On 12 November 2024, the Court of Appeal in The Hague handed down its ruling in the appeal proceedings between Shell plc and Milieudefensie, a non-governmental organization. Shell appealed a
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On 12 November 2024, the Court of Appeal in The Hague handed down its ruling in the appeal proceedings between Shell plc and Milieudefensie, a non-governmental organization. Shell appealed a…
Continue Reading Shell Wins Appeal in Dutch Climate RulingOne of the pillars of the Dutch Environmental and Planning Act (Omgevingswet), which went into effect 1 January 2024, is “participation.” The new law governs the physical environment in…
Continue Reading New Environment and Planning Act (Omgevingswet)’s ‘Participation Requirement’ Does Not Imply Consensus, Confirms Recent Case LawClaiming to be “green” and “sustainable” has become a competitiveness perimeter in the EU, with green products registering greater growth than other products. However, not all products on the EU…
Continue Reading Proposal for an EU Green Claims Directive“Green bonds”[1] have seen a steady increase in recent years, with over $500 billion in green bonds issued in 2022. However, there is some debate over whether all of…
Continue Reading EU Green Bonds: One Step Closer to a New Standard for Sustainable BondsThe European Parliament (Parliament) enacted significant change to the proposed European Union (EU) Regulation for a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) in June 2022, as reported in an earlier GT…
Continue Reading CBAM on Track to Take Effect in October 2023Nitrogen deposits from construction activities (and the potentially required permit for such deposits on nature conservation areas) is an important element for real estate projects in The Netherlands. In short:…
Continue Reading New AERIUS Method Released for the Calculation of Nitrogen Depositions from Construction WorksThe Dutch Real Estate Council of the Netherlands (ROZ) adopted a new template lease agreement for retail space leasing at the end of 2022, updating the 2012 version. Several aspects…
Continue Reading New and Greener ROZ TemplateEU law requires certain large companies to disclose non-financial information on the way they operate and manage social and environmental challenges. The current disclosure regime was introduced in 2014 by…
Continue Reading EU to Make Changes to Its Sustainability Reporting Rules and Impose New Obligations on Non-European CompaniesOn Budget Day, 20 September 2022 (Prinsjesdag), the Dutch Ministry of Finance presented its 2023 tax plan (the Proposal). For the proposed bills discussed in this GT Alert…
Continue Reading Dutch Presented Tax Measures for 2023On Nov. 17, 2021, the European Commission adopted a proposal for a Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products. The purpose of the regulation is to ensure that only “deforestation-free” and legal…
Continue Reading EU Proposed Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products: Impact on Food Businesses