ArticleFrance Announces National Green Bonds For 2017On September 2, 2016, France announced that it would be the first country to issue national "green bonds" starting in 2017.FranceEnvironmentJones Day
ArticleFrench Parliament Adopts Ambitious Energy-Climate LawIn what is viewed as a major step toward the country becoming carbon neutral by 2050, the French Parliament has adopted the "Energy-Climate" law, which sets the framework, ambitions, and targets of French climate policy for the next 30 years. FranceEnvironmentJones Day
PodcastNew Environmental Remit For CSEs In France (Podcast)The Social and Economic Committees, which are the employee representative bodies in France, now have a new remit to scrutinise the environmental implications of projects planned by employers.FranceEnvironmentIus Laboris
ArticleNew ESG Rules For Textiles In Europe And FranceOn September 9, 2025, the European Parliament adopted a new directive amending the Waste Framework Directive with respect to textiles and food waste. FranceEnvironmentJones Day
ArticleParis Judicial Court Dismisses Most Of NGOs' Claims Against TotalEnergies In "Greenwashing" Case, Trending Now In ESGLast week, the Paris Judicial Court issued its long-awaited judgment in the so-called "greenwashing" case brought by Greenpeace and other NGOs against TotalEnergies SE and its subsidiary...FranceEnvironmentJones Day
ArticleFrench "Warming Trajectory" For Climate Change Adaptation PurposesOn January 23, 2026, the French government adopted a decree and a ministerial order regarding the "reference warming trajectory for adaptation to climate change."FranceEnvironmentJones Day
ArticleCommission Opens Pathway For Environmental NGOs To Challenge State AidThe European Commission revised the Code of Best Practices for the conduct of State aid control procedures. The revised Code opens a pathway for NGOs to challenge State aid decisions on EU environmental law grounds.European UnionEnvironmentJones Day
ArticleEU Green Claims Directive ProposalOn March 22, 2023, the European Commission published a proposal for a new EU directive on the substantiation and communication of explicit environmental claims (the "Proposal").European UnionEnvironmentJones Day
ArticleFirst Year Of Implementation For The Taxonomy Regulation In The European UnionAs of January 1, 2022, the first delegated acts adopted to supplement European Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of June 18, 2020 (the "Taxonomy Regulation") became applicable.European UnionEnvironmentJones Day
ArticleNew CO₂ Emission Standards For Cars And Vans In The EUOn January 1, 2025, the new emission targets set out by Regulation (EU) 2023/851 of April 19, 2023 and Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of April 17, 2019 for passenger cars and light commercial vehiclesEuropean UnionEnvironmentJones Day
ArticleFurther Clarifications On Anti-Greenwashing Standards For Financial Products In The European UnionIn its Sustainable Finance Roadmap 2022-2024, European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") has recently underscored the importance of developing a cohesive supervisory approach...European UnionFinance and BankingJones Day
ArticleLa façon de vendre des produits n'a jamais été aussi diversifiée, ni le marketing aussi imaginatif, pour attirer les consommateurs toujours plus nombreuxDans le même temps, la durabilité et la transparence sont au cœur des attentes et dans les consciences d'un nombre croissant de consommateurs.FranceConsumer ProtectionGrant Thornton Société d’Avocats
ArticleThe Business of Multimedia - A Legal Viewpoint from France No. 2FranceCorporate/Commercial LawClifford Chance
ArticleWind Power Plant Legal Disputes To Be Expedited Under New French DecreeUnder the new decree No.2018-1054 dated November 29, 2018, administrative legal actions relating to wind power plants shall be filed directly before the French Administrative Courts of Appeal.FranceEnergy and Natural ResourcesJones Day
ArticleGreenwashing: Climate Promises Must Be Backed Up By Corporate PracticeA Paris civil court has drawn a clear line on the limits of environmental marketing by large energy companies.FranceEnvironmentPwC Legal Germany
ArticleMécanisme D'ajustement Carbone Aux Frontières (MACF)Vous êtes importateur de produits dans le champ du MACF (« CBAM » en anglais), vous êtes depuis le 1er octobre 2023 tenu de déposer un rapport trimestriel.FranceEnvironmentGrant Thornton Société d’Avocats
ArticleFrance Passes Groundbreaking "Climate Law" That Includes Labour-law ConsequencesThe groundbreaking Climate Law adopted at the end of August 2021 contains provisions that modify certain human resources management practices:FranceLaw Practice ManagementL&E Global
ArticleYou're Invited (In Cannes): "Substantiation In The Age Of AI-Assisted Personalization"This summer in Cannes, the Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance will be co-hosting “Cannes Rules!,” a full-day event devoted to advertising law and self-regulation.FranceMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentGlobal Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)
ArticleSecteur automobile – Vers un nouveau barème d'émissions de CO2 plus conforme aux conditions d'utilisation "dans le monde réel"Le 18 mars 2024, la Commission Européenne a publié un Rapport[1] sur les émissions de CO2 des véhicules automobiles en conditions d'utilisation « réelles » (« real world datasets »).European UnionTransportAdaltys Avocats