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Firm News | 3 min read | 02.25.25

Senior Regulatory & Scientific Consultant Dr. Anna Gergely Joins Crowell & Moring’s Brussels Office

Brussels – February 1, 2025: Dr. Anna Gergely has joined Crowell & Moring’s Environment and Natural Resources Practice Group, bringing three decades of experience advising on regulatory issues.

Firm News | 3 min read | 06.20.24

Environmental and Sustainability Lawyer Marcus Navin-Jones Joins Crowell & Moring’s Brussels Office

Marcus Navin-Jones has joined Crowell & Moring’s Environment and Natural Resources Practice Group as a senior counsel in the Brussels office, bringing in-depth experience advising on environmental and sustainability law issues.

Client Alerts 14 results

Client Alert | 9 min read | 11.07.24

CEOs and Leaders of Companies: Is the New EU Environmental Crime Directive at the Top of Your Priority List? If Not, It Probably Should Be.

There is currently a deluge of new EU law being finalized and adopted – particularly on environmental and sustainability issues. At times it may seem overwhelming – with certain new EU laws being overlooked.  However, when serious environmental problems come to light within companies – the first major concern is normally criminal liability. That includes potential criminal liability of the company itself, but also of the CEO, Board Members and other persons leading it. With that in mind – top of a company’s ‘to-do’ list should be ensuring compliance with the new EU Environmental Crime Directive.
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Client Alert | 11 min read | 10.30.24

Are You, and Your Supply Chain, Ready for the Deforestation Regulation?

Cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, soya, wood, rubber?  Do you sell any of these commodities? Do you sell any products derived, containing or using any of these commodities? Are there any companies in your supply chain which sell or use these commodities, or derivative products?  Do you (or others in your supply chain) sell products in the EU/EEA, or export products from the EU/EEA?  If so, you – and your supply chain – must likely comply with the Deforestation Regulation.[1] And getting ready is no easy feat – even despite the recent actions to postpone some of the application deadlines of concern. 
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Client Alert | 7 min read | 10.09.24

Do You Sell or Manufacture Products in the EU? Then You Should Be Preparing for the New EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) Now.

The EU Institutions are currently adding the finishing touches to the new Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulation (“PPWR”) which is expected to be adopted in Q4 2024 or Q1 2025. While many companies are fully preoccupied with preparing for other EU legislation (e.g. the Deforestation Regulation) – companies will ignore the PPWR at their peril. The PPWR contains a host of ambitious legal targets and requirements – which industry will find it difficult to achieve in practice. And the deadlines to comply – are perhaps even more challenging. Companies will need to start preparing for the EU PPWR now, to avoid serious problems – including supply-chain disruption, penalties and litigation – in the future.
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Press Coverage 1 result

Press Coverage | 06.20.24

Crowell & Moring Grows Belgium ESG Offering

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Publications 12 results

Events 1 result

Event | 09.25.25, 9:00 AM CEST - 5:30 PM CEST

Global Sustainability and Competitiveness Summit 2025 (GSCS 2025)

Please join us for the GSCS 2025 Brussels (Global Sustainability and Competitiveness Summit) on Thursday 25 September 2025 where we will share the latest insights and thinking on all things sustainability law and policy, both in Europe and in the USA.

Webinars 2 results

Webinar | 12.05.24, 2:00 PM CET - 3:15 PM CET

What impact will the new Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive really have on the pharma and cosmetic industries?

What impact will the new Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive really have on the pharma and cosmetic industries?
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Webinar | 09.19.24, 3:00 PM CEST - 4:00 PM CEST

Webinar on Green Claims and Greenwashing Risk

Get ready for an eye-opening webinar that dives deep into the world of greenwashing and the hidden risks it poses to businesses! 

Speaking Engagements 4 results