ESG

  • New Renewable Energy Directive introduces significant changes in way projects are processed

    We look at the main benefits for projects located in renewables acceleration areas or the permit-granting process, among other changes introduced by the recently enacted EU legislation that the Member States must incorporate into national law before May 21, 2025.

  • Offshore Wind Auction in Portugal: period for expressing interest in participating

    The Official State Gazette has published Announcement no. 220-A/2023 determining the opening of a period for expressions of interest to participate in the procedure for the award of offshore wind energy production rights.

  • RED III directive approved to move forward with the implementation of renewable energy

    The objective is to accelerate energy efficiency, increase the use of renewable energy and reduce emissions in the European Union.

  • Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and reporting standards: are companies and assurance providers ready?

    We analyze the challenges and opportunities of the new regulation for companies and assurance providers.

  • Garrigues Sustainable Newsletter - October 2023

    En esta 'newsletter' recopilamos las novedades legales más relevantes en materia ESG en España, publicadas por Garrigues.

  • 2024 European Commission Work Programme adopted

    The programme includes proposals to simplify the current sustainability reporting framework.

  • Spain: The CNMV analyzes ESG reporting by listed companies as required by the EU taxonomy

    The report looks at the documentation provided by companies and provides some brief general recommendations to help improve the information published.

  • The Council of the European Union adopts the Recommendation on developing framework conditions for the social economy and Conclusions on mental health and precarious work

    The Recommendation includes measures promoting the role of the social economy in labor market integration and social inclusion. The Conclusions on mental health and precarious work contain a set of suggestions with the aim of promoting the psychological well-being of employees.

  • Peru: The Indecopi published the Environmental Advertising Guide for the dissemination of ‘green advertising’ and to avoid ‘greenwashing’

    If ‘greenwashing’ is identified, the authority will impose a sanction ranging from a reprimand to a fine.

  • Challenges and opportunities in renewable energy financing in Spain

    Experts in renewable energy financing addressed, in a discussion led by Garrigues and G-advisory, the current state of financing for these kinds of projects in Spain, in a new edition of the “Garrigues Sustainable Dialogs”.