ESG Regulation
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EU Parliament adopts directive to stop environmental and human abuse
The European Parliament has adopted its position for negotiations with member states on rules to integrate human rights and environmental…
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European business faces further liability with new product safety rules
The EC has formally published the new General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR), which reforms a variety of product safety rules for manufacturers…
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European Council adopts new deforestation law
The European Council has given the final go-ahead to a regulation designed to minimise the risk of deforestation and forest…
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European Parliament backs anti-greenwashing directive
The European Parliament has backed draft legislation to improve product labelling and durability and to put a stop to misleading…
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EC approves ban on ‘intentionally added’ microplastics
The EU’s first generic group restriction on chemicals is set to be introduced with a phased ban on intentionally added…
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Florida governor DeSantis signs anti-ESG rules into law
The governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, has signed into law a bill barring state officials from investing public money to…
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Debate hots up over sustainability and due diligence directive
The European Parliament (EP) will vote in the first week of May on the increasingly controversial Corporate Sustainability and Due…
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EU adopts rules for tougher penalties over pay discrimination
The EU has adopted new rules to combat pay discrimination and help close the gender pay gap, which will require…
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European Commission looks to bolster workers’ rights at European multinationals
The European Commission has launched a first-stage consultation with European social partners on a possible revision of the European Works…
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Consultation opens on EU sustainable finance disclosure
The three European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) – ENA, EIOPA and ESMA – have published a consultation paper on amendments to…
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European firms must prepare for 27 versions of Green Claims Directive
London-based international law firm Simmons & Simmons has warned Europe’s risk and compliance managers not to assume that the coming…
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Insurance Europe calls for funding and ambitious timeline on ESG data hub
Europe’s insurers have called for appropriate governance, funding, prioritisation and scope for the European Single Access Point (ESAP), the proposed…
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Sustainability Standards board offers relief to corporates on ESG reporting
The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has announced a supplementary meeting on 4 April to discuss a further enhancement to…
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European industry given renewable energy targets under RED III
The EC has welcomed a provisional agreement reached between the European Parliament and the Council to reinforce the EU Renewable…
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European Parliament backs EU directive on tackling gender pay gap
Risk managers, as well as their colleagues in HR and legal, will need to take a close look at the…
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IASB launches project on climate-related risks in financial statements
The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has started a project to explore whether and how companies’ financial statements can provide…