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  • Spain: These are the new measures to strengthen the electricity industry included in the Royal Decree-law 7/2025

    Royal Decree-law 7/2025, of June 24, 2025 approved following the “blackout” on April 28, includes major new legislation directly affecting the electricity system, in particular the development of renewable energy plants and storage facilities.

  • Garrigues Sustainable Newsletter - April 2025

    In this newsletter we compile the most relevant legal news on ESG matters in Spain, published by Garrigues and G-advisory.

  • Garrigues, the only Spanish law firm in the FT ranking that measures its reduction of GHG emissions

    This is the fifth consecutive year that the firm has been recognized for its efforts in combatting climate change 

  • ‘Stop-the-clock’ directive published in the Official Journal of the European Union

    The directive, which forms part of the first package of measures to simplify legislation proposed by the European Commission in February 2025, postpones the dates of application of the CRSD and the CSDDD.

  • The government passes the royal decree governing the new carbon footprint register and imposes obligations on businesses and public authorities

    The new legislation strengthens the role of the national register as an instrument for reducing emissions, requires large enterprises and public agencies to calculate their carbon footprint and publish reduction plans, and promotes CO₂ absorption projects with environmental and social benefits.

  • Extended producer responsibility and environmental taxation under examination after three years of the Waste Law

    Garrigues experts analyze the legal and tax challenges posed by the regulations, from the new packaging tax to the future deposit and return system (DRS)

  • Spain passes a law to prevent food loss and waste throughout the entire food chain

    The country has taken a major step forward in the fight against food waste by setting out policy priorities and other obligations for food chain operators.

  • Omnibus proposal: the European Commission adopts the first package of simplification measures for EU rules

    The initiative, which will now follow the legislative procedure,involves changes to the CSRD and CSDDD directives and puts forward amendments to the delegated acts on the Taxonomy, together with the Regulation on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and the InvestEu Regulation.

  • The European Commission presents a Competitiveness Compass, which will simplify the regulatory burden of sustainability reporting, due diligence and taxonomy

    One of the targets of the Competitiveness Compass, which will guide the Commission’s work over the next five years, is to reduce the regulatory and administrative burden drastically. In this context, the Omnibus proposal, expected in February, will be designed to simplify the sustainability reporting, due diligence and taxonomy.

  • Garrigues Sustainable Newsletter - January 2025

    In this newsletter we compile the most relevant legal news on ESG matters in Spain, published by Garrigues and G-advisory.