Travers Smith's Sustainability Insights: EU product regulation

The future direction of Environmental Product Regulation may not always make the headlines – but, increasingly, it matters.  That's especially true now because, when the EU says that it is "simplifying" environmental product regulations, it is actually transforming them, and that transformation is worth paying attention to.  As well as affecting existing portfolio companies, the policy shift may also be critical when assessing the investment thesis for a new deal.

The European Commission acknowledges that its regulatory architecture needs to change.  The ambitious plan to build a “Simpler, Clearer and Better Enforced EU Rulebook” is long overdue, and an emphatic response to businesses' frustrations and concerns about competitiveness.