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sustainability regulation

Nearly all governments around the world remain committed to address climate change, despite recent political upheavals. In the EU, this has led to the introduction and implementation of a wide-ranging set of policies designed to reduce emissions, develop more economic self-reliance and establish a circular economy.

For companies, environmental regulation has complex implications, adding compliance costs but also incentivising operational changes to improve their own efficiency. In the ICT sector, there are also opportunities to deploy digital solutions to help other organisations work in a more environmentally-friendly way.

Our Sustainability service deciphers the complexity of environmental regulation, making it easy to understand how interrelated EU policies affect your organisation. Start your personal demo today and find out what our independent, expert insight could do for you.

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general topics covered

EU environmental policy

Stay up to date on EU environmental policies. Our Sustainability service provides clarity, insight and commentary on the key aspects of the European Green Deal, including the rules to address:

  • Emissions reduction
  • Renewable energy and energy efficiency
  • Ecodesign and critical raw materials
  • Waste and recycling
  • Corporate sustainability reporting
  • Consumer protection
National and international developments

Climate change is a global issue. Our independent reporting and analysis cover major environmental developments on the world stage, including:

  • IPCC assessments and reports
  • COP meetings and their outcomes
  • National environmental targets and policy
The impact on the ICT sector

Emissions from ICT are among the fastest growing across all industrial sectors, in particular due to massive increased demand for data centre capacity. In addition, e-waste is one of the fastest growing waste streams in the EU. To address these and other challenges, the EU has introduced a number of measures targeted specifically at the ICT sector, while recognising the importance of the digital sector for EU competitiveness. Our ICT sustainability module explores environmental rules and their implications for the ICT sector, covering topics such as:

  • Environmental impacts of digitisation and innovation
  • Code of conduct for telecoms networks
  • Rules and best practices for data centres
  • Actions taken by telecoms operators, ICT companies, and sectoral regulators
  • Transparency and reporting rules
The impact on the transport and delivery sector

The transport sector currently accounts for more than 30% of the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions. However, EU actions to address the environmental impact of the sector face a number of challenges, including increasing transport volumes and e-commerce, slower than anticipated take-up of electric vehicles, and stalling public sector transport use. Our transport sustainability module explores environmental rules and their implications for the transport and delivery sector, covering topics such as:

  • CO2 emission standards for vehicles
  • Alternative fuels and the related infrastructure
  • Sustainable and smart mobility
  • Actions taken by logistics and delivery operators, and by sectoral regulators
  • Transparency and reporting rules

latest intelligence

Ombudsman closes Omnibus I inquiry but calls for more concrete commitments from the Commission
06 July 26 Emilie Degand

The European Ombudsman closed its inquiries concerning the European Commission’s preparation of the Omnibus I proposal, in particular when amending the CSDDD. While the Ombudsman welcomed the Commission’s constructive response and its plan to revise the better regulation rules, the Ombudsman considered the response remains too general and lacked in specificity and concrete commitments.

Irish Council presidency maintains environmental priorities
06 July 26 Bianca Sofian

On 1 July 2026, Ireland took over for the next six months the presidency of the Council of the EU, previously held by Cyprus. The current presidency trio is made up of Ireland, Lithuania and Greece.

European sustainability developments – 2Q 2026 update
02 July 26 Bianca Sofian

This report provides a summary of the main developments in environmental policy and regulation in Europe in the three months from April to June 2026.

Consumer organisation accuses Swiss Post of greenwashing
01 July 26 Peter Dunn

The Konsumentenschutz (Foundation for consumer protection) accused Swiss Post of greenwashing by using the term "climate-neutral" when this is prohibited by Swiss law for being unverifiable and vague. The foundation's director, Sara Stalder, welcomed Swiss Post's commitment to climate protection but called on it to comply with the law, and to stop making vague promises and using misleading claims.

DNA: BEREC calls for clearer mandate to monitor environmental sustainability of telecoms networks
22 June 26 Peter Dunn

BEREC, the assembly of European national telecoms regulators, published its position on the sustainability provisions of the proposed Digital Networks Act, including a request for a clearer mandate for NRAs to monitor the environmental sustainability of fixed and mobile digital networks.

Commission consults on future CSDDD implementation guidelines
17 June 26 Emilie Degand

The European Commission is consulting until 24 July 2026 on the development of guidelines for the implementation of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive. The final guidelines are expected to be adopted in the first quarter of 2027.

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Peter Dunn phone: +32 2 738 72 00 peter.dunn@cullen-international.com