ArticleDirective On Full Competition In The Telecommunications Markets AdoptedNetherlandsEnvironmentDe Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
ArticleESG: Three Factors, But A Single IssueThe emergence of ESG as a driving force of business and finance in recent years has created new demands on companies, investors and regulators alike. NetherlandsEnvironmentTMF Group BV
ArticleNavigating The ESG Landscape: Cheat Sheet For The CSDDDThe Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) has entered into effect on 25 July 2024.NetherlandsCorporate/Commercial LawLoyens & Loeff
ArticleCritical Raw Materials Act: An UpdateSince 2011 the European Union assesses critical raw materials ("CRMs") via a three-yearly list.European UnionEnergy and Natural ResourcesBUREN
ArticleCourt Rules That Airline KLM Made Misleading Green Claims About Its ActivitiesAngelika Hellweger of Rahman Ravelli considers the case and campaigners' efforts to challenge businesses making false environmental statements.NetherlandsEnvironmentRahman Ravelli
ArticleHague District Court Rules The State Of The Netherlands Must Adopt Absolute Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction TargetsThe Hague District Court has ruled that the Netherlands violated fundamental rights by failing to establish absolute greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets in its environmental policy. This groundbreaking decision, stemming from a claim by Greenpeace Netherlands and Bonaire residents, marks the first application of the European Court of Human Rights' KlimaSeniorinnen framework by a Dutch court, requiring states to adopt concrete measures mitigating climate change effects. NetherlandsEnvironmentJones Day
ArticleBusiness And Human Rights – The Netherlands To Introduce Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence LegislationOn 6 December 2021, the Netherlands became the latest European government to announce plans to introduce mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence (HREDD)...NetherlandsGovernment, Public SectorMayer Brown
ArticleInformation Technology RegulationNetherlandsMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentDe Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
ArticleDutch E&P Sector Gets Exemption From EU Procurement RulesIn March this year we reported that Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij B.V. (“NAM”), the biggest oil and gas operator in the Netherlands had applied to the European Commission for a full exemption from the public procurement rules, which require contracts to be put out for competitive tender, in relation to exploration for, or extraction of, oil and gas in the Netherlands NetherlandsEnergy and Natural ResourcesCMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
ArticleDutch Court Draws On ICJ Advisory Opinion To Rule The Dutch Government Failed To Protect Bonaire’s Inhabitants From The Adverse Consequences Of Climate ChangeThe Hague District Court has held that the Dutch Government failed to protect Bonaire’s inhabitants from the escalating impacts of climate change, relying on the ICJ and IACtHR...European UnionEnvironmentHerbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
ArticleGreen Securitisation Offers Welcome Step Towards A Cleaner Future … But EU Climate Targets Demand Wider ActionBuilding a "climate-neutral, green, fair and social Europe" is one of the four priorities set out by the European Council in its new strategic agenda for 2019-2024. European UnionEnvironmentIntertrust
ArticleEmployers Are Obliged To Report Work-related Mobility Of EmployeesAs per 1 January 2024 organizations with 100 or more employees are obliged to report on the business traffic and commuting of the employees.NetherlandsEmployment and HRLoyens & Loeff
ArticleDutch Council Of State Grants The ‘Go Ahead' For The Porthos Carbon Capture And Storage ProjectToday, the highest administrative judge on planning and environmental matters in the Netherlands, the Administrative Law Division of the Council of State (Council of State...NetherlandsEnergy and Natural ResourcesLoyens & Loeff
ArticleLegislative Proposal For Annual Green Gas ObligationThe legislative proposal for Annual Green Gas Obligation (Jaarverplichting groen gas) was released for public consultation on 21 July 2023. The legislative proposal aims to encourage significant growth...NetherlandsEnergy and Natural ResourcesLoyens & Loeff
ArticleThe Environment Act: The Preparatory Decision Under The MicroscopePrecedent decisions sometimes throw a spanner in a developer's works. This is because a preparation order occasionally causes a development to be delayed or even prevented from proceeding at all.NetherlandsEnvironmentPoelmann van den Broek advocaten N.V.
ArticleDutch Court Rules In Climate Case: Royal Dutch Shell V Friends Of The Earth Netherlands And OthersOn 27 May 2021 the Hague District Court (the Court) ordered Royal Dutch Shell (Shell), both directly and via its group companies, to limit its CO2 emissions by at least net 45% at end 2030, relative to 2019 levels.NetherlandsEnvironmentLoyens & Loeff
ArticleRuling Of The Court Of Appeal In The Class Action Case Against ShellClass actions in the Netherlands, or collective actions, have become an increasingly important tool for individuals and organizations seeking to address large-scale legal issues.NetherlandsLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationVan Diepen Van der Kroef Advocaten
ArticleDutch Government Consults On Procedural Acceleration Of Electricity ProjectsAt all meetings, seminars, webinars, podcasts that deal with energy markets and energy transition, both at in the Netherlands and abroad, one phrase takes centre stage...NetherlandsEnergy and Natural ResourcesOsborne Clarke LLP
ArticleESG Newsflash: Green Claims Directive Heading Towards Its End?The EU institutions are no longer continuing with the negotiations to find an agreement on the proposal for a Green Claims Directive, following a series of announcements...European UnionEnvironmentLoyens & Loeff
