Legal & Regulation
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April 25, 2024
European Parliament approves regulation to tackle forced labour
The European Parliament has given its final approval to a new regulation that enables the EU to prohibit the sale,…
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April 25, 2024
Europe records 300% surge in farmer protests this year
Farmer protests have spiked 300% in Europe so far this year to 4,000 incidents, compared with a total of 1,000…
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April 24, 2024
European Parliament votes for ‘hard-fought compromise’ on CSDDD
MEPs have voted in favour of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), giving the final green light to rules…
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April 24, 2024
ISSB opens reporting projects on biodiversity and human capital
The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), partner body to the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) under the IFRS, has announced…
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April 18, 2024
European bosses say half of supply chain will not comply with CSDDD
C-suite executives across the EU and UK expect at least half of their supply chain will not be compliant with…
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April 17, 2024
Litigation likely to flow from US ‘forever chemicals’ regulation
The US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recent establishment of safe levels of so-called forever chemicals in drinking water will likely…
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April 16, 2024
Singapore regulator acts to bolster cyber resilience
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Mastercard have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance cooperation over cybersecurity,…
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April 16, 2024
Climate campaigners take Portuguese state to appeals court
Climate action groups have launched an appeal to Portugal’s Supreme Court of Justice in the country’s first climate litigation case.…
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April 16, 2024
Spain’s data privacy agency reports 43% rise in consumer complaints
Spain’s data privacy agency reports that complaints by consumers against companies and public entities reached a new record last year,…
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April 15, 2024
Fire safety manufacturer pays $750m to settle PFAS class action
Irish-headquartered US smart building firm Johnson Controls International's subsidiary Tyco will pay $750m to settle a class action alleging its…
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April 12, 2024
European Parliament adopts framework for carbon removals
As the EU council attempts to placate business concerns about the pace of the energy transition while keeping progress roughly…
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April 11, 2024
EU promises action on regulatory burden in clean transition effort
Europe’s risk and insurance managers’ regulatory burden and the inability of the insurance market to come up with adequate solutions…
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April 9, 2024
EU says deforestation regulation on track despite opposition
Virginijus Sinkevicius, European environment commissioner, reportedly told Reuters during a visit to a cocoa-producing cooperative in Ivory Coast on Sunday…
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April 9, 2024
French MPs approve bill to restrict use of PFAS
French MPs have approved the first reading of a bill that is designed to restrict the manufacture and sale of…
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April 8, 2024
SEC pauses climate risk disclosure rules pending judicial review
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has put a hold on proposed new climate-related disclosure rules pending judicial review.…
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April 5, 2024
Darim keeping on top of constantly changing legislation
Regulation has become an increasingly onerous part of the corporate world and one that carries its own risks – from…
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April 4, 2024
Denmark intelligence service raises terrorism threat rating
Denmark’s national security and intelligence service (PET) has declared an increase in the threat of terrorism as a result of…
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April 4, 2024
Australian class actions ‘bounce back’ after lull in 2022
Australian businesses faced the second ever highest number of class actions in 2023 and the sectors at risk are expanding,…
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March 26, 2024
EC adopts tougher criminal sanctions for environmental crime
The European Council has formally adopted a directive to protect the environment through criminal law. It said that the law…
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March 26, 2024
UK imposes sanctions for China-backed cyberattack on electoral register
The UK government has imposed sanctions on two Chinese nationals and a company after accusing China state-backed actors of orchestrating…