The Australian government has revealed the release of new draft legislation that would require large and medium-sized businesses to report on climate-related risks and opportunities as well as greenhouse gas emissions throughout the value chain. The new proposed law’s climate-related disclosure requirements are intended to… Read More »Australia Introduces New Law Making Climate Reporting for Businesses Mandatory
In an attempt to strengthen cooperation between the two nations in the field of sustainable energy solutions and further their shared global objective of being carbon neutral, Denmark has launched the Green Fuels Alliance India (GFAI) program. The new alliance is a strategic initiative headed… Read More »India and Denmark Form Alliance for the Development of Green Fuels
Introduction The Draft End-of-Life Vehicles (Management) Rules, 2024 were released by the Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change of India (MoEFCC) on January 30, 2023. Beginning in April 2025, the draft rules will create an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme for automakers and other… Read More »India Announces Draft on End-of-Life Vehicles Rules
The California Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) regulation came into effect on January 1, 2007, renowned for its progressive environmental policies, and has instituted rigorous regulations to tackle electronic waste and hazardous substances. Among these regulations is the California Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS). California… Read More »California RoHS
Last October, the European Union (EU) implemented the Carbon Border Adjustment system (CBAM), initiating a two-year transitional period during which importers of commodities covered by the system with EU bases would have to declare the embedded carbon emissions of their imports. Beginning in 2026, import… Read More »Understanding the EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), which oversees EU markets, recently released an updated version of its proposed guidelines for the use of sustainability and ESG terms in investment fund names. One of the new features is the addition of a new category called… Read More »Updates to the Proposed Rules for Fund Names Using “ESG” or “Sustainability” Terms by the EU Markets Regulator
On December 2, 2023, the Malaysian Department of Environment (DOE) announced that 420,000 ringgit in fines were levied for the unlawful disposal of chemical waste in 2019. The motorist who illegally dumped almost 900 tonnes of greasy sludge into a river and P Tech Resources,… Read More »Malaysia Slams 420,000 Ringgit Fine for Illegal Dumping of Hazardous Waste and Air Pollution Violations
The Draft Circular Amending and Supplementing the Circular No. 02/2022/TT-BTNMT on Implementation Rules for a Number of Articles of the Law on Environmental Protection 2020 (henceforth referred to as “the Draft”) was released by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) of Vietnam on… Read More »Vietnam Proposed Amendments to Implementation Rules of the Law on Environmental Protection
In compliance with the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, the Department of Industrial Works (DIW), Ministry of Industry of Thailand, released the following two draft notices on December 7, 2023, to regulate the import and use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). Overview of the draft notifications… Read More »Thailand to control import and use of HFCs from Jan 2024
As the deadline for registering under KKDIK (Turkey REACH) approaches on December 31, 2023, the Turkish Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change (MoEUCC) has intervened to offer much-needed respite to the sector. On December 23, 2023, the MoEUCC updated the KKDIK regulations in response… Read More »Turkey Extends KKDIK Registration Deadlines: Relief for Industry on the Horizon
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