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In our last blog post, we reviewed a sample of leading companies in the pharma and healthcare sector, assessing their readiness to comply with the EU Corporate Social Reporting Directive (CSRD).

Germany's class action landscape is distinctive in that potential claimants have a variety of legal options, each with their own characteristics.

Sustainability is no longer a trend, but a reality – also for companies. There is a growing corporate awareness that a comprehensive sustainability approach offers economic benefits in the long run...

In our briefing German energy transition: Potential for investors we gave a detailed overview of the opportunities and risks of the energy transition in Germany for domestic and foreign investors.

For more than three years, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) and Member State institutions have been developing a comprehensive, group-wide restriction of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)...

Das EU-Parlament hat in der vergangenen Woche die Neufassung der „Richtlinie über die Gesamtenergieeffizienz von Gebäuden"beschlossen.

Making claims about carbon reductions or "carbon neutrality" may seem an attractive way to distinguish a company for its sustainability work, but such claims are becoming riskier to make.

On 17 August 2022, the Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle, "BAFA") has issued its first handout to provide guidance to companies

The EU's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive: tracking transposition and goldplating across the EU

On 18 October 2022, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) presented a draft bill for an Energy Efficiency Act...

In autumn 2021, individuals affiliated with Deutsche Umwelthilfe, Fridays for Future and Greenpeace filed claims at various German courts against automakers (BMW AG, Mercedes-Benz AG and Volkswagen AG) and...

Environmental protection has become an integral part of the world of work and is a core ESG topic. But is there such a thing as an in-house Environmental Protection Officer in Germany?

ESG (Environmental Social Governance) has already become an important topic in responsible corporate governance. Globally, there is a rapidly growing body of legislation...

Everyone is talking about ESG, but what is it exactly and what can we expect in the real estate industry in 2022? Here are the most important points:

In response to escalating climate change, the Netze BW Green Energy Project has taken centre stage as an innovative solution for reducing carbon emissions. This German initiative reduces...