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Waste carriers, brokers and dealers reform: What to expect

If you are a waste carrier, broker or dealer in England, your registration will no longer be valid from 22 July 2027. You will instead need to take out an environmental permit and be subject to identity checks and criminal record checks, prove your technical competence to transport and make decisions about waste, as well … Continue Reading

Consultation opens on Draft European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) for Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) reporting for certain non-EU companies

The European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) has opened a 100-day consultation between 23 July and 31 October 2026 on the draft ESRS that apply to certain non-EU companies reporting under CSRD. This is relevant if you are, for example a UK, US or Japanese company with a large presence in the EU, whatever sector … Continue Reading

Omnibus I Reforms

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

Consultation on Modernising the Environmental Permitting Regime for Industrial Activities

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
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