Travers Smith's Sustainability Insights: Not less, just different: The hidden opportunity in the EU's regulatory reset

KEY INSIGHTSEU is not retreating: Despite framing its agenda as simplification, the EU is rebuilding its environmental product regulation to be more digital, more enforceable and, in several areas, more consequential than before.Environmental regulation offers a strategic opportunity: The EU is recasting product rules as industrial policy, with significant implications for supply chain intensive businesses, among others.Greenwashing and PFAS demand action now: Tougher rules on environmental claims and accelerating litigation risk around forever chemicals mean that consumer-facing and industrials-exposed portfolio companies cannot afford to wait for regulatory certainty before acting.Links:A Simpler, Clearer and Better Enforced EU Rulebook - European CommissionMoving Parts: A Guide to the EU's Evolving Product Regulatory Landscape | Travers SmithEU's Digital Product Passport: Advancing transparency and sustainability | data.europa.euCircular Economy - Environment - European CommissionUpdates to EU CBAM: Balancing climate and competitiveness | Travers SmithAll news - ECHA