ESG pushback

Your weekly summary of corporate sustainability news. 

Initiative to coordinate industry practitioners will start in Denmark with potential to expand across Europe

Court suspends California climate rule as SEC makes it easier to reject shareholder proposals. But legal experts say moves muddy the waters.

Council will push for delays and a further review in six months' time despite some companies warning against last-minute confusion

2030 Plastics Agenda for Business reduces targets and shifts focus to collective action, but without the backing of some former signatories

Founding member of the First Movers Coalition quietly exits 

Commission claims it needs more time to sort IT system, but sceptics say move is motivated by EU-US relations

Annual review shows continued rise in corporate pledges, although most still lack strategic credibility

This week also sees Mars sign its biggest renewables deal, Nike lose its CSO, and scholars find link between heatwaves and corporate emissions

A rundown of who is saying what this week, and what more we know about plans to revise Europe’s sustainability rules