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Valérie van 't Lam, Heleen Kersten, Marieke Driessen and Branda Katan contributed to the Chambers Global Practice Guide: ESG 2025 in the chapter about Law and Practice in the Netherlands.

The long-awaited clarity on Omnibus I is here: the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union have reached a political agreement on the text. The European Parliament has already adopted the text, and for the Council of the European Union th

De lang verwachte duidelijkheid over Omnibus I is er, het Europees Parlement en de Raad van de Europese Unie hebben een politiek akkoord bereikt de tekst. Het Europees Parlement heeft de tekst al aangenomen, en voor de Raad van de Europese Unie lijkt dit

In this blog, we briefly discuss the notable legal developments of 2025 and describe some of the major EU legal and legislative developments expected in 2026 and the planned proposals from the European Commission (EC) work programme for 2026.

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), known as “forever chemicals” due to their persistence in the environment and very low degradability, have been the subject of several major scandals in Europe in recent years.

Les substances per- et polyfluoroalkylées (PFAS), surnommées "polluants éternels" en raison de leur persistance dans l’environnement et leur très faible dégradabilité, ont fait l'objet de plusieurs scandales majeurs en Europe ces dernières années.

Deze publicatie behandelt de ontwikkelingen rond handhavingsmaatregelen tegen industriële installaties en nieuwe juridische vraagstukken onder de Omgevingswet, vijf jaar na de inwerkingtreding van het nieuwe omgevingsrecht.

On 26 June 2025, the Dutch energy regulator the Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) published for consultation a new prioritisation framework for electricity transport capacity requests.
The ACM invites market parties to submit their views.

After years of new ESG legislative initiatives for the financial markets in Europe, a new (geo-)political reality is changing views and approaches on ESG.

On 17 September 2024, former president of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi published his report to the European Commission with observations on Europe’s sustainable competitiveness and recommendations for Europe’s future.

In deze publicatie wordt een uitspraak besproken van de Rechtbank Oost-Brabant over onvoldoende rechtsbescherming tegen goedkeuringseisen met rechtsgevolg.

Climate change has become the most important sustainability issue of our time. Three major developments in the field of climate and sustainability inevitably affect the way businesses operate and how they move towards more sustainable business models.

This article explores the evolution of business and human rights law, examines the EU framework in this context, and highlights the significance of human rights due diligence for companies.

Edouard d'Anterroches (Partner) and Nicolas Pradel (Senior Associate) co-authored the second edition of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) Implementation Guide published on 11 April 2023.

Het maatschappelijk belang van diversiteit en inclusie (D&I) blijft toenemen. Ondernemingen zullen – ook vanwege de nieuwe Corporate Governance Code 2022 - steeds vaker D&I-beleid vaststellen, wat waarschijnlijk steeds concreter en serieuzer zal worden.

The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) came into force on 1 October 2023. Importers of certain carbon-intensive goods have to report on emissions released during the production of those goods.

Per 1 oktober 2023 is het Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) in werking getreden. Importeurs van bepaalde koolstof-intensieve goederen moeten rapporteren over de emissies die vrijkomen bij de productie van die goederen.

ESMA publishes explanatory notes to various concepts under the Taxonomy Regulation, the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation and the Benchmark Regulation.