On 9 September 2026, the European Commission adopted a proposal for a Regulation on public contracts and concessions (the "Public Procurement Act"). See also the press release, Q&A and Factsheet. If ...
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On 14 October 2026, the Commission has adopted a Proposal to postpone by one year certain requirements under the EU Methane ...
In the latest stage on the journey of SFDR 2.0 through the EU legislative process, the European Parliament's ECON Committee ...
On 16 September 2026, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivered the State of the European Union address (“Address” or “SOTEU”). This ...
On 30 September 2026, the EU General Court ruled on a challenge brought by three environmental NGOs against the technical screening criteria (TSC)  for ...
On 17 September 2026, EFRAG released draft XBRL Taxonomy for the revised European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) and launched a public ...
On 7 September 2026,  the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST) published the government’s long promised consultation on ...
Entry into force: 10 November 2026. Mandatory application: for financial years beginning on or after 1 January 2027 (first reports in 2028). FY2026: undertakings within the scope of the CSRD for a ...
On 30 June 2026, the European Commission published its guidelines on the application of the EU Forced Labour Regulation (FLR), together with the launch of a dedicated Forced Labour Single Portal. We ...
On 3 August 2026, the Law Society of England and Wales published new guidance for in-house legal counsel on how climate change risks should be managed. This supplements the Law Society's earlier ...
There has been an important development in Australian modern slavery law for companies with an annual revenue of more than $100 million. Australia is moving from a reporting and transparency ...