Deutsche Umwelthilfe has launched multiple legal challenges against German state authorities over alleged failures to control trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) contamination in water systems.

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).

Becoming more sustainable is an epic task. Not only for governments, but for society as a whole. Companies notice this as customers are increasingly demanding sustainable products.

After peak European chemical sector M&A activity in 2021, rising inflation, geopolitical conflict, and destocking led to a decline in sales volumes and profit margins.

The revised Environmental Crime Directive ("revised ECD") was published in the Official Journal of the EU on 30 April 2024 and comes into force on 20 May 2024.