moves To Scrap The EU Green Claims Directive

On Friday 20 June 2025 the European Commission announced its intention to withdraw its proposal for the EU Green Claims Directive just days prior to the commencement of trilogue negotiations aimed at its finalization.

European Union Environment

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Plesner

Life Sciences Outlook 2025 - Environment, Construction And Real Estate

The pathway to developing and operating pharmaceutical infrastructure in Ireland is complex. Planning permission granted by the planning authority or An Bord Pleanála ("ABP") and licences issued...

Ireland Real Estate

AC

Arthur Cox

Green Technology Innovations: Patents And The Ecological Transition

At a time when climate and environmental issues are more important than ever, it is reasonable to look to technological innovation for at least part of the solution.

European Union IP

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Novagraaf Group

ESG Newsflash: Green Claims Directive Heading Towards Its End?

The EU institutions are no longer continuing with the negotiations to find an agreement on the proposal for a Green Claims Directive, following a series of announcements...

European Union Environment

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Loyens & Loeff

EU Pharma Package: Key Legal And Practical Implications For Malta's Pharmaceutical Sector

Malta Environment

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Camilleri Preziosi Advocates

Horizon Scanner ICE: June 2025 - Environment & Planning

Ireland Environment

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Arthur Cox

The Role Of Cyprus In Promoting Green Shipping And Sustainability

Cyprus Environment

I. Frangos & Associates LLC

Energy: Powering Through 2025 – Key Legal Challenges And Opportunities In Ireland

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Addleshaw Goddard

New Rules For Fertilizers: Order On End-of-Waste Status Published

Portugal Environment

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Abreu Advogados

A Simpler Page For Businesses In The EU? Overviewing The Omnibus Packages Of Simplification Measures

European Union Commercial

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Elias Neocleous & Co LLC

Horizon Scanner ICE: June 2025 - State Aid

European Union Environment

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Arthur Cox

Ant Smugglers Sentenced

Belgium Environment

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Adams & Adams

Credit Institutions Face Stricter Requirements Regarding ESG-Risk: What's New?

AD

Advokatfirman Delphi

Legal Flash – Environmental Focus: New Obligation For SMEs Concerning The The R.E.N.T.R.I. System (National Electronic Register For Waste Traceability)

Italy Environment

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Withers LLP

Ant Smugglers Sentenced

In a case that presumably shocked myrmecologists and the hobby ant husbandry community, two Belgian nationals were sentenced to a fine of over seven thousand five hundred US dollar...

Belgium Environment

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Adams & Adams

Horizon Scanner ICE: June 2025 - State Aid

The European Commission amended State Aid rules to allow NGOs to request a review of State Aid decisions that relate to EU environmental law. This new review mechanism comes in light of the findings of the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee in case ACCC/C/2015/128...

European Union Environment

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Arthur Cox

Credit Institutions Face Stricter Requirements Regarding ESG-Risk: What's New?

The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority has announced its intention to comply with the European Banking Authority's (Guidelines on the management of environmental, social and governance risks.

AD

Advokatfirman Delphi

Legal Flash – Environmental Focus: New Obligation For SMEs Concerning The The R.E.N.T.R.I. System (National Electronic Register For Waste Traceability)

R.E.N.T.R.I. (Registro Elettronico Nazionale sulla Tracciabilità dei Rifiuti) a system that has been developed to enhance the management and traceability of waste in Italy...

Italy Environment

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Withers LLP

Climate Lawsuit Against German Energy Company Dismissed By Court

Germany Environment

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Mintz

Latest Developments On The EU Sustainability Omnibus

The EU's sustainability reporting and due diligence landscape is in flux following the European Commission's adoption of its highly anticipated Sustainability Omnibus package in late February 2025.

European Union Environment

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A&O Shearman

Latest Regulatory Developments For Renewable Energy In Finland

The Finnish government has introduced a proposal (HE 42/2025) to amend the Act on expedited permit procedures for...

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Castren & Snellman Attorneys

ESG – Environmental, Social, And Governance (Video)

The "greening" of the financial sector is well underway. With new and upcoming regulations, financial market participants face growing pressure to understand and implement increasingly complex legal obligations.

Luxembourg Environment

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Arendt & Medernach

Environment & Planning - Horizon Scanner Infrastructure, Construction, Energy: May 2025

he European Water Resilience Strategy will develop a cross-sectoral plan for water and aquatic ecosystems...

Ireland Environment

AC

Arthur Cox

Energy - Horizon Scanner Infrastructure, Construction, Energy: May 2025

AC

Arthur Cox

Corporate Lending Survey 2025

Cyprus Commercial

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KPMG in Cyprus

Climate Action Plan 2025

M

Matheson

Refurbishment Rising: Ireland's Push Towards Circular Construction

Ireland Real Estate

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RDJ LLP

ESG (Eenvironmental, Social, And Corporate Governance) In Real Estate

Poland Real Estate

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KBiW Kurpiejewski Budzewski i Wspólnicy

Family Businesses In The New Era

Cyprus Commercial

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KPMG in Cyprus

The Evolving Role Of ESG In Real Estate: Trends For 2025

Poland Real Estate

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Penteris

The New German Government's Agenda On Compliance

Germany Government

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WilmerHale

Will DEI Bounce Back Or Will It Die?

Poland Commercial

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Penteris

Kroniek afvalstoffenrecht 2022/2024

Netherlands Environment

Van Diepen Van der Kroef Advocaten

Indices de réparabilité et de durabilité : la DGCCRF renforce ses contrôles

France Consumer

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Haas Avocats

The Consumer Ombudsman And International Authorities Call On The Fashion And Textile Industry To Review Environmental Marketing Claims

Denmark Consumer

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Plesner

The Danube Island 2.0 – Between Renaturation And Flood Protection

Austria Real Estate

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Fellner Wratzfeld & Partner

Donauinsel 2.0 – Zwischen Renaturierung und Hochwasserschutz

Austria Real Estate

FW

Fellner Wratzfeld & Partner

ESG Finance: Regulatory Framework And Challenges

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Niamh Burke Renewable Energy Bursary 2025 (Video)

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Arthur Cox

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Travers Smith LLP

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Jeantet

Episode 22: CSSF Data Collection Exercise (Video)

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Arendt & Medernach

Eyes On ESG: The EU Taxonomy In Practice (Video)

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Arendt & Medernach

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