SustainCase newsletter – wk47, November 2025
EU Parliament Votes to Slash Corporate Sustainability Reporting, Due Diligence Requirements
Lawmakers in the European Parliament agreed to dramatic cuts to the EU’s sustainability reporting and due diligence laws, including significant reductions in the number of companies to be covered by the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), and the elimination of the obligation for companies to prepare climate transition plans.
UK, EU Move Toward Linked Carbon Markets and Unified Agri-Food Rules
European ministers have cleared the way for formal negotiations with the United Kingdom on two agreements that could reshape the post-Brexit economic landscape: a shared sanitary and phytosanitary regime for agri-food trade and the linking of the EU and UK emissions trading systems.
Case study: How Arbejdernes Landsbank takes action on its PRB targets: climate change mitigation and financial health and inclusion
November 18, 2025 – Arbejdernes Landsbank provides a diverse array of financial products and services to both individual and business clients, actively seeking to incorporate sustainability and social responsibility into its offerings. This includes creating value propositions that support the green transition, such as loans for energy-efficient home improvements and financing electric vehicles with favourable terms, while welcoming all types of private customers. Arbejdernes Landsbank is a signatory of the Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB) and has, accordingly, set and published two targets which address two different areas of most significant impact identified in its impact analysis. Read more.
Case study: How Commerzbank takes action on its PRB targets: climate protection (net zero targets), biodiversity and women in management positions
November 13, 2025 – Commerzbank is the premier bank for small and medium-sized enterprises (the Mittelstand) and serves as a partner to approximately 25,500 corporate client groups, along with nearly 11 million private and small-business customers across Germany. The bank provides a wide-ranging suite of financial services through two main divisions: Private and Small-Business Customers, and Corporate Clients. Commerzbank is a signatory of the Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB) and has, accordingly, set and published three targets which address three different areas of most significant impact Commerzbank identified in its impact analysis. Read more.
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