Environment Act 

Jurisdiction

For products sold in UK

Law Summary

The UK’s foundational post-Brexit environmental law establishes the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP), sets legally binding targets (air, water, waste, biodiversity), and introduces new measures including mandatory biodiversity net gain, forest risk commodity due diligence, and Extended Producer Responsibility schemes.

Law Obligation

  • Companies must meet new legally binding environmental improvement targets.
  • Organizations must implement biodiversity net gain in development projects.
  • Businesses must comply with extended producer responsibility requirements.

Standards and/or certifications that may apply

  • bluesign® standard logo
  • Nordic Ecolabel (""Swan"") logo