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  • The “Women on Boards” Directive: new obligations for listed companies in Poland from 18 August 2026

    The Act implementing the Women on Boards Directive will enter into force on 18 August 2026. The new provisions will apply to companies with their registered office in Poland, at least one of whose shares is admitted to trading on a regulated market in the European Union, excluding SMEs. They will introduce a gender-balance requirement based on a 33% target, new rules for selecting members of company bodies and reporting obligations.

  • Spain: The Government approves employment measures for those affected by wildfires and introduces changes in the area of social security

    Royal Decree-Law 20/2026 grants workers affected by wildfires the right to suspend their employment contracts and receive a special benefit for situations of extreme emergency. It also extends paid leave in the event of death caused by wildfires to five working days. Changes have also been made in the area of social security.

  • Garrigues Sustainable Newsletter - July 2026

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

  • Spain: MITECO submits to public information the new Work Program of the National Plan for Adaptation to Climate Change

    The programme will specify the climate change adaptation measures to be promoted by the General State Administration between 2026 and 2030.

  • Spain: MITECO opens a public consultation to amend the Law on Waste and Contaminated Soils

    The consultation proposes a broad revision of Law 7/2022 with possible changes in areas such as extended producer responsibility, taxation or the sanctioning regime.

  • The EU Regulation on packaging and packaging waste will start to apply on 12 August 2026

    The regulation introduces a new European regulatory framework for packaging and packaging waste.

  • Garrigues publishes its 2025 Sustainability Report

    It reveals a year of significant progress and marks the close of the 2023-2025 Sustainability

  • Garrigues, the only EU law firm in the FT GHG emissions reduction ranking

    The firm has been singled out for its fight against climate change in all editions of the ranking

  • 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.