EU Parliament Approves Omnibus I Package to Cut Sustainability Reporting and Due Diligence Rules  The EU Parliament has approved a provisional agreement with EU member states ...

ESRS Knowledge Hub, launched on 4 December, is a pivotal tool to navigate the ESRS ecosystem EFRAG has submitted its technical advice to the European Commission ...

Over 80% of Investors Expect to Increase Allocations to Sustainable Investments: Morgan Stanley Survey More than four out of five institutional investors expect the proportion of ...

EU Countries Vote to Delay Supply Chain Deforestation Law for Another Year The European Council announced an agreement by EU member states to delay the implementation ...

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 ...

More than 20 Airlines to Change Environmental Claims After Greenwashing Investigation The European Commission announced an agreement with over 20 airlines including Air France, Lufthansa and ...

ISSB Says “Passporting Provisions” Needed for Acceptance of Sustainability Reporting Across Jurisdictions The IFRS Foundation’s International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) announced a series of moves aimed ...

UK to Regulate ESG Ratings Providers The UK Government introduced its finalized law to regulate ESG ratings providers in Parliament, with the new legislation bringing the ...

EU Parliament Lawmakers Reach Deal on Bigger Cuts to Sustainability Reporting and Due Diligence Laws Lawmakers in the European Parliament have reached an agreement on a ...

Net Zero Banking Alliance Ceases Operations The Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) announced that it will cease operations, ending the activities of the UN-backed banking sector coalition ...

DHL, Hapag-Lloyd Sign Deal to Decarbonize Ocean Shipping with Sustainable Fuels Freight company DHL Global Forwarding and container shipping company Hapag-Lloyd announced a new three-year agreement ...

Mercedes-Benz to Build One of the Most Powerful Wind Farms in Germany Mercedes-Benz and energy park developer UKA announced that they have received permission to start ...

U.S. EPA to Scrap Requirements to Report Greenhouse Gas Emissions  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposed rule to end the Greenhouse Gas Reporting ...

SBTi Launches Draft Net Zero Standard for the Power Sector  The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) announced the release of its initial draft of its Power ...

Singapore Delays Climate Reporting Requirements to Give Smaller Companies More Time to Prepare  Singapore’s business reporting, accounting and corporate services and markets regulators the Accounting and ...

SBTi Releases Net Zero Standard for Banks, Investors The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), one of the key organizations focused on aligning corporate environmental sustainability action ...

U.S. Companies Are Still Investing in Sustainability – But Aren’t Talking About it: Survey  The vast majority of large U.S. companies are maintaining or even increasing ...

Australia Launches Sustainable Finance Taxonomy  The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) announced the release of the Australian sustainable finance taxonomy, a new voluntary classification system for ...

GRI Releases Draft Labor-Focused Sustainability Disclosure Standards  The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) announced the release of two draft standards addressing how companies report on labor issues ...

GRI Releases New Climate and Energy Reporting Standards  The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) announced the release of its new finalized Climate Change and Energy Standards, aimed ...

EFRAG Aims to Cut Datapoints in European Sustainability Reporting Standards by at Least 50%  The European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) released a draft status report ...

India Launches New Regulations for Social, Sustainability, Sustainability-Linked Bonds  The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has released its new Framework for Environment, Social and ...

Vast Majority of Investors Sticking with Sustainable Investing, But Quietly, BNP Paribas Survey Finds  Nearly nine out of ten institutional investors globally report that they are ...

Google Backs AgTech Projects to Save 2 Billion Liters of Water on U.S. Farms Google and agtech solutions provider Arable announced a water replenishment-focused collaboration, with ...

Meta Buys 650 MW of Renewable Energy to Power U.S. Data Centers Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp owner Meta announced that it has signed two long-term Power ...

70% of Gen Z, Millennials Consider Environmental Sustainability Important in Choosing Employers: Deloitte Survey  Environmental sustainability concerns play a considerable role in the career and consumption ...

Google Signs Deals to Eliminate Super-Potent GHG Emissions Google announced two new partnerships aimed at eliminating “superpollutants,” or gases that are dozens of times more potent ...

ESMA Releases Proposed Rules for Regulation of ESG Ratings Providers EU markets regulator the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) announced the publication of its draft ...

CDP Reports 30% Jump in Companies Achieving Top Environmental Disclosure Scores  The number of companies achieving an “A” score in at least one category in research ...

Apple Cuts Product Manufacturing Emissions in Half From 2020  Apple announced a series of environmental sustainability milestones, including revealing that it has surpassed a 60% reduction ...