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  • Is your hotel ready to negotiate the sustainable commuting mobility plan?

    Because of rotating shifts, seasonality, and peripheral or island locations, the hotel sector is one of the major “silent” recipients of the new Law 9/2025.    

  • EU strengthens water quality regulatory framework with new obligations on pollutants

    Directive (EU) 2026/805 introduces relevant changes to European water regulations to update environmental quality standards, expand control over pollutants –including emerging pollutants– and strengthen monitoring and reporting mechanisms, in line with the European Green Deal and the Zero Pollution Action Plan.

  • Garrigues Sustainable Newsletter – April 2026

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

  • Economy Ministry initiates public consultation on preliminary bill transposing EU corporate sustainability due diligence directive (CS3D)

    The Spanish Ministry of Economy, Trade and Business has opened the public consultation on the draft bill to implement Directive (EU) 2024/1760 on corporate due diligence into Spanish law.

  • The Spanish Government shortens the time period for implementing sustainable mobility to work plans which will end on December 5, 2026, and adopts provisions prohibiting dismissal

    Qualifying companies will need to have their sustainable mobility to work plan by December 5, 2026, and beneficiary companies of direct support will not be able to dismiss until June 30, 2026.

  • Publication of Directive (EU) 2026/470 simplifying the corporate sustainability reporting (CSRD) and due diligence (CSDDD) rules

    The new directive substantially amends the scope of reporting and due diligence obligations, reducing the administrative burden on companies.

  • Mexico publishes new provisions on the Social Impact Statement in the Energy Sector and raises social obligations for energy projects

    The Ministry of Energy published the new provisions that regulate the Social Impact Statement (MISSE) for energy projects, a framework that raises technical and human rights standards in the sector. These rules require planning social management from early stages, strengthening community participation and justifying social investment budgets.

  • With the new General Law on Circular Economy and various environmental reforms, Mexico consolidates a new regulatory framework for the transition to circularity

    Mexico takes a decisive step towards a more sustainable production model with the new Circular Economy Law, which redefines how companies should design, produce and manage their waste. The regulation promotes innovation, extended producer responsibility and the transition to more efficient and regenerative processes, opening up new obligations and also opportunities for business competitiveness.

  • Spain: MITERD clarifies the scope of the obligations to calculate the carbon footprint and to draw up and publish reduction plans

    In a recent note, it specifies its application for business groups based on the location of the ultimate parent company and its subsidiaries.

  • The reform of the National Water Law redefines the use of water and raises the requirements for the tourism and hotel sector in Mexico

    The recent reform of the National Water Law introduces a decisive shift in the management of water resources in Mexico, by prioritizing human consumption, reinforcing state control and tightening the regime of concessions and sanctions. This new regulatory framework has immediate and relevant implications for hotels, resorts and tourism developments, which will have to adapt quickly to greater compliance, sustainability and traceability obligations to guarantee the continuity of their operations and avoid legal and operational risks.