Our Environmental, Safety & Health team is pleased to share with you the latest edition of our newsletter, frESH Law Horizons: Key Developments in UK & EU Environment, Safety and Health Law and Procedure; providing bite-size updates on EU and UK law, procedure, and policy. Take a moment to reflect on the key developments from April to June 2025.
The updates covered in this edition include (among others):
- Update on Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD): Omnibus Simplification Package
- Environmental Governance and Biodiversity Bill Introduced to the Welsh Parliament
- Health, Safety and Environment Chemicals Legislative Reform Proposals
- Welsh Government First To Introduce the Ban of Wet Wipes Containing Plastic
- Green Claims: Legislative Update And Examples of Challenges
- UK Government Release of Draft UK Sustainability Reporting Standards
- UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) Update
- Construction Products Reform Green Paper
- UK Government Issues Guidance on the Application of the General Product Safety Regulation in Northern Ireland
- Amendment of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations Being Considered In Parliament
- EU Adoption for Dechlorane Plus Restriction Under the EU POPs Regulation
- European Commission Presents Proposed Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Revisions to National Experts
- New Limits to “Standby” Modes of Electrical Appliances Take Effect
- The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation is Being Challenged Before the EU Court
- Omnibus IV Simplification-Proposed Amendments to the Batteries Regulation and Measures for Small Mid-cap Companies