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Mario Cigno

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Mario is a counsel in Baker McKenzie's Italian office specializing in environmental, healthcare, energy, food, and regulatory matters.
He has been nominated by Legal500 EMEA for three consecutive years (since 2020 to 2022) as a Rising Star in the Healthcare and Life Sciences Industry, and has been commended for his work in public and administrative law. In 2022, he was shortlisted as Best Lawyer of the Year for his work in both the oil and gas sector and sustainability. He has extensively contributed to Baker McKenzie Italy's award for Best Law Firm of the Year for Sustainability in 2022.
Mario has spoken in many events, symposia and training organized for or by clients and/or private organizations. He is co-editor of the Italian monthly newsletter on Energy and Sustainability, and author of several publications on sustainability and healthcare matters.
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Europe: Due Diligence obligations for companies under the new CS3D

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In a major shakeup to businesses’ obligations relating to human rights, environmental standards and climate change, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive is set to become law.
In this article, we focus on the nature of the due diligence obligations: what is required in terms of diligence, what types of impacts are covered, etc.

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Europe: The scope of the new CS3D

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As part of the European Union (EU)’s European Green Deal, one of the areas of EU law that has developed most rapidly and profoundly is that relating to corporate sustainability governance. Most recently, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (“CS3D”), has been provisionally agreed at a political level in December 2023, and confirmed by COREPER in a revised version in March 2024. The final text of the CS3D must still be formally adopted by the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers before it enters into force.