November 21st, 2024
The European Commission has launched an initiative to simplify ESG reporting by consolidating various requirements into a single regulation aimed at reducing compliance burdens.
The commission’s president, Ursula von de Leyen, …
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June 22, 2023
The European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) is seeking candidates for three advisory bodies to help develop sustainability reporting standards for the financial sector.
The bodies are being established to …
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February 3, 2023
The European Commission’s (EC’s) plans to harmonise the structure of multiple-voting rights (MVR) for SMEs have been criticised for “lacking” any legal basis.
A piece on the Oxford Business Law …
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July 08, 2022
Gas and nuclear supported as green activities by EU MEPs
The European Parliament has rejected a motion to oppose the inclusion of gas and nuclear energy generation as an environmentally …
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May 27, 2022
Following the European Commission’s proposal for a directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence, over 220 civil society groups have signed a joint statement calling for the proposal …
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April 1, 2022
The Platform on Sustainable Finance, an expert group of the European Commission, has proposed a significant expansion of the EU’s Taxonomy for sustainable finance.
In a new report, the …
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March 04, 2022
The Investor Alliance for Human Rights has cautioned that “significant gaps” remain in the European Commission’s (EC’s) proposal for a directive on corporate sustainability due diligence.
The Alliance said …
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January 07, 2022
The European Commission is in talks to classify nuclear energy and gas as green investments in its new sustainable taxonomy.
The decision has caused consternation among member states, particularly in …
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December 17, 2021
The first two chapters of the EU’s sustainable taxonomy rules have been passed by member states and will come into force at the start of next year.
The passing of the …
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