Following on from the large number of filings made at the end of 2022 under the Central Bank of Ireland's ("Central Bank") streamlined filing process relating to updates...

Alan Kelly, Ireland’s Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, published the "Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015" on Monday 19 January 2015.

As trusted legal advisers to one of Ireland's leading recycling companies Metcollect we in Spencer West Northern Ireland have had to get to grips with all of the legal requirements for a business...

The Green Transition Directive (the “Directive”) is intended to promote transparent sustainability communication by tackling misleading environmental claims and labelling for consumer goods and establishing increased protection for consumers against unfair practices.

On 20 November 2025, the European Commission (the "Commission") published its long-awaited legislative proposal to overhaul the Sustainable Finance Disclosures Regulation ("SFDR").

On 3 August 2022, the Central Bank of Ireland (Central Bank) launched a public consultation paper (Paper) on the proposed introduction of guidance on climate change risks for the (re)insurance sector...

Corporate sustainability themes remain firmly in the spotlight with the recent announcement of far-reaching EU proposals aimed at certain prescribed large companies and their directors.

Global heads of state met in Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt from 6 to 18 November 2022 at COP27, the United Nations climate summit, to discuss more ambitious action to tackle climate change.

The Accelerating Infrastructure Report and Action Plan, published on 3 December 2025, outlines the Government's programme of reform for the planning regime.

ESG themes remain firmly in the spotlight with the progress of far-reaching corporate sustainability proposals through the EU legislative process. While the EU's primary policy focus...

Ireland's Climate Change Advisory Council proposed a first carbon budget programme to the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications, pursuant to recent amendments...

Sustainable finance refers to the concept of making financial investments in projects with environmental objectives by taking into account environmental, social and governance ("ESG") considerations.

The EU Taxonomy Regulation sets down the conditions which must be met in order for an economic activity to be considered "environmentally sustainable".

The March announcements of the Government's approval of a State-led emergency gas reserve alongside An Bord Pleanála's award of planning permission for a previously refused gas storage facility are important steps...

The Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025 (the “Bill”) completed Final Stages in the Dáil on 14 January 2026. Minister O’Brien, when securing cabinet approval to publish the Bill, pitched it as a game-changer for investment.

The much-anticipated 2021 edition of the Green Bond PrinciplesOpens in new window ("GBP") has now been released by the International Capital Market Association

In Friends of the Irish Environment CLG v An Coimisiún Pleanála [2026] IEHC 205, Humphreys J dismissed a challenge to a decision of An Coimisiún Pleanála (Commission) to approve a 600 MW...

On 13 December 2023, the Central Bank of Ireland (the CBI) published its quarterly Insurance Newsletter for Q4 2023 covering a range of topics of note for Irish (re)insurers (the Newsletter).

The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled on whether EU environmental information laws grant requesters a right to anonymity when making access requests.

Reducing climate impact through legislation is a key objective of the EU. The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive is an example of such a measure.