Regulations to keep your house in order and stay ahead of the curve.
EUROPEAN UNION (EU)
- AN OMNIBUS SIMPLIFICATION PACKAGE – EU Taxonomy, CSRD & CSRDD
- 2025 February:
- CARBON REMOVAL
- Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming in a nutshell
- EU Expert Group on carbon removals
- EU Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming Certification (CRCF) Regulation
- CIRCULAR ECONOMY
- How the EU wants to achieve a circular economy by 2050
- Circular economy: definition, importance and benefits
- The circular economy package: new EU targets for recycling
- EUROPEAN CLIMATE LAW / CLIMATE CHANGE
- 2024 July: Green Deal: key to a climate-neutral and sustainable EU
- 2024 July: Climate change in Europe: facts and figures
- 2024 June: EU measures against climate change
- 2024 June: Nature restoration: taking better care of habitats in the EU
- 2023 October: Reducing carbon emissions: EU targets and policies
- CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY DUE DILIGENCE DIRECTIVE
- 2024 June: EU Law: Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence
- 2024 July: Directive on corporate sustainability due diligence
- 2024 July: FAQ on Directive Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence
- 2024 July: FAQ - CSDDD Rules, Obligation, Costs, Timelines
- CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING DIRECTIVE
- CSRD– New rules and Timeline
- 2022 December: CSRD Text (published in the Official Journal)
- 2022 June: New social and environmental reporting rules for large companies
- 2022 June: Council, New rules on corporate sustainability reporting
- 2021 April: FAQ on CSRD Proposal
- 2022 March: Companies to be more accountable for their social and environmental impact
- DIRECTIVE ON EMPOWERING CONSUMERS
- 2024 February: Consumer rights: final approval for the directive to empower consumers for the green transition
- 2023 May: Empowering consumers for the green transition: Council position
- 2022 June: Empowering consumers for the green transition
- GREEN CLAIMS DIRECTIVE
- Green Claims – Overview, Objectives, Law, Timeline
- PROPOSAL on Green Claims Directive
- 2024 Jan: Stopping greenwashing: how the EU regulates green claims
- 2023 March: FACTSHEET on European Green Claims
- 2023 March: Q&A on Green Claims Directive Proposal
- 2023 March: Consumer protection: enabling sustainable choices and ending greenwashing
- POLLUTION
- 2024 April: Air pollution: what are the effects and EU actions to reduce it?
- 2024 April: Preventing groundwater and surface waters pollution in the EU
- SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION
- 2023 November: New EU rules for more sustainable and ethical batteries
- 2023 July: Sustainable products: "It will be a small revolution for consumers"
- 2023 July: Ecodesign rules to ensure sustainable products on EU market
- 2023 March: Right to repair: EU action to make repairs more attractive
- 2021 October: A common charger: better for consumers and the environment
- 2020 October: Sustainable consumption: Helping consumers make eco-friendly choices
- 2020 April: Sustainable Consumption and Consumer Protection Legislation
- WASTE – Electronics, Food, Packaging, Plastic
- 2024 March: E-waste in the EU: facts and figures (infographic)
- 2024 March: Food waste reduction: what EU actions are there?
- 2024 March: How to reduce packaging waste in the EU
- 2024 March: Food waste reduction: what EU actions are there?
- 2024 May: How to reduce plastic waste: EU measures explained
- 2024 June: Plastic waste and recycling in the EU: facts and figures
- 2018 November: Microplastics: sources, effects and solutions
- 2024 March: The impact of textile production and waste on the environment
SWITZERLAND
- SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING ORDINANCE
- 2024 January: Federal Council brings ordinance on mandatory climate disclosures
- 2024 December: Federal Council opens consultation on amending the Ordinance on Climate Disclosures
- CARBON EMISSIONS
- 2021 June: CO2 Act
- 2012 November: Ordinance on the Reduction of Carbon Emissions
- GREEN CLAIMS
- 2023 September: Federal Act on Unfair Competition
UNITED KINGDOM
- CLIMATE CHANGE
- 2008 Climate Change Act
- CARBON EMISSIONS
- 2024 September: UK’s plans and progress to reach net zero by 2050
- 2024 January: Pathway for zero emission vehicle transition by 2035 becomes law
- 2023 December: UK Roadmap to Net Zero Government Emissions
- 2021 April: UK enshrines new target in law to slash emissions by 78% by 2035
- ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
- Environmental taxes, reliefs and schemes for businesses
- Preventing Air Pollution
- GREEN CLAIMS CODE
- UK Green Claims Code
- UK Green Claims – Consumer tips
- SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING
- 2024 November: UK Sustainability Reporting Standards
- 2024 July: Sustainability Reporting Guidance 2024-25
- 2024 September: UK Sustainability Reporting Standards guidance and documents