55 results Financial Regulatory – Update Q1 2021 Traditionally, 1 January (and 1 July) each year is a date on which new Dutch financial regulations enter into force. This year, the amendments to the Dutch Financial Supervision Act are relatively few, but other developments are worthy of attention. Marieke Driessen authors chapter on ESG in 'Sustainable Finance in Europe' The book, entitled 'Sustainable Finance in Europe', brings together the views of expert academics and practitioners on the latest regulatory developments in sustainable finance in Europe. It includes cutting-edge issues which relate to three main themes. Proposal for a Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence On 23 February 2022 the European Commission (the "Commission") published a proposal for a Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (the "CSDD proposal"). Available now: the 2025 real estate guide The third edition of our real estate legal guide is available now, specifically designed for investors and developers in Belgian real estate. It offers clear and practical insights into the key legal aspects shaping Belgium's real estate landscape. Enforcement of open, sustainability-oriented CSDDD standards: lessons from administrative law Tom Barkhuysen and Valérie van 't Lam wrote a preliminary opinion for the Koninklijke Vereeniging 'Handelsrecht' on how to enforce the CSDDD's open standards. Structural sustainability cannot be enforced through liability In her inaugural lecture at Leiden University on 22 March, Branda Katan spoke about enforcing sustainability through liability. The number of civil cases against companies is expected to increase in the coming years. Corporate Sustainability Reporting: over de Europese aanzet voor het fundament van duurzaamheidsverslaggeving In april 2021 heeft de Europese Commissie het voorstel voor de Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive ('CSRD') gepubliceerd. Stibbe ESG/Sustainable Finance seminar Op dinsdag 15 oktober vindt in Amsterdam het Stibbe ESG/Sustainable Finance seminar plaats. Tijdens het seminar worden de nieuwste ontwikkelingen in Sustainable Finance, Greenwashing, ESG-risico's en duurzaamheidsrapportages besproken. The new sustainability advertising code: lessons from one year of review by the advertising code committee In the first year since the SAC came into force there have been 22 rulings by the ACC and the AT in which an advertisement has been tested against the SAC. This blog addresses the lessons that can be drawn from an analysis of these rulings. The Ecodesign Regulation: new sustainability obligations for manufacturers The Ecodesign Regulation entered into force on 18 July 2024. It forms the basis of the EU’s approach to sustainable and circular product design. Stibbe ESG & Sustainability Congres 2024 Op dinsdag 25 juni 2024 vindt in Amsterdam het Stibbe ESG & Sustainability Congres plaats, ditmaal met als thema ‘Juridische geschillen bij duurzaamheid(sclaims)’. Het programma omvat onder andere een interview met Roger Cox en meer. Richtlijn beloningstransparantie: waterval aan gelijkebeloningsclaims aanstaande? In mei 2023 is de Richtlijn beloningstransparantie (de Richtlijn) in het EU-Publicatieblad verschenen. Deze Richtlijn beoogt de transparantie op het gebied van gelijke beloning tussen mannen en vrouwen te vergroten. Symposium 'De notariële naaidoos voor de maatschappelijk verantwoorde BV' Op dinsdag 12 november is het symposium 'De notariële naaidoos voor de maatschappelijk verantwoorde BV' waar Sandra Rietveld en Swaen van Koningsbruggen van ons notariaat enkele actuele ontwikkelingen rondom dit onderwerp bespreken. The EU Green Claims Directive The EU's proposed Green Claims Directive has emerged as a potential new framework aiming to tackle greenwashing and help consumers make greener choices when purchasing a product or using a service. Rules against deforestation: the effect and coming into effect of the Deforestation Regulation Developments regarding the regulation on deforestation. In this blog we address the most prominent matters. Nicolas Pradel Senior Associate Luxembourg Guan Schaiko Partner Brussels ESG: European Commission consults on Renewed Sustainable Finance Strategy While battling the COVID-19 outbreak, the European Commission does not lose sight of the long-term objective to fully embed sustainability in the financial services landscape. Pagination Previous page Page 1 Current page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Next page
Financial Regulatory – Update Q1 2021 Traditionally, 1 January (and 1 July) each year is a date on which new Dutch financial regulations enter into force. This year, the amendments to the Dutch Financial Supervision Act are relatively few, but other developments are worthy of attention.
Marieke Driessen authors chapter on ESG in 'Sustainable Finance in Europe' The book, entitled 'Sustainable Finance in Europe', brings together the views of expert academics and practitioners on the latest regulatory developments in sustainable finance in Europe. It includes cutting-edge issues which relate to three main themes.
Proposal for a Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence On 23 February 2022 the European Commission (the "Commission") published a proposal for a Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (the "CSDD proposal").
Available now: the 2025 real estate guide The third edition of our real estate legal guide is available now, specifically designed for investors and developers in Belgian real estate. It offers clear and practical insights into the key legal aspects shaping Belgium's real estate landscape.
Enforcement of open, sustainability-oriented CSDDD standards: lessons from administrative law Tom Barkhuysen and Valérie van 't Lam wrote a preliminary opinion for the Koninklijke Vereeniging 'Handelsrecht' on how to enforce the CSDDD's open standards.
Structural sustainability cannot be enforced through liability In her inaugural lecture at Leiden University on 22 March, Branda Katan spoke about enforcing sustainability through liability. The number of civil cases against companies is expected to increase in the coming years.
Corporate Sustainability Reporting: over de Europese aanzet voor het fundament van duurzaamheidsverslaggeving In april 2021 heeft de Europese Commissie het voorstel voor de Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive ('CSRD') gepubliceerd.
Stibbe ESG/Sustainable Finance seminar Op dinsdag 15 oktober vindt in Amsterdam het Stibbe ESG/Sustainable Finance seminar plaats. Tijdens het seminar worden de nieuwste ontwikkelingen in Sustainable Finance, Greenwashing, ESG-risico's en duurzaamheidsrapportages besproken.
The new sustainability advertising code: lessons from one year of review by the advertising code committee In the first year since the SAC came into force there have been 22 rulings by the ACC and the AT in which an advertisement has been tested against the SAC. This blog addresses the lessons that can be drawn from an analysis of these rulings.
The Ecodesign Regulation: new sustainability obligations for manufacturers The Ecodesign Regulation entered into force on 18 July 2024. It forms the basis of the EU’s approach to sustainable and circular product design.
Stibbe ESG & Sustainability Congres 2024 Op dinsdag 25 juni 2024 vindt in Amsterdam het Stibbe ESG & Sustainability Congres plaats, ditmaal met als thema ‘Juridische geschillen bij duurzaamheid(sclaims)’. Het programma omvat onder andere een interview met Roger Cox en meer.
Richtlijn beloningstransparantie: waterval aan gelijkebeloningsclaims aanstaande? In mei 2023 is de Richtlijn beloningstransparantie (de Richtlijn) in het EU-Publicatieblad verschenen. Deze Richtlijn beoogt de transparantie op het gebied van gelijke beloning tussen mannen en vrouwen te vergroten.
Symposium 'De notariële naaidoos voor de maatschappelijk verantwoorde BV' Op dinsdag 12 november is het symposium 'De notariële naaidoos voor de maatschappelijk verantwoorde BV' waar Sandra Rietveld en Swaen van Koningsbruggen van ons notariaat enkele actuele ontwikkelingen rondom dit onderwerp bespreken.
The EU Green Claims Directive The EU's proposed Green Claims Directive has emerged as a potential new framework aiming to tackle greenwashing and help consumers make greener choices when purchasing a product or using a service.
Rules against deforestation: the effect and coming into effect of the Deforestation Regulation Developments regarding the regulation on deforestation. In this blog we address the most prominent matters.
ESG: European Commission consults on Renewed Sustainable Finance Strategy While battling the COVID-19 outbreak, the European Commission does not lose sight of the long-term objective to fully embed sustainability in the financial services landscape.