Cutting Through the Chaos: A 2025-2026 Survival Guide to ESG, Sustainability & Product Compliance

Webinar Overview

With ESG rules tightening, product safety regulations evolving, and MedTech reforms on the horizon, 2025 has been a year of major change for businesses operating in Europe. From sweeping ESG legislation and compliance deadlines to new frameworks for product safety and innovation, the regulatory landscape is shifting fast – and staying ahead has never been more critical.

As one of Compliance & Risks’ most anticipated end-of-year webinars, we are delighted to collaborate with Cooley to bring together key insights from across the regulatory spectrum to help you make sense of a complex year. It’s designed to give compliance leaders a clear, actionable view of what mattered in 2025 – and what will shape your strategies in 2026.

This webinar brings clarity to the chaos. Our experts will unpack the latest developments, share practical insights, and highlight what’s coming next. Whether you’re grappling with deadlines or planning for future compliance, join us for a roadmap to navigate the challenges and opportunities ahead.

Webinar Agenda

We’ll cover:

• “Help, I can’t keep up with it all!”
  • A status update on the various changes to the ESG legislation in Europe following the omnibus packages
  • A clear reminder of key upcoming European ESG compliance deadlines that businesses need to know about
• “Keeping up with the regulators”
  • One-year anniversary of the EU GPSR 
  • UK Product Regulation and Metrology (PRAM) Act 2025 – what has happened, and what is yet to come 
• “Light at the end of the tunnel?”
  • The European Commission proposal to revise the MDR/IVDR  
  • The breakthrough pathway for innovative devices

Date

This webinar will take place on Wednesday, 10th December, 2025 at 08:00 PDT, 11:00 EDT, 17:00 CET.

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Presenters

Claire Temple, Partner, Cooley

Claire is a partner in Cooley’s product compliance and liability team. She specialises in advising clients on regulatory risk, compliance and litigation issues. She helps clients who deal with products and consumers. Claire works with them to help bring both digital and physical products to market, advising on labelling, packaging, regulatory approvals and engaging with regulators and consumers. She also has significant expertise in coordinating and delivering business critical international regulatory and compliance advice and delivering complex multi-jurisdictional projects.

Claire also advises clients when things go wrong – such as dealing with regulatory and compliance issues, crisis management, handling and coordinating regulatory crises, product recalls and product compliance matters, managing customer relations and claims and investigating and defending regulatory investigations and prosecutions.

Claire is recommended within the Product Liability category by the latest 2021 edition of the UK Legal 500.

Emma Bichet, Special Counsel, Cooley

Emma leads Cooley’s ESG (environmental, social and governance) and sustainability advisory practice in Europe. She has extensive experience advising on EU and UK ESG, sustainability and products law matters.

Emma has a strong grasp of ESG and products regulation, working with the world’s top companies to clarify their obligations in the EU and UK. She advises on the full range of sustainability issues, including reporting obligations under the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation, supply chain diligence, forced labour, deforestation and product-related sustainability requirements, such as ecodesign, chemical compliance, packaging and recycling obligations. She also supports clients with their marketing and claims.

Emma has experience making complaints to the European Commission on behalf of her clients and supporting them in litigation before the EU courts. She regularly manages multijurisdictional compliance projects for her clients.

Emma is also very active in horizon spotting, keeping abreast of new EU, UK and global initiatives to assist clients wishing to provide input on the legislative process and adapt their business in time when new rules are developed.

Jessica Koffel, Special Counsel, Cooley

Jessica focuses on European law and the regulation of medicinal products and medical devices, including in vitro diagnostic medical devices. She helps guide life sciences companies through the regulatory processes and technical requirements governing the approval and marketing of their products – from classification, clinical trials and audits to promotion and marketing. Jessica provides strategic advice from the early development stages to placing on the market and post-marketing activities. She also assists clients in their interactions with regulatory authorities, notified bodies and business partners.

Prior to joining Cooley, Jessica worked as an associate in leading international law firms, where she focused on the EU regulation of life sciences products and chemicals.

Jessica is a native English and French speaker.

Humera Khan, Associate, Cooley

Humera qualified into the London products team after completing her training contract at the firm. She works with the team to advise clients across industries on complex regulatory and compliance matters, with a particular focus on product safety, risk management and product recalls.

Humera is committed to delivering clear, commercially focused advice that helps clients manage risk and achieve strategic outcomes.

Orlaith Morris, Content Marketing Manager, Compliance & Risks

Orlaith is Content Marketing Manager at Compliance & Risks, working with the company since 2022 and based in Dublin. In her role, Orlaith leverages her expertise to elevate the company’s brand presence and thought leadership, delivering impactful content that resonates with the industry. With a keen focus on the ever-evolving product compliance & ESG landscapes, her work supports Compliance & Risks’ mission to help organizations stay compliant and achieve their business goals.

Prior to joining Compliance & Risks, Orlaith has years of content marketing experience working in various global industries and organizations.