7/10/2025 3:58:42 PM The EU's Deforestation Regulation: Will There Be Further Changes? By Dr. Jürgen Beninca Armelle Sandrin-Deforge Aidan Lawes The EU's Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), designed to ensure that no products that contribute to deforestation are sold in, or exported...
7/7/2025 9:45:36 PM ESRS Simplification: Updated Timeline and Expectations By Olga Gidalevitz Seth Engel Aidan Lawes Dr. Jürgen Beninca +1 more... Show less The European Commission has extended the deadline for the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) to submit its technical...
7/1/2025 3:26:58 PM ESMA Report on the Integration of Sustainability Risks and Disclosures Under SFDR By Aidan Lawes Olga Gidalevitz The funds industry continues to wait for regulators and legislators to review and fix the multiple flaws in the existing SFDR regime. In...
7/1/2025 10:29:11 AM EU Institutions Agree On CBAM Modifications By Dr. Jürgen Beninca Amandine Delsaux Armelle Sandrin-Deforge Aidan Lawes +1 more... Show less On June 18, 2025, the presidency of the EU Council and representatives of the European Parliament agreed on substantial changes to the...
6/25/2025 8:02:53 PM Omnibus - EU Council Signs Off On Its CSRD And CSDDD Negotiating Position By Aidan Lawes Dr. Jürgen Beninca Seth Engel Olga Gidalevitz Armelle Sandrin-Deforge +2 more... Show less After a number of rounds of drafts, the EU Council has signed off on its position regarding the revisions to CSRD and CSDDD brought about...
6/25/2025 7:56:51 PM UK SRS vs. ISSB: What You Need to Know About the Key Differences By Olga Gidalevitz Aidan Lawes On June 25, the UK Government published Exposure Drafts of the UK Sustainability Reporting Standards (UK SRS), based on the IFRS...
5/15/2025 2:23:40 AM EU Parliament Supports Omnibus CBAM Changes By Aidan Lawes While much of the focus with the Omnibus Directive has been on its amendments to CSRD and CS3D, it's important not to overlook the...
4/7/2025 3:15:02 PM FCA Confirms It Will Not Be Creating New Rules on Sustainability-Related Governance, Incentives, and Competence By Aidan Lawes In early 2023, the FCA released a discussion paper seeking to encourage industry-wide dialogue on financial services firms’...
4/3/2025 6:23:49 PM European Parliament Agrees to Delay Certain EU ESG Rules By Dr. Jürgen Beninca Armelle Sandrin-Deforge Olga Gidalevitz Seth Engel Aidan Lawes +2 more... Show less On April 3, 2025, the European Parliament adopted, by an overwhelming majority, a Directive that would “stop the clock” on certain...
3/27/2025 5:24:49 PM Accelerating to Stop the Clock (on EU ESG Rules) By Seth Engel Dr. Jürgen Beninca Aidan Lawes Olga Gidalevitz +1 more... Show less As discussed in a previous post, the European Commission proposed the EU Omnibus package on February 26 to reduce the burden, and delay...
3/27/2025 2:11:58 PM Time to Report: UK Releases Updated Guidance on Modern Slavery Act Compliance By Olga Gidalevitz Aidan Lawes The UK Home Office has released revised statutory guidance to support businesses in meeting their obligations under Section 54 of the...
3/21/2025 6:22:33 PM European Council and European Parliament Jump on the Omnibus By Dr. Jürgen Beninca Armelle Sandrin-Deforge Aidan Lawes In its meeting of March 20, 2025, the European Council expressed its support of the so-called Omnibus Package proposed by the European...