ESG

Brussels Pushes to Ease Sustainability Reporting Rules While Preserving CSRD Ambitions

The European Commission is moving to scale back the complexity of the EU’s sustainability reporting regime, unveiling proposed revisions to the European Sustainability Reporting Standards that officials say will sharply reduce compliance burdens for businesses without dismantling the broader goals of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive.

EU Moves to Simplify Deforestation Rules Ahead of Rollout

The European Commission is trying to smooth the runway for its deforestation regulation before it begins applying at the end of the year, publishing a new simplification package meant to give companies, EU countries and trading partners more certainty over how the rules will work in practice.

Hong Kong Monetary Authority Deepens Climate Risk Checks & Builds Out Sustainable Finance Strategy

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority is sharpening its focus on climate risk and sustainable finance, laying out a 2026 agenda that blends tighter supervision with a broader effort to position Hong Kong at the center of the region’s green transition.

ESMA Looks to Define How Global ESG Ratings Are Brought Into the EU Rulebook

The European Securities and Markets Authority is shaping how environmental, social and governance ratings are used across borders, launching a public consultation on draft guidelines tied to the ESG Ratings Regulation.

PwC Survey Finds Decarbonization Efforts Holding Firm Despite a Year of Turbulence

A year that many sustainability leaders describe as a “storm” has done little to derail corporate decarbonization efforts, according to PwC’s third annual State of Decarbonization report, released yesterday.

FCA Turns to Industry as It Tests Future ESG Ratings Reporting Rules

The Financial Conduct Authority is asking ESG rating providers to help shape the future of regulation in the sector, launching a voluntary reporting pilot aimed at testing how forthcoming disclosure requirements might work in practice.

Spain Charts Climate Risk to Protect Its Coastal Economy

A new climate risk initiative in Spain is taking a more structured and forward-looking approach to a problem that has long been acknowledged but less often operationalized. How will climate changereshape the viability of marine aquaculture?