The first wave of sustainability reports published under the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) is starting to roll in, and while the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) has offered praise for the progress made, it’s also calling for greater clarity and strategic depth in future disclosures.
Sustainability has officially entered the core business agenda. For many corporations, it’s directly tied to profitability, investment decisions, and long-term risk management, no longer a side initiative or a reputational hedge. That shift comes through clearly in Morgan Stanley’s latest Sustainable Signals: Corporates 2025 report, where 88% of surveyed companies said they view sustainability as a value creation opportunity. The report, based on responses from over 330 decision-makers worldwide, shows that sustainability is maturing, but so are the risks and the complexi
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has wrapped up a two-year supervisory effort into how asset managers across the EU are handling sustainability risks and disclosures, and while the overall verdict is “satisfactory,” the tone is clear that there’s still work to do.
Europe’s financial watchdogs are drawing a sharper line on how banks and insurers prepare for climate, social, and governance shocks, and they’re inviting everyone to weigh in.
The UK government has published exposure drafts of its proposed UK Sustainability Reporting Standards (UK SRS), marking a significant move toward aligning with the global baseline for sustainability disclosures developed by the IFRS Foundation’s International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB).
In a move pitched as part simplification, part survival strategy, EU member states have agreed to rein in some of the most ambitious corporate sustainability rules on the books, at least for now.
At a time when financial leaders are juggling cyber threats, inflation worries, and geopolitical rifts, Denmark’s central bank governor Signe Krogstrup is asking them to keep one eye firmly on the horizon, because the climate risks aren’t going anywhere. Speaking at the central bank’s climate conference on June 19, Krogstrup didn’t sugarcoat the moment.