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CBAM-Reform – EU Erzielt Einigung Zur Vereinfachung Des CO2-Grenzausgleichssystems

Das Europäische Parlament und der Rat haben eine vorläufige Einigung zur Änderung des CO2-Grenzausgleichsmechanismus (Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism – CBAM) erzielt, die dessen Anwendung deutlich vereinfachen soll und gleichzeitig den Anwendungsbereich erheblich reduziert.

Germany Environment

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GvW Graf von Westphalen

The EU's Deforestation Regulation: Will There Be Further Changes?

The EU's Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), designed to ensure that no products that contribute to deforestation are sold in, or exported from, the EU, continues to be criticized...

European Union Environment

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Jones Day

Climate Lawsuit Against German Energy Company Dismissed By Court

Last week, a long-running lawsuit brought against a major German energy company by a Peruvian farmer for alleged damages stemming from climate change was dismissed by an appellate court in Germany.

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

The New German Government's Agenda On Compliance

Germany Government

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WilmerHale

EU Deforestation Regulation: New Guidance Document, New FAQs And A Proposal For A Delegated Act

European Union Environment

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Jones Day

2024: Doing Business In Germany

Germany Government

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World Law Group

Effective And Legally Secure Government Regulation In Shaping Key Future Transformation Themes – Challenges And Solutions Approaches

Germany Commercial

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PwC Legal Germany

New Ecodesign Regulation And Delegated Acts - Companies Can Help Shape The Design

Germany Commercial

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Oppenhoff

The Future Of Germany's Heating Industry: Charting A Path Forward

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AlixPartners

Potential Of The Energy Transition For Investors In Germany – Noerr Insight No 7: Geothermal Energy

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Noerr

Unsustainable Pain: Navigating The Challenges Of CSRD Reporting

European Union Environment

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Travers Smith LLP

Council Approves EU Packaging Regulation ‒ Introduction Of Standardised Legal Framework For Entire Packaging Life Cycle And New Challenges For Market Participants

Germany Healthcare

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Noerr

Amendment Of The Construction Products Regulation Is Now Definite

Germany Real Estate

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Noerr

EU AI Act: Key Compliance Considerations Ahead Of August 2025

European Union Technology

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Court Of Appeal, June 26, 2025, Order Concerning Security Of Costs And Disposal Of An Action That Has Become Devoid Of Purpose

Germany Litigation

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Bardehle Pagenberg

Germany's Highest Court Upholds Validity Of Arbitration Agreement Which Excludes German T&C Law

Germany Litigation

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Mayer Brown

EIOPA Releases 2024 Annual Report – Key Developments, Regulatory Initiatives And Strategic Priorities

Germany Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

Tax-Savvy Selling: Getting Exit-Ready The Right Way

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Alvarez & Marsal

Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive: Sustainability Obligation Resulting From EU Directive 2024/1760 Poses New Challenges To Companies

Sustainability is no longer a trend, but a reality – also for companies. There is a growing corporate awareness that a comprehensive sustainability approach offers economic benefits in the long run...

Germany Commercial

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Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH

Shell Decision And Climate Litigation

On November 12, 2024, The Hague Court of Appeal found in the case Millieudefensie vs. Shell that the Shell Group has an obligation to counter dangerous climate change.

Germany Environment

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A&O Shearman

ESG-Compliance Und Risikomanagement: Nachhaltig In Die Zukunft

Die Abkürzung ESG steht für Environmental, Social und Governance und beschreibt die drei zentralen Bereiche der Nachhaltigkeit: Umwelt, Soziales und Unternehmensführung.

European Union Commercial

Boege Rohde Luebbehuesen

ESG Compliance And Risk Management: Navigating A Sustainable Future

The acronym ESG, which stands for Environmental, Social, and Governance, encompasses the three core pillars of sustainability. ESG is not merely a passing trend; it represents a fundamental shift in how businesses operate and are assessed.

European Union Commercial

Boege Rohde Luebbehuesen

Plastics And Packaging Laws In Germany

Germany Environment

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CMS Hasche Sigle

Better Design, Better Business - Reinventing Design And Manufacturing For Sustainability

European Union Commercial

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Alvarez & Marsal

Green Claims: German 'Climate-Neutral' Product Case

Germany Environment

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Be Prepared: The Technical Standards On STS Securitizations' ESG Disclosures Enter Into Force On July 8, 2024

European Union Finance

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Mayer Brown

PFAS – Never-Ending Story Of The „Forever Chemicals"?

Germany Environment

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Hengeler Mueller

Greenwashing In The Aviation Industry: What Can We Learn From District Court Of Amsterdam's Decision?

Germany Environment

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Linklaters

Environmental Crime Directive: EU Introduces New Offences And Penalties

European Union Environment

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Linklaters

New EU Member State "Transposition And Goldplating Tracker" For The EU's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive

European Union Commercial

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Linklaters

EU: Commission And CPC Authorities Launch Greenwashing Investigation In Respect Of Green Claims Made By 20 Airlines

Germany Media & IT

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Linklaters

IFRS And EFRAG Publish Interoperability Guidance On ISSB Standards And ESRS

Germany Commercial

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Linklaters

Environmental Crime Directive: EU Introduces New Offences And Penalties

The revised Environmental Crime Directive ("revised ECD") was published in the Official Journal of the EU on 30 April 2024 and comes into force on 20 May 2024.

European Union Environment

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Linklaters

New EU Member State "Transposition And Goldplating Tracker" For The EU's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive

The EU's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive: tracking transposition and goldplating across the EU

European Union Commercial

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Linklaters

EU: Commission And CPC Authorities Launch Greenwashing Investigation In Respect Of Green Claims Made By 20 Airlines

The European Commission announced on 30 April 2024 that EU consumer authorities (the CPC Authorities), coordinated by the Commission, have sent letters to 20 airlines identifying several...

Germany Media & IT

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Linklaters

IFRS And EFRAG Publish Interoperability Guidance On ISSB Standards And ESRS

On 2 May 2024, the IFRS Foundation and EFRAG, the body advising on European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)...

Germany Commercial

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Linklaters

EU: The Council Formally Adopts The CSDDD

European Union Commercial

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Linklaters

Drahtseilakt Lieferkette

Im Zeitalter der globalisierten Wirtschaft beziehen zahlreiche deutsche Unternehmen Waren oder Produktkomponenten von Zulieferern aus aller Welt.

Germany International

Blomstein

The European Supply Chain Due Diligence Act Is Coming

On 15 March 2024, a sufficient majority of EU member states in the Committee of Permanent Representatives, a subsidiary body of the Council of the European Union...

Germany Commercial

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RSM Ebner Stolz

Germany Hitting The Gas On Hydrogen

This briefing gives a short overview of the latest developments in the national German hydrogen strategy. The German government has recently passed the Hydrogen...

Blomstein

CSDDD And CSRD: Spot The Difference!

This briefing is the fourth in a series on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), where BLOMSTEIN addresses the key aspects that (in)directly affect businesses both within

Germany Environment

Blomstein

CSDDD Unpacked: Steering Corporations Towards Sustainable Practices

Germany Commercial

Blomstein

Same, Same But Different: How The CSDDD Differs From The German LkSG

Germany Commercial

Blomstein

Update: ZIA-Handbuch Green Lease 2.0 - Vom grünen Mietvertrag zum ESG Lease

Germany Real Estate

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Kapellmann und Partner Rechtsanwälte mbB

Follow-Up: Ökobilanzierung (LCA) von Gebäuden wird verpflichtend

Germany Real Estate

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Kapellmann und Partner Rechtsanwälte mbB

Environmental, Social And Governance (ESG) Update - May 2024

Germany Commercial

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Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan

Klimaschutzverträge – Der Startschuss Ist Gefallen

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Kapellmann und Partner Rechtsanwälte mbB

Das Energieeffizienzgesetz (EnEfG): Neue Aufgaben Für Unternehmen Und Betreiber Von Rechenzentren

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Kapellmann und Partner Rechtsanwälte mbB

Harnessing Cloud Innovation For Strategic Carbon Reduction

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Alvarez & Marsal

CSRD Reporting: How European Financial Services Firms Can Prepare

Germany Finance

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AlixPartners

Germany Commercial

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RIMON FALKENFORT Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwalten & Steuerberatern mbB

The Latest Step In The European Green Deal: European Parliament Approves New Directive That Will Reach All Companies Active In The EU Market

European Union Media & IT

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

European M&A And ESG: There Is More To Come

European Union Commercial

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Norton Rose Fulbright

Updating The National Hydrogen Strategy

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Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

Erfolgsstrategien Für Die Automobilindustrie Auf Dem Weg Zu Net-Zero

Germany Transport

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AlixPartners

Certified Environmental Claims – The Draft Of The "EU Green Claims Directive"

European Union Environment

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Norton Rose Fulbright

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Niamh Burke Renewable Energy Bursary 2025 (Video)

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Arthur Cox

Climate Transition Planning: The Why And How (Video)

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Travers Smith LLP

Lex Inside - L'Actualité Juridique - Émission Du 28 Juin 2024 (Video)

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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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