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The EU’s new Forced Labor Regulation (the “EUFLR” or “the Regulation”) was published in the EU’s Official Journal on December 12, 2024.[1] Under the new Regulation, products that have been created through the use of forced labor will no longer be allowed to be introduced into the EU market or permitted to be exported from...... Continue Reading
December 2025 | Blog
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November 2025 | Europe
Sustainability in Business
The European Parliament has rejected the Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) mandate to enter trilogue negotiations on the Omnibus I Simplification Package, which seeks to revise the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). The vote concluded with 309 in favour, 318 against, and 34 abstentions, revealing a rare division...
October 2025 | Blog
The Commission presented in a letter of 1 October its plan to de-prioritize the adoption of a series of secondary legislations, destined to implement or complement legislative acts adopted in the domain of financial services. These include acts of application of Directive (EU) 2022/2464 on corporate sustainability reporting (CSRD). While the Commission was empowered to...
While the EU still lacks a unified regulatory framework, France has positioned itself as a key actor in the fight against corruption. This is due in large part to the impending adoption of the proposed Directive on combating corruption[1] of May 3, 2023, which (i) provides harmonized definition for some offences, including active[2] and passive[3]...... Continue Reading
Launched in 2019, the EU Green Deal sets out a “plan to transform Europe’s economy, energy, transport, and industries for a more sustainable future”[1] by steering companies toward sustainability-oriented business models and achieving climate neutrality by 2050. As the flagship initiative of Ursula von der Leyen’s first Commission mandate, the EU Green Deal originally prioritized...... Continue Reading
September 2025 | Blog
On 21 August 2025, the European Union (EU) and the United States (US) published a Joint Statement setting out the Framework on an US-EU Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair, and Balanced Trade (“the Framework Agreement”). The Framework Agreement will greatly affect transatlantic economic relations, while also having implications for the implementation of the EU’s sustainability rules. ...
August 2025 | Blog
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April 2025 | Europe
On 26 February 2025, the European Commission published its Omnibus simplification package which aims at simplifying several ESG-related legislations. In the context of this publication, we offered insight on the proposals announced by the Commission, which notably included i) a proposal for a Directive amending the implementation and transposition deadlines of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting... Continue Reading
March 2025 | Blog
Now that the Commission has issued its Omnibus proposal, no one can say for certain what will precisely happen to the scope and requirements of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) in the future. The Omnibus proposal will be debated and voted on by the EU Parliament (EP) and the EU Council, who act as... Continue Reading
February 2025 | Blog
Capital Thinking
On 12 December 2024, the Forced Labour Regulation (FLR) was published prohibiting products made with forced labour on the EU market. This is the definitive and legally binding version of the FLR. As detailed in an earlier client insight, the prohibition on products made with forced labour, as set out in the FLR, and the resulting obligations and associated checks and enforcement, will only enter...… Continue Reading
January 2025 | Blog
December 2024 | Europe
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