Compliance
Trends - EU expands CBAM to downstream products to prevent carbon leakage
The European Council has agreed to expand the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), the EU’s carbon tax on imports, to include downstream products
Environment
Regulations and initiatives focused on environmental responsibility, sustainability, and combating deforestation and ecological harm across supply chains.
Europe
European Product Act (EPA) – Proposal for a New Framework Aligning Product Legislation with the Digital Era
Tilkal - The European Product Act (EPA) is a proposed legislative package resulting from the revision of the New Legislative Framework (NLF).
Vietnam
Vietnam — Mineral Law
Tilkal - Vietnam’s Mineral Law regulates the management, exploration, and exploitation of mineral resources in Vietnam, with a focus on state control, environmental protection, and sustainable development.
UK
UK — Commercial Organisations and Public Authorities Duty (Human Rights and Environment Bill - HRE)
Tilkal - UK's Commercial Organisations and Public Authorities Duty (Human Rights and Environment) Bill aims at preventing human rights and environmental harms “so far as is reasonably practicable,” both in their own operations and throughout their value chains.
UK
London Metal Exchange (LME)
Tilkal - The London Metal Exchange (LME) Framework ensures responsible sourcing of metals through a risk-based due diligence framework aligned with OECD guidance, covering conflict, human rights, and environmental risks in upstream supply chains.
Europe
German Supply Chain Act (Lksg or Scdda)
Tilkal - The german Supply Chain Act (LkSG) places businesses under the obligation to respect human rights by implementing defined due diligence obligations.
Europe
EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR)
Tilkal - The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) aims at reducing packaging waste and improving sustainability, recyclability, reuse, and traceability of packaging across the entire lifecycle.
Europe
EU Regulation on Deforestation-free Products (EUDR)
Tilkal - Tilkal - The EU Regulation on Deforestation-free Products (EUDR) requires operators to prove that 7 commodities and their derivatives are not associated with deforestation, forest degradation, or breaches of local environmental and social laws.
Europe
EU Fisheries Control Regulation (EU FCR)
Tilkal - The EU Fisheries Control Regulation Regulates monitoring, reporting, and traceability of fishing activities in EU waters to promote sustainable fisheries, fight illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, and harmonize enforcement across all sea basins.
Europe
EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)
Tilkal - The EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) A carbon pricing mechanism that ensures imported goods face a carbon cost comparable to EU domestic products under the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), aiming to prevent carbon leakage and encourage lower-carbon production globally.
Europe
EU Battery Regulation
Tilkal - The EU Battery Regulation ensures that batteries placed on the EU market are safe, sustainable, and traceable (Battery Passport), with strong requirements on responsible sourcing, lifecycle transparency, and environmental performance.
Europe
Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR)
Tilkal - The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) sets requirements for companies to implement sustainability and circularity concerns into the design of their products while empowering consumers with better information and protection from unfair practices.