The Environmental Liability Directive (ELD) requires EU member states to implement a new liability regime for the prevention and remediation of environmental damage into their national laws. As ...

Germany must transpose the EU Environmental Crime Directive into national law by 21 May, 2026. The Environmental Crime Directive primarily aims to expand and intensify corporate liability. Companies ...

Businesses that have operations with the EU are now being required to take a more proactive approach to environmental risk management in order to comply with the requirements of the EU’s Environmental ...

As regulators strengthen legislation, pollution insurance is ever-more essential. Many global companies still see pollution regulation as more bark than bite. But many of the world’s major economies ...

Digital Edition: What effect will the European Union environmental liability directive have on my business? The first thing to stress is that time is of the essence. On 1 March, the directive came ...

The threat of corporate environmental liability incidents is increasing as new regulations—and new risks—take hold. Doing one’s homework may be the best insurance for risk managers aiming to protect ...