The European Commission has launched a public consultation seeking views on sustainable corporate governance. Responses to the consultation will help shape the European Commission’s legislative proposals next year regarding mandatory human rights and environmental supply chain due diligence requirements and enhanced directors’ duties and sustainable corporate governance.

Food labelling changes postponed until 1 October 2022 for foods sold in Great Britain; Northern Ireland will continue to follow the EU rules for food labelling.

On 1 September 2020, the UK Government published new guidance on placing manufactured goods on the market in Great Britain from 1 January 2021. The full guidance issued by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy can be viewed here. The guidance informs manufacturers, distributors and importers on their changing obligations…

The UK Government’s refusal to request an extension to the Brexit transition period, along with the outstanding issues in the negotiations, means that the chances of the EU and the UK trading on a “no-deal” basis as of 1 January 2021 have increased. It is vital, therefore, for companies to…

ESG considerations have become part of the new normal in corporate strategies, business models and culture and their importance is expected to continue rising for the foreseeable future. Solid ESG practices are seen as creating long-term value as well as helping in risk mitigation strategies. Even though the rise of…

Baker McKenzie has launched the new COVID-19 Product Import/Export Review (“COVID-19 PIER”), a multijurisdictional tracker that will help companies stay on top of export restrictions and import measures related to products in actual or feared short supply during the pandemic.  As companies seek to protect their personnel and re-open operations…

The European Commission (the “Commission”) has announced a deep, transformative and “disruptive” transition to make sustainable products the norm in the EU over the next decade. Under its new Circular Economy Action Plan (the “Action Plan”), published on 11 March 2020, the Commission promises measures across the entire life cycle…

The Baker McKenzie Global Climate Change practice expects 2020 to bring both scaled up developments and new challenges in a broad-based response to climate change. Given widespread coverage of the shortcomings of last December’s climate negotiations in Madrid, it may seem counterintuitive to anticipate positive movement on climate action this…

On 17 October 2019 the UK and EU approved a revised Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, as endorsed by leaders at a special meeting of the European Council, a legally binding…

As the deadline for the UK’s withdrawal from the EU approaches and there is an increasing risk of a no-deal Brexit, it is vital for companies to understand the impacts of a no deal and how they can address the challenges to their businesses. In this webinar, Baker McKenzie experts…