ESG

In a big step toward embedding sustainability into legal frameworks across Latin America, UK-based nonprofit The Chancery Lane Project (TCLP) has announced the successful transposition of 17 climate-aligned clauses into Mexican law. The initiative, achieved in partnership with Nader, Hayaux & Goebel and Hogan Lovells, was unveiled at the Global Alliance of Impact Lawyers (GAIL) Summit in Mexico City.

If you want to know where the future of ESG assurance is headed, don’t just look at regulation, look at what the leaders are actually doing. According to KPMG’s ESG Assurance Maturity Index 2025, the companies out in front aren’t waiting for lawmakers to finish arguing over reporting standards. They’re already investing in technology, engaging their boards, and expecting real business payoffs from sustainability assurance.

The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCS) has released a new Guide on Quality-Related Claims to help businesses ensure their marketing practices are clear, accurate, and backed by evidence. The move comes amid rising concerns over greenwashing and recent enforcement actions against misleading advertising.

Mandatory sustainability reporting surged in 2025 as the first wave of companies published disclosures under the EU’s CSRD and other jurisdictions began implementing the International Sustainability Standards Board’s (ISSB) framework. PwC’s inaugural Global Sustainability Reporting Survey 2025, based on responses from 496 companies, shows that while some organizations have slowed or paused reporting due to regulatory recalibration, many continue pushing ahead, driven by both regulatory requirements and stakeholder expectations.

A new survey of European business leaders shows overwhelming support for robust corporate sustainability and due diligence rules, countering efforts in Brussels to pare back environmental and reporting requirements under the EU’s Omnibus simplification package.

The European Union said recently it will push back by another year the entry into force of its sweeping anti-deforestation law, citing capacity problems with the IT system designed to support the rules. The law, hailed by green groups as a breakthrough but fiercely opposed by several trading partners, had already been delayed once before.

The legal fight over the SEC’s climate disclosure rule remains in limbo after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued an order on September 12 continuing its hold on petitions for review. The court made clear that it is now up to the Securities and Exchange Commission to determine the fate of the rules, either through notice-and-comment rulemaking or by renewing its defense in ongoing litigation (Iowa v. SEC).