The December issue of our monthly newsletter Horizon looks at five long-term trends in sustainability business law – the evolving crosscurrents and maturing expectations that will shape what’s next for business in 2026:
- Global sustainability rulemaking is recalibrating, signaling a reset, not a retreat
- Crosscurrents in the US: Many states’ policy approaches will continue to diverge from Washington’s
- Expect heightened rulemaking on product stewardship, circularity, and product end-of-life management
- For supply chains, 2025 was turbulent. In 2026, the rules will keep shifting
- Greenwashing: In the US, litigation, and state enforcement, will keep trending up
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