Common Questions Fashion & Textile Brands are Asking About EUDR – Part 1
The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) has created significant questions for fashion and textile companies trying to understand which commodities, materials and products fall under compliance, what their obligations are, and the timeline for compliance. Following the additional one-year delay and further simplifications that were agreed by the European institutions at the very end of 2025, […]
Common Questions Food & Beverage Brands Are Asking About EUDR – Part 2
The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) has created a wave of questions from companies in the food and beverage sector working to understand their compliance obligations. Following the one-year delay that moved implementation to December 30, 2026 for large enterprises, brands are now entering a crucial time to address these complexities – but with many pressing […]
Navigating the “Omnibus I” Simplification Package: What To Expect In The Final Law
The EU is rethinking its approach to sustainability and corporate accountability. As we explored in our recent article on the EU simplification agenda, the current political mandate is driven by a clear objective: to simplify rules, ease administrative burdens, and strengthen Europe’s competitiveness. In February 2025, the European Commission introduced its first “Omnibus I” package, […]
EU Deforestation Regulation: Delays, Simplifications, and What Lies Ahead
Few pieces of legislation have generated as much attention across global supply chains as the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). Created to ensure that products placed on the EU market do not drive deforestation or forest degradation, it stands as a key pillar of the Union’s sustainability ambition. Yet, as the Regulaion moves from political agreement […]
The Omnibus Simplification Package: Why Proper Supply Chain Due Diligence and Reporting are as Crucial as Ever
The Omnibus Simplification Package, published by the European Commission in February, represents a strategic effort to balance the EU’s sustainability ambitions with the need to maintain a competitive and business-friendly environment. As covered in our EU Omnibus Simplification Package explainer, being quite unusual, both in speed and scope, the Omnibus Simplification Package aims to amend […]
The Future Of Due Diligence In Textiles: An Interview With SLCP
The EU’s intensified focus on business accountability and its Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D) represent crucial steps in making supply chains more sustainable and advancing our green transition. However, the lack of appropriate guidance for implementation and the changes proposed under the new EU Omnibus Simplification Package might pose a challenge to its implementation […]
The EU Omnibus Simplification Package: An Explainer
No matter the industry, navigating the EU legislative landscape is no easy feat for most organisations, with new policies constantly requiring changes across multiple sectors of the economy. The willingness of Brussels to go back on already agreed laws, even for the reason of simplification, does not help either. Announced by President Ursula von der […]
Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive: Impacts for EU Companies And Their Suppliers
The EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) is no longer a distant policy on the horizon. Back in 2021, we wrote about how to prepare for the CSRD while it was still under negotiation, and highlighted its potential to reshape corporate reporting across Europe. Now, with the directive adopted and in its implementation phase, it’s […]
EU Forced Labour Regulation: Key Insights Into The New Legislation
In addition to its extensive environmental agenda, the European Union is taking a bold stand against human rights violations, banning products made with forced labour from the Single Market through its new EU Forced Labour Regulation. As we await the European Parliament’s final green-light for the regulation’s text, expected in November 2024, now is the […]
EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive: A New Era for European Businesses
Proposed by the European Commission in 2022, the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) has finally reached the end of the legislative process, with the publication in the Official Journal on the 5th of July and entry into force on the 25th of July. This means that it is now time for us to […]