Environmental Law

As environmental concerns and legislative pressures mount globally, innovation in plastics recycling and sustainable materials is no longer a niche pursuit; it is a commercial imperative

An innovator disrupting inefficient food systems, Anna Hammond has created a new model for eliminating waste and tackling food insecurity.

The latest round of negotiations on the development of the UN Global Plastic Treaty will commence in Geneva, Switzerland, in August, aiming to deliver the first legally binding treaty tackling plastic pollution...

Which? has carried out a study which has highlighted widespread greenwashing. It reviewed over 20,000 online product listings to find green claims in a range of categories spanning food, cleaning, electronics...

Hannah Solel, Associate in our Commercial Property team, provides insight into the evolving land use policy landscape following DEFRA's recent consultation.

On 25 June 2025, the UK government published three sustainability disclosure related consultations.

On 27 March 2011 the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) laid a report before Parliament on company reporting of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

On 27 March 2012 the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) published long awaited proposals to simplify the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC), the mandatory UK-wide scheme in respect of carbon emissions.

John Hurdley, Partner at Bircham Dyson Bell LLP believes that The Secretary of State has played a careful hand and taken sensible measures with regard to the plan for managing and harnessing the increasingly scarce but vital resource of water - set out in the Water White Paper.

As global attention sharpens on climate change and social justice issues, sustainability and responsible governance are increasingly becoming higher priorities for 'Millennial' and 'Gen Z' Beneficiaries.

After months of delay, the UK Government has finally published the long-awaited consultation on the adoption of ISSB sustainability standards as the first UK Sustainability Reporting Standards...

In a speech at the Guildhall during London Climate Action Week, the UK energy and climate change secretary, Ed Miliband announced three consultations.