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The European Union has fundamentally transformed packaging regulation with the adoption of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), replacing the existing Packaging Directive...

Le crime d'écocide consiste, selon sa définition, à « commettre délibérément, par action ou par omission, un acte illégal causant des dommages graves, étendus et à long terme à l'environnement (…) ».

On 21 October 2025, the European Commission ("Commission") submitted a proposal to amend the European Union's ("EU") Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products ("EUDR")...

The EU's Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation 2024/1781 ("ESPR") came into force on 19 July 2024 and repeals the previous Ecodesign Directive 2009/125/EC ("Ecodesign Directive").

On 26 October 2022, the European Commission published two legislative proposals (Directives) to update the EU's water legislation regarding ...

The Belgian Competition Authority has issued comprehensive guidelines on sustainability agreements, introducing novel mechanisms for businesses to cooperate on environmental and social objectives while navigating antitrust compliance.

On 24 April 2024, the EU Parliament adopted the final text of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive ("CSDDD" or "Directive"), setting a due diligence standard for corporate social and environmental responsibility.

Belgium's central European location and robust connectivity make it an attractive hub for data centre development, yet sponsors and operators face a complex regulatory environment shaped...

In an era where environmental consciousness is at the forefront of global concerns, consumers are increasingly looking for products and services that align with their values of sustainability and eco-friendliness.

On February 26, 2025, the Commission published its first set of omnibus proposals intended to simplify EU sustainability legislation, enhance competitiveness of EU industries and bring additional investment capacity.

On 24 May 2024, the EU Commissioner for Competition, Margrethe Vestager, announced that the European Commission (Commission) will conduct a fact-finding exercise on territorial supply constraints (TSCs).

In the past, large corporations could largely go about their business, creating profit and satisfying their shareholders, unhindered, but in today's world, businesses are being buffeted by world events...

There is currently a deluge of new EU law being finalized and adopted – particularly on environmental and sustainability issues.

On 9 March and together with its long-promised amendment to the General Block Exemption Regulation the European Commission also endorsed its new Crisis Framework aimed at speeding up investment and financing for clean or green tech production in Europe.

At the beginning of this year, the corporate reporting landscape underwent significant change with the entry into force of the EU's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) (Directive (EU) 2022/2464).

A centerpiece of the European Green Deal was officially unveiled last week. The Proposal for a Regulation establishing ecodesign requirements for sustainable products ('ESPR' or ‘Regulation')...

De Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) introduceert vanaf 2026 verplichtingen voor producenten, importeurs en distributeurs in de food- en beveragesector. Met nieuwe eisen rond recycleerbaarheid, gerecycleerd materiaal en verpakkingsontwerp moeten ondernemingen hun verpakkingsportfolio en leveranciersketen nu al kritisch evalueren om tijdig compliant te zijn met de ingrijpende regelgeving die vanaf 2030 volledig van kracht wordt.