ESG pushback

News & analysis

July 30, 2025

US environment agency to ditch legal finding that underpins most of its climate rules

Repeal of landmark ‘endangerment finding’ would undermine more than 30 environmental laws, according to estimates. 
July 30, 2025

CDP, SBTi subpoenaed by anti-ESG lawmakers over alleged ‘deceptive practices’

Non-profits are accused of 'exploiting businesses' in latest attack on sustainability bodies by US Republicans
July 20, 2025

Is the business case for sustainability settled? That depends on which of this week’s reports you read.

New polls point to corporates splurging on sustainability, but even Race to Zero isn't quite convinced the business case is there yet
July 13, 2025

The REP Wrap: Study analyses sustainability reports of major firms

This week's corporate sustainability news includes transition plan updates from ESMA and SSE, and another departure from a net zero alliance
July 9, 2025

European Commission under pressure to rethink EU deforestation regulation

Vote in Parliament comes as ministers call for EUDR to be added to simplification package
June 29, 2025

This week’s EU Omnibus developments

A rundown of who is saying what this week, and what more we know about plans to revise Europe’s sustainability rules
June 27, 2025

‘We’re not asking for an easier path, we’re asking for a level one’: German truck CSO calls for policy certainty

Traton’s Andreas Follér says companies need 'stable, predictable and fair' rules
June 22, 2025

This week’s EU Omnibus developments

A rundown of who is saying what this week, and what more we know about plans to revise Europe’s sustainability rules
June 22, 2025

The EU continues its sustainability rollback

Bumper week for the EU's sustainability cull, with developments on the Green Claims Directive, CBAM and the Batteries Regulation 
June 20, 2025

EU scraps Green Claims Directive

Proposed law falls victim to current political pushback against sustainability regulation in Europe