ESG
Garrigues collaborates from Mexico and Chile with the Climate Policy Monitor launched by Oxford University
Oxford University has just presented the Climate Policy Monitor, an exhaustive analysis of the alignment of economic rules with climate goals, in which Garrigues has participated by evaluating the regulatory frameworks of Mexico and Chile in three strategic areas.CSRD: practical aspects to be borne in mind when preparing the sustainability report
In a new edition of Garrigues Sustainable Dialogs, we covered the most relevant and complex legal and technical aspects that companies should consider when drafting their sustainability report pursuant to the CSRD Directive.Spain: Publication of royal decree governing the management of waste of tobacco products with filters and of filters
The new legislation develops for this waste stream the extended producer responsibility scheme provided for in the Waste Law and imposes obligations on public authorities and economic operators.Spain: The new regulations on water reuse regulate the production, supply and use of reclaimed water
The fundamental objectives of the legislation is to guarantee the quality and safety of reclaimed water for the environment, human health and animal health, promote reuse and contribute to meeting water demands in a sustainable manner, reducing pressure on natural water resources.The impact on hotels, restaurants and cafés of the Spanish Special Tax on Non-Reusable Plastic Packaging: main challenges
The tax impacts on companies in this sector, both through the higher cost of product purchases and through their obligations as taxpayers, in relation to intra-Community acquisitions and imports of non-reusable plastic packaging.The CJEU interprets the requirements for the use of the organic production logo of the European Union
It concludes that a food product imported from a third country may only carry the EU organic production logo if it complies with EU legislation, regardless of whether the rules on production in that country are recognized as equivalent.Spain: Approval of the royal decree that develops measures to guarantee equality and non-discrimination of LGTBI people in companies
The approved regulation protects the rights of LGTBI people, developing Law 4/2023 whose aim is to guarantee their rights by eradicating situations of discrimination against diversity, and includes the content of the measures of action and protocols against harassment.