Archive

  • EU member states approve CSDDD

    15 March 2024

    Compromise reached with Italy and France, with requirements and scope watered down in final text

  • Sierra Club sues US SEC over climate disclosure rule

    15 March 2024

    Environmental advocacy group claims watered-down regulation fails to protect investors

  • Canada building on the ISSB global baseline

    14 March 2024

    Draft sustainability standards issued, with regulator set to consult on proposed rule to require disclosures later this year

  • Canada issues draft sustainability reporting standards

    13 March 2024

    Two ISSB aligned standards released for consultation until 10 June

  • EU Council expected to vote on scaled-back due diligence law

    12 March 2024

    Scope and requirements reduced, as Belgium tries to win round France and Italy

  • Japan leads the charge for increased use of integrated reports by companies

    11 March 2024

    MS&AD risk report finds 1,017 Japanese companies publishing integrated reports in 2023

  • SEC climate vote: Political polarisation and an unhappy compromise

    08 March 2024

    As Commissioners' votes and rhetoric fall along party lines

  • Legal pressure already mounting on US SEC's climate rule

    07 March 2024

    For both going too far, and for not going far enough

  • US SEC adopts watered-down climate disclosure rule

    06 March 2024

    With no Scope 3 requirements and a safe harbour from private liability

  • Corporate Transparency Act ruled 'unconstitutional'

    06 March 2024

    By federal district court in Alabama