Aug 11, 2023 New EU sustainable batteries regulation becomes law – what you need to know By Kieran Watkins Marlen Vesper-Gräske Hilke Boedeker After a lengthy legislative process, the new EU Batteries Regulation has finally been published in the Official Journal of the EU,...
Jun 27, 2023 ISSB: A new era for global sustainability disclosure By Teresa Ko Vanessa Jakovich Elizabeth Bieber Jake Reynolds Marlen Vesper-Gräske Charlotte Aspin +3 more... Show less The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) yesterday published its long-awaited first set of standards, the General...
Jun 19, 2023 Reliability of ESG ratings? How the EU plans to regulate ESG rating providers By Christoph H. Seibt Marlen Vesper-Gräske Natalie Pettinger Kearney Elisabeth Schemmer +1 more... Show less On 13 June 2023, the European Commission published a proposal for regulating ESG rating providers. This draft EU Regulation (the...
Jun 14, 2023 EU Deforestation Regulation published: A step forwards in global supply chain legislation By Marlen Vesper-Gräske James Raeside Kieran Watkins On 9 June 2023, Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 on deforestation in global supply chains was published in the Official Journal of the European...
Apr 18, 2023 Law and Politics in Brussels: Discussing the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive By Christoph H. Seibt Lea Bareil Marlen Vesper-Gräske Natalie Pettinger Kearney +1 more... Show less On 28 March 2023, an expert roundtable with Freshfields and global companies from different sectors met in Brussels with the responsible...
Jan 16, 2023 ESG Reporting for EU and non-EU companies: Entry into force of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive By Christoph H. Seibt Juliane Hilf Sascha Arnold Marlen Vesper-Gräske Felicitas Weber Désirée Höwing +3 more... Show less On 5 January 2023, the long awaited Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) has come into force throughout the European...
Jan 11, 2023 ESG and the business judgement rule – a narrowed passage to the safe harbour? By Christoph H. Seibt Dr. Farid Sigari-Majd Simon Schwarz Philip Denninger Marlen Vesper-Gräske Dora Rendessy +3 more... Show less Management decisions around ESG are on the rise as legislators, activists, proxy advisers, and other stakeholders increasingly aim to...
Jan 06, 2023 German Supply Chain Duty of Care Act kicks off in 2023: Legal battlegrounds for implementation By Christoph H. Seibt Marlen Vesper-Gräske The German Supply Chain Duty of Care Act (Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz; the Act) entered into force on 1 January 2023 for the...