On 20 March 2024, the European Commission announced the publication of a Draft Directive on improving and enforcing working conditions of trainees and combating regular employment relationships disguised as traineeships…
On 12th March 2024, the Statistics (Environmental Expenditure) Survey Order 2024 entered into force. The new regulations set out requirements for businesses to complete a survey reporting their environmental protection expenditure. The…
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have published ‘Draft National By-Product Criteria’ (BP-N002/2024) which details criteria for when greenfield soil and stone from undeveloped land can be used as a by-product…
This week the Packaging Waste (Data Reporting) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 were published, amending the Packaging Waste (Data Reporting) (England) Regulations 2023 that implemented new data reporting requirements relating to packaging material. The new…
Educational videosOn 20th February 2024, the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) published educational videos on the 2 exposure drafts on European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) for SMEs, which are…
The Council and the European Parliament have reached an interim decision regarding the Directive on improving working conditions in platform work. The proposed Directive would establish requirements for classifying employment…
In the future, traders would be required to comply with additional requirements to combat the greenwashing of products. Companies would be required to submit environmental marketing claims for verification before…
The Council and the European Parliament have reached an interim decision on the European Union (EU) Commission’s proposal to delay the publication of sector-specific European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) and…
In February 2023, China’s three major stock markets, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE), Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE), and Beijing Stock Exchange (BSE), announced the publication of new sustainability reporting guidelines…
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have published a new guidance document ‘Guidelines for the identification and proper management of hazardous fractions in construction and demolition waste’ to assist those responsible…