ESG

India’s securities regulator is revisiting the rules that govern how sustainability performance is measured and translated into market signals. The Securities and Exchange Board of India announced that it will review the regulatory framework applicable to ESG Rating Providers, a move that places the broader sustainability ratings architecture under examination rather than any single firm or methodology.

The International Organization for Standardization has now published ISO 14092:2026, a new International Standard focused specifically on climate change adaptation planning for local governments and communities. The standard replaces ISO/TS 14092:2020, upgrading what had been a Technical Specification into a full International Standard and incorporating technical revisions.

The first year of sustainability assurance under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive is now in the books in the Netherlands, and the country’s financial regulator says audit firms have made real strides, but the work is far from over.

A federal judge has permanently blocked Texas from enforcing Senate Bill 13, striking down one of the state’s most aggressive attempts to push back against Environmental, Social, and Governance practices through public investment and procurement rules.

For a long time, ESG risk in the supply chain was treated as something adjacent to the business rather than integral to it. A matter of policy statements, supplier codes of conduct, and questionnaires circulated once a year, often completed quickly and filed away quietly. The appearance of diligence was usually sufficient. Oversight, such as it was, could be delegated.

The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board has taken a big step toward bringing climate transparency into the heart of public sector financial reporting with the release of IPSASB SRS 1, Climate-related Disclosures.

Sustainability claims are not just marketing copy. They tell a story, set expectations, and shape how consumers and pension participants decide where to place their money. That is what the Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) said in a recent study, which is calling on financial institutions to sharpen the accuracy and clarity of how they communicate their sustainability ambitions.