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27.03.2025

WR ESG Alert: Norway follows up on Omnibus-package, whilst the EFTA Court issues advisory opinion on interpretation of EU Water Framework Directive

In this month's ESG alert, we highlight Norway’s follow-up actions in the wake of the EU release of the Omnibus package, the EFTA Court’s recent advisory opinion in the case regarding disposal of mining waste in Førdefjorden, and public consultations on the new ESG Regulation.

27.02.2025

EU Omnibus package proposes significant simplifications, while the first Transparency Act penalty is overturned

In this month's ESG alert, we highlight the EU Commission's Omnibus package, which proposes significant simplifications to EU legislation on sustainability and human rights. We also describe the overturn of the first infringement penalty issued under the Transparency Act, and the proposed implementation of the EU Regulation on Waste Shipments into Norwegian law.

27.02.2025

Omnibus I – store forenklinger i CSRD, CS3D, Taksonomien og CBAM

Onsdag 26. februar slapp EU-Kommisjonen første del av den varslede Omnibus-pakken, hvor forenkling og økt konkurransekraft er målet. Resultatet er en voldsom forenkling i kravene til bærekraftsrapportering, som i første omgang kun vil omfatte de aller største selskapene. I tillegg er det foreslått endringer i en rekke andre regelverk knyttet til rapportering og etterlevelse på bærekraftsfeltet.

30.01.2025

WR ESG Alert: New rules on sustainability reporting in Norway, while simplification, postponement and evaluation are on the horizon

In this month's ESG alert, we highlight the entry into force of the reporting requirements of the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive in Norway, and look into the Omnibus Simplification Package and the postponement of the Deforestation Regulation from the EU, as well as a recently published report evaluating the Norwegian Transparency Act.

15.11.2024

The application timeline for the EU Deforestation Regulation will be extended

On 14 November 2024, the EU Parliament formally approved the European Commission's proposal to postpone the application of the Deforestation Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2023/1115) until 30 December 2025. With the aim of reducing deforestation, forest degradation, greenhouse gas emissions and global biodiversity loss, the Deforestation Regulation imposes documentation and due diligence requirements on in-scope entities to ensure that relevant commodities and products are deforestation-free and lawfully produced. Companies falling within the scope of the Regulation, should start preparations to ensure that they are prepared to comply once the obligations enter into force.

01.11.2024

WR ESG Alert: Norway commits to implement CBAM, while the first penalty under the Transparency Act is imposed

In this month's ESG alert, we highlight the first infringement penalty imposed under the Transparency Act, the implementation of the EU CSRD into Norwegian law, the Norwegian government's decision to implement CBAM into Norwegian law, EU restrictions on a sub-group of PFAS chemicals, and the latest decision from the Borgarting Court of Appeal regarding an injunction appeal from two environmental organisations.