Corporate

The European Union’s (the “EU”) General Court has dismissed two legal challenges against the European Commission’s delegated legislation under the Taxonomy Regulation ((EU) 2020/852) (the “Taxonomy Regulation”). These rulings confirm the European Commission’s discretion in setting technical screening criteria for sustainable economic activities.

Nuclear and Gas: Austria v Commission (Case…

On 31 July 2025, the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) launched its much anticipated 60-day consultation on the revised and simplified European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) for companies in scope of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).

EFRAG’s mandate from the European Commission, received in March 2025, as part of the “Omnibus” initiative to…

On 15 July 2025, HM Treasury published its response confirming it will no longer pursue a UK green taxonomy – a classification system to define which economic activities could be considered environmentally sustainable (the “UK Green Taxonomy”).

Instead, the UK government is focusing on existing and emerging policies such as the UK Sustainability…

A new extended timetable is now in play for the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (“EFRAG”) following a letter sent by the EU Commissioner Albuquerque on 1 July 2025. EFRAG is tasked with the responsibility to streamline the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (“ESRS”) which form the core requirements of the Corporate…

Background of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) was entered force on 25 July 2024. The purpose of this Directive is to promote sustainable and responsible corporate behaviour in companies’ operations and throughout their global supply chains. Member States must transpose the Directive into national law and communicate…

The deadline for EU member states (‘‘Member States’’) to implement the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (“CSRD”) into national laws was 6 July 2024. Under EU infringement procedures, the European Commission (‘‘Commission’’) may now take legal action against Member States for failing to implement EU laws. The Commission announced that…