The EU is aiming to be climate neutral by 2050, which will require climate action from us all.

The construction industry faced increasing difficulties last autumn. By the end of last year, the construction industry had seen over 100 bankruptcies more than the previous year.

Sustainability and combating climate change are the constant subject of attention in both regulation and practice. However, the regulation reform and amendments are raising emotional responses and arousing discussion in the construction industry.

The need for updating and reforming the YSE 1998 General Conditions for Building Contracts has been discussed for quite some time in the construction industry.

For years, wind power construction in Finland was based on state aid.

As a part of the EU Gender Equality Strategy 2020–2025, the EU's equality objective concerning the boards of listed companies is advancing after a 10-year break.

The European Union's commitment to sustainable finance has led to the introduction of the European Green Bond label, a new gold standard for green bonds.

The Consumer Protection Act is set to see many amendments in the coming year. Some of the amendments are due to the national transposition of the EU's Sale of Goods Directive (2019/771).

Sustainability agreements between companies may be incompatible with competition law if this green cooperation simultaneously restricts competition.

The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D, CSDDD) aims to ensure that companies operating in the EU conduct due diligence with respect to human rights...

Corporate sustainability is an increasingly integral part of business operations, and in the coming years it will permeate the strategy...

Energy security is not simply a question of price levels, however. It is a matter of investment, competitiveness and the overall functioning of the economy.

The legislation in force does not take the special characteristics of hydrogen projects into account in all respects, and new legislative initiatives or authority guidelines...

The EU's Listing Act is changing how companies handle insider information and aims to ease insider management—especially in long-term processes like the preparation of interim reports.

The date for the start of operations of the Unified Patent Court has now been finally set as Germany ratified the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court ("UPC Agreement") on 17 February 2023

The Finnish government has proposed establishing a national data centre register with mandatory reporting obligations for operators of facilities with at least 0.5 MW IT power demand. The draft legislation would require detailed disclosures about ownership, energy consumption, infrastructure needs, and operational plans, with the National Emergency Supply Agency maintaining oversight and enforcement authority.

The new cybersecurity directive NIS2 recently entered into force in the European Union. It aims to harmonise cybersecurity-related requirements and the implementation of cybersecurity measures between Member States.