ESG pushback

News & analysis

January 17, 2025

Eight major companies mount fight back against EU omnibus

Primark, Unilever and Nestle among firms calling for consistency and clarity, not dilution
January 16, 2025

Trade associations publish first wishlists for EU Omnibus   

Halt CS3D, cut CSRD and ditch transition plans, says ERT as German business group asks for 'complete withdrawal' of current CSRD rules
January 12, 2025

Will assurance be the first thing to go under CSRD revisions?

Vodafone’s head of sustainability calls out lack of guidance in latest sign consensus is growing around delaying assurance requirements.
January 12, 2025

The REP Wrap: ESG-labelled debt hit $1trn in 2024

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January 9, 2025

BlackRock to quit climate alliance

US investment behemoth expected to make an announcement on membership of Net Zero Asset Managers initiative
December 11, 2024

US preparing to take down Europe’s due diligence law 

Chamber of Commerce reveals campaign by senators is already underway as experts call CS3D “a red rag for Donald Trump”
November 30, 2024

EU ‘omnibus’ could safeguard sustainability laws during negotiations, says lawyer

Widely-misunderstood proposal to revise CS3D, Taxonomy and CSRD continues through EU process
November 20, 2024

EU to re-open CSRD, CS3D and Taxonomy  

Quietly-announced plans for an omnibus make all revisions to the legislation "fair game", lawyers say
October 3, 2024

France, Germany, Italy urge revision of EU Taxonomy

Europe’s policies must take ‘more realistic’ approach to climate and transition risk, say leaders
October 2, 2024

Don’t over-implement CSRD: EU official urges firms to use ‘common sense’ with reporting law

Comments come as German justice minister says he wants the rules renegotiated