Campaigners @uyghurcongress.bsky.social and @glanlaw.bsky.social tell me the NCA is yet to comply with a June 2024 Court of Appeal order for it to reconsider its decision not to investigate imports - despite “extensive” evidence of links to forced labour. www.lexology.com/pro/content/...

Exclusive: The EU was completely unprepared for landmark anti-deforestation rules to come into effect last year, and officials advised to delay them to protect against reputational damage, internal documents obtained by Lexology PRO reveal. Free to view: www.lexology.com/pro/content/...

New | Enforcement of the US modern slavery import ban has collapsed New analysis shows both total detentions and accuracy of detentions under the UFLPA plummeted in late 2025. The decline is not explained by a 27% fall in US-China trade due to tariffs. Key stats...

BHP liable over “foreseeable” Mariana dam disaster www.lexology.com/pro/content/...

43 claimants from Pakistan are bringing action against RWE claiming climate damages linked to devastating 2022 floods. They're supported by the legal team that brought a landmark but ultimately successful case against RWE on behalf of a Peruvian farmer. (1/2) www.lexology.com/pro/content/...

ExxonMobil tries to shut down California’s climate reporting rules The oil and gas giant has asked a court to block emissions reporting legislation that would bring California in line with similar requirements around the world. www.lexology.com/pro/content/...

Verra has confirmed 15m credits from the Kariba offsetting project were junk. They claim this has no effect on the green claims & reporting by Volkswagen, Nestlé, Microsoft & other global corporations who bought the credits. Lawyers we spoke to are less convinced. www.lexology.com/pro/content/...

At least 5 Premier League clubs this season have betting sites that aren't licensed in the UK as front-of-shirt sponsors. The Gambling Commission told clubs they must ensure the sites can't be used, including via a VPN, or the sponsorship could breach the Gambling Act. But...

Greenwashing: TotalEnergies rebrand misled consumers, French court rules www.lexology.com/pro/content/...

New| US Customs initiated a crackdown on imports of Chinese vehicles as Trump resumed office, using anti-slavery laws. CBP data analysed by Lexology PRO shows a surge in shipments detained - beginning Nov 2024, spiking in January. More insights (paywalled): www.lexology.com/pro/content/...

New greenwashing rules in Canada require the public to report false green claims. Activists @investors4paris.bsky.social say oil & gas companies have responded by hiding their sustainability reports. They're calling for securities regulators to step up instead. www.lexology.com/pro/content/...

Ok, so we’re really doing this (archive Times link indicating that the EHRC guidance on single sex spaces will be just as unworkable as the draft). archive.ph/taXyE

What does it say about our financial system when a company linked to Amazon #deforestation, Indigenous land invasions, and corruption is approved to trade on the New York Stock Exchange – the biggest stock market in the world? Why – and how are they allowed? globalwitness.org/en/campaigns...

Shein was handed a EUR1 million greenwashing fine in Italy today, following a EUR40 million fine in France a few weeks ago. Regulators in Belgium, Ireland and the Netherlands, working with the European Commission, are also investigating the company's green claims. www.lexology.com/pro/content/...

A breakdown of the US emissions rules likely to go if the EPA walks away from the understanding that GHGs comes under "environmental protection" as just announced. TL;DR - all of them www.lexology.com/pro/content/...

Big Oil companies including Shell, Exxon and Chevron have asked a court to dismiss legal action against them under the statute of limitations - because the environmental damage they are accused of (*and deny*) has been widely known for decades. apnews.com/article/hono...

A new lawsuit in California argues the state's clean air rules are relying too heavily on biomethane - produced as a biproduct of dairy farming - and perversely driving a rapid growth in heavily-polluting megafarms. www.lexology.com/pro/content/...

26 EU states have failed to adopt rules on renewable energy infrastructure, with only Denmark avoiding a rebuke from the Commission. Political backlash has been cited but critics suggest the rules don't fit easily with the reality of how electricity is distributed. www.lexology.com/pro/content/...

The US SEC has no intention of defending its Climate Rule in litigation involving 43 states + NGOs + business groups. Critics say the regulator is trying to get the courts to nullify the rule, and avoid the processes and consultations required to do so itself. www.lexology.com/pro/content/...

This week's deep-dive on the groundbreaking ICJ ruling. Key takeaways: - Rich countries can be held accountable by those impacted. - Allowing companies to extract fossil fuels could breach international law. - Likely to be cited in investor-state disputes. www.lexology.com/pro/content/...

The insurance sector feels the heat www.lexology.com/pro/content/...

Australia plans penalties and court enforcement under strengthened modern slavery regime www.lexology.com/pro/content/...

Italian court greenlights climate case over Eni’s global emissions www.lexology.com/pro/content/...

Doctors Without Borders joins more than 100 organizations to sounding the alarm that lifesaving aid must enter #Gaza. www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/palestine-as...

All famines are man-made, all famines are political. Historians of empire and humanitarianism have known this forever. Gaza is not starving, Gaza is being starved, by Israel, and this starvation is enabled by our government and by every other government that does not step in to force food and aid.

The EU Ombudsperson has indicated to the @financialtimes.com she is already leaning in favour of a coalition of NGOs who complained about a closed consultation with oil companies, banks and lobbyists on sustainability simplification, as first reported below. www.ft.com/content/c322...

New| The UK has not replaced EU laws to prevent the import of conflict minerals and the parts it retained after Brexit have never been used, new records reveal. www.lexology.com/pro/content/...

New: ExxonMobil, Total Energies, Eni and Repsol were among the companies invited to consult on the EU’s Omnibus proposal to overhaul sustainability laws - per a list of companies invited to a private roundtable. www.lexology.com/pro/content/...