Félix Werner

Apr 25, 2024 | lexology.com | Christelle Coslin |Christian Ritz |Lourdes Catrain |Margaux Renard |Félix Werner

The last plenary session of the European Parliament – in its current composition before the next elections in June – took place from 22 to 25 April 2024. The session resulted in major developments, which will significantly shape the future of the business and human rights landscape, with the adoption of the regulation on prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market (the "EU Forced Labour Import Ban") and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (the "CS3D").

Mar 19, 2024 | lexology.com | Christelle Coslin |Christian Ritz |Margaux Renard |Félix Werner

On 15 March 2024, the European Council eventually voted to endorse the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (CS3D), aiming to impose on certain companies operating in the EU the incorporation of human rights and environmental due diligence into their management system.

Mar 6, 2024 | lexology.com | Christian Ritz |Christelle Coslin |Félix Werner |Margaux Renard

On 5 March 2024, the EU institutions have reached an agreement on the proposed EU Forced Labour Import Ban, which would further complemented the ESG Compliance landscape in the EU. Under this legislation, products made with forced labour would be banned from the EU market. The provisional agreement comes shortly after the failure of the proposed Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive in the EU Council showing that there is still a great regulatory dynamic concerning ESG.

Feb 29, 2024 | lexology.com | Christelle Coslin |Margaux Renard |Christian Ritz |Félix Werner

While the European Parliament and Council negotiators eventually reached a political agreement on 14 December 2023 on the much-awaited proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (CS3D) – aiming to impose on certain companies operating in the EU the incorporation of human rights and environmental due diligence into their management systems – the European Council decided not to endorse the proposal on 28 February 2024.

Jan 11, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Sebastian Gräler |Christian Ritz |Félix Werner

January 11, 2024 Dr. Sebastian Gräler, Christian Ritz, LL.M., Felix Werner Hogan Lovells + Follow x Following x Following - Unfollow Contact To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: 2023 has seen a rise of a range of ambitious ESG regulations especially in the EU.