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EU: EU Taxonomy – Review of Climate and Environmental Delegated Acts    The EU Commission is conducting a public consultation about the review of the EU taxonomy environmental delegated act to update and simplify the technical screening criteria.  The EU Taxonomy is a classification system that sets out criteria for identifying environmentally sustainable economic activities, helping to...

EU: Call for evidence – Simplification of administrative burdens in environmental legislation    In line with the Commission’s commitment to reducing administrative burdens for European companies and public authorities, this initiative seeks to simplify and streamline environmental administrative requirements, particularly in the areas of waste, products, and industrial emissions. The initiative aims to reduce administrative burdens while maintaining the...

Germany: Second Law on the Development of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Quota   Germany has published the Second Law on the Development of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Quota. The draft law is intended to implement the European legal requirements set out in Directive (EU) 2024/2413 (RED III) and the ReFuelEU Aviation Regulation. To this end,...

EU: One-year postponement of EUDR   Under the position adopted by the European Parliament on 26 November, large and medium-sized companies will only need to comply with EUDR obligations from 30 December 2026, while micro and small enterprises will become subject to the new rules from 30 June 2027. The additional year is intended not...

EU: EU Deforestation Regulation delayed again ?   The European Commission has put forward a proposal to postpone the implementation of the EU’s flagship anti-deforestation law for the second consecutive year, as part of its ongoing effort to cut back on regulatory red tape. The legislation, which would oblige companies to stop sourcing commodities produced on...

UN: Accountability across global value chains   Responding to growing calls for policy action to safeguard the integrity of both product sustainability claims and corporate sustainability disclosures, the 31st Plenary of the United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT) last week adopted Recommendation No. 49: Transparency at Scale – Fostering Sustainable Value...

EU: Public consultation about the Circular Economy Act   The EU COmmission has launched a public consultation about the planned Circular Economy Act. The Circular Economy Act (CEA) aims to strengthen the EU’s economic security and competitiveness by promoting more sustainable production methods, circular economy business models, and decarbonisation. It will support the free movement...

EU: Public consultation about the simplification of administrative burdens in environmental legislation   The EU Commission has published a public consultation to facilitate some requirements resulting from the EU environmental law (regarding e.g. the SCIP database or the EPR requirements). Following the Commission’s commitment to reduce administrative burden for European companies and public authorities, this...

EU: Critical raw materials – products, components and waste streams with a high potential to recover critical raw materials   The EU Commission has published a draft laying down the list of products, components and waste streams considered as having potential to recover critical raw materials. Article 26 of the Critical Raw Materials Act empowers...