Environmental Law, Policy and Practice - Update 2025
Overview:
Now in its 18th year, this event is a must for professionals concerned about environmental legal compliance and covers all the key changes over the last 12 months. The one-day programme addresses the key elements of recent and emerging legislation so that you can stay ahead in protecting your organisation.
The programme provides invaluable updates in environmental law and policy for organisations, critical to helping ensure legal compliance. An essential day for those who are either directly involved in delivering an organisation’s environmental responsibilities, or those who simply have an interest in keeping up to date with environmental law and policy.
The main topics and anticipated programme timings are detailed below. Note, some amendments may be made in advance of the seminar, to ensure that the agenda is as current and forward-looking as possible.
We will discuss…
Simpler Recycling and the Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility Requirements
How are we getting on, what’s the latest, where are we heading with this and when?
Circular Economy
We will look at circularity across the UK and the EU and see how the schemes compare.
Sustainability Reporting
We will consider the UK position on Corporate Social Reporting (CSR) and take a look at the changes to the EU requirements being brought about by the Omnibus Package.
Energy
What’s happening in the industry and what is the impact of CBAM.
REACH, POPs and PFAS
We will take a look at the latest requirements for hazardous chemicals and substances.
Planning, Infrastructure and Development
The Bill, Nature Restoration Funds and Environment Delivery Plans – how are they all hanging together and how do they apply?
Biodiversity Net Gain
Does the streamlining of ‘complex planning rules’ mean that BNG is dead in the water?
We will also take a look at the outcome of the ‘rapid review’ of the Environmental Improvement Plan.
We will consider what’s happening with the move towards Net Zero and what’s new in Sustainability.
And finally:
We will look at the latest on Permitting across the devolved nations, and the Appeals process.
Who Should Attend?
All those with responsibility for ensuring environmental legal compliance within their business and those who are seeking to improve their understanding of current or emerging environmental law and best practice. Management System Representatives and any Manager with environmental responsibilities will find this to be an invaluable one-day update.
What you'll learn:
On completion of the course, attendees will:
Testimonials
Great day, well worth it!
- Safestyle UK
Very good presentation
- 4 Rail
Excellent course, very informative
- EDF Energy
Really interesting, great course
- Idom Merebrook Ltd
Very useful, many thanks
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
Very enjoyable and informative course
- Collins Construction
Really excellent course, most informative and well presented. One of the highlight training events to attend
- MOD
Speaker is excellent, very knowledgeable, sensitive to attendee’s needs
- Tearfund
Excellent course delivered at the right pace and fully comprehensive. The course was extremely worthwhile
- MOD
Excellent presenter
- Rockline Industries UK
Very well presented and content was relevant and to the point
- Signature Flight
Enjoyable & informative day, Thanks
- Breedon Group
Great delivery approach and response to questions raised, thank you
- ISSUK
A very interesting and informative day, excellent presenter, and good to meet a diverse range of other attendees
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Good content. Good discussions amongst the delegates and very beneficial
- PERKINS ENGINES
Lots of useful information provided and opportunity for questions to be raised
- Brother UK
Group work sessions ideal and a good opportunity to engage across the sector
- SRUC
Great day, well worth it!
- Safestyle UK
Very good presentation
- 4 Rail
Excellent course, very informative
- EDF Energy
Really interesting, great course
- Idom Merebrook Ltd
Very useful, many thanks
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
Very enjoyable and informative course
- Collins Construction
Really excellent course, most informative and well presented. One of the highlight training events to attend
- MOD
Speaker is excellent, very knowledgeable, sensitive to attendee’s needs
- Tearfund
Excellent course delivered at the right pace and fully comprehensive. The course was extremely worthwhile
- MOD
Excellent presenter
- Rockline Industries UK
Very well presented and content was relevant and to the point
- Signature Flight
Enjoyable & informative day, Thanks
- Breedon Group
Great delivery approach and response to questions raised, thank you
- ISSUK
A very interesting and informative day, excellent presenter, and good to meet a diverse range of other attendees
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Good content. Good discussions amongst the delegates and very beneficial
- PERKINS ENGINES
Lots of useful information provided and opportunity for questions to be raised
- Brother UK
Group work sessions ideal and a good opportunity to engage across the sector
- SRUC
Course Programme:
2025 Programme
09:30 – 09:50: Welcome and Introduction
09:50 – 10:45 Waste and Resources (Simpler Recycling)
Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR)
10:45 – 11:00 Break
11:00 – 11:50 Circular Economy (UK and EU)
Company Reporting and Sustainability Disclosure (UK)
CSrD, CSDDD and Taxonomy (EU) – the Omnibus Package
11:50 – 12:00 Break
12:00 – 12:30 Energy and the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
12:30 – 13:15 Lunch
13:15 – 14:15 REACH, POPS and PFAS
Planning and Infrastructure Bill – including Nature Restoration Funds and Environment Delivery Plans
What’s happening with Biodiversity Net Gain
EIP – Outcome of the Rapid Review
14:15 – 14:30 Break
14:30 – 15:15 Net Zero and Sustainability
Impact of the Government review of Quangos
15:15 – 15:25 Break
15:25 – 15:55 Updates to Permitting and Appeals
SEPA:
Development of Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018 (EASR 2018) and
EPAS Consultation
EA:
Changes to the Appeal Process
15:55 – 16:05 Questions
16:05 -16.10: Programme Close
