EU Member States have agreed to significantly dilute the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) in a pivotal move away from Europe’s corporate sustainability ambitions.
Parts of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) create confusion and allow greenwashing, say WWF and Urgewald.
Today, the European Commission launched a package aimed at “simplifying” the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), including some provisions in the Good Agricultural and Environmental Conditions (GAEC). Rather than genuinely making…
Today, the European Parliament voted in plenary on a draft report outlining its position on the upcoming EU Water Resilience Strategy.
EU reels in Finland for breaching fishing rules
The European Commission has taken strong action against Finland, deducting over 3,000 salmon from its 2025 fishing quota. The decision follows unauthorised salmon fishing in the Baltic Sea last year,…
Critical importance of the retail and wholesale sector – Learnings from the electricity blackout in Spain and Portugal
The recent electricity blackouts that affected Spain and Portugal underscored the critical importance of the retail and wholesale sector in providing an essential service.
Commission slams Apple and Meta for breaching the Digital Markets Act, doesn’t stick the landing with fines
Today the EU Commission has shown some teeth with the EU’s digital rulebook by slamming tech giants Apple and Meta with admittedly low fines.