Environmental Law, Policy and Practice - Update 2026
Overview:
Now in its 19th year, this event is a must for professionals concerned about environmental legal compliance and covers all the key changes over the last 12 months and upcoming planned changes. 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.
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:
The programme for 2026 is currently under development, please see below for last years programme to give an idea of the usual format.
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
