After over 12 months of legal uncertainty, the EU has finalised the Omnibus I reforms and there is certainty as to who will need to report under the EU Corporate Sustainability Directive (CSRD) and EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D). To recap and in summary, CSRD required around 46,000 companies established in the EU, … Continue Reading
On 26 August 2025, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) launched a consultation to reform how industrial activities are regulated in England. DEFRA is also working alongside Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, so similar changes are likely to take place in those administrations. The consultation excludes waste operations, mining waste operations, radioactive … Continue Reading
The tyre waste exemption regime is changing in the UK, and it may impact your existing environmental permit. For example, if you have an exemption on a permitted site you may need to vary your permit, or you may lose an exemption if you benefited from more than one. You will certainly need to keep … Continue Reading