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EU Omnibus updates – Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) “quick fix” amendments adopted by European Commission

On 11 July 2025, the European Commission adopted a targeted “quick fix” for companies currently reporting under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (“CSRD”). The “quick fix” will apply to companies that started...more

EFRAG delivers progress report on ESRS simplification to the European Commission giving clues to ESRS changes and Omnibus updates

On 20 June 2025, EFRAG published its progress report to the European Commission on EFRAG's progress on its work plan. It sets out the work it has done so far on the simplification and burden reduction levers that were...more

EU Omnibus update – draft report published by Jörgen Warborn MEP and EFRAG simplified ESRS exposure drafts

With negotiations continuing at both European Parliament and Council of the European Council level, final agreement on the omnibus proposals for sustainability reporting and due diligence still seems far away. But...more

UK/EU/International ESG Regulation Monthly Round-Up – May 2025

The drive to simplify and increase competitiveness in the European Union continues apace. Member States have started to implement the “stop-the-clock” directive, the Commission has signalled an intent to provide some limited...more

SFDR Update: European Commission launches Call for Evidence on simplification of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation...

On 2 May 2025, the European Commission launched a Call for Evidence to inform its impact assessment for the simplification and improved effectiveness of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). This the last of a...more

ESG Focus: UK/EU/International ESG Regulation Monthly Round-Up – April 2025

This month, we bring you a number of updates on the EU omnibus simplification package, including the ‘Stop-the-Clock’ directive entering into force delaying the application of CSRD and CSDDD and a formal complaint against the...more

ESG Focus: UK/EU/International ESG Regulation Monthly Round-Up – March 2025

The legislative train continues apace for the omnibus simplification package proposed by the European Commission last month. We have seen progress at both the European Council and Parliament level on the “stop-the-clock”...more

EU Omnibus simplification package update – what's next in terms of timing and process for the Council and Parliament?

On 26 February 2025, the European Commission published its proposals for to postpone the application of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D)...more

ESG Focus: UK/EU/International ESG Regulation Monthly Round-Up – February 2025

The first two instalments of the EU’s much anticipated omnibus packages of simplification were published on 26 February. The Commission proposes amendments to the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the...more

ESG Focus: UK/EU/International ESG Regulation Monthly Round-Up – January 2025

On 29 January 2025, the EU Commission published a Competitiveness Compass for the EU. President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced that Europe must fix its weaknesses (alluding the a persistent gap in...more

Where next for the EU omnibus simplification package? Hogan Lovells offers you an ESG regulatory tracker to keep up-to-date

2025 was set to be the year of bedding in EU ESG regulation after a few years of making it. But instead it looks like there may be changes afoot. “Competitiveness” and “cutting the red tape” are the words on everyone’s lips...more

EU SFDR: the future of sustainable finance disclosure and recommendations of the EU Platform on Sustainable Finance

2024 was set to be the year of review for the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). A number of different approaches have been suggested by the European Commission, national competent authorities and other...more

Draft Commission Notice regarding EU Taxonomy delegated acts published

The European Commission has published a Draft Commission Notice in respect of the delegated acts to the EU Taxonomy. These are intended to clarify particular technical screening criteria in relation to (i) economic...more

European Commission calls on 17 Member States to fully transpose Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)

The European Commission has opened infringement procedures against 17 Member States that have failed to fully transpose the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) by the 6 July 2024 deadline.  Formal letters are...more

As the European Commission’s work programme 2024 sets out its plans to reduce administrative burdens, what is the UK doing?

Following the publication of the European Commission’s 2024 work programme and announcements from the UK Government, this article explores how both the UK and the EU are focusing on closing out the remaining legislative files...more

10/30/2023  /  EU , European Commission , Sustainability , UK

EU Commission amends the Accounting Directive – number of companies in scope for CSRD reduced

The Commission has adopted amendments to Accounting Directive to account for inflation and which will result in fewer companies being in scope for reporting under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). ...more

UK/EU ESG Regulation Monthly Round-Up – September 2023

September has got off to a very busy start for ESG regulatory developments following the summer break. We have seen the launch of the final recommendations from the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD),...more

Sustainability Disclosure Standards: EU Commission adopts ESRS under the CSRD and UK develops UK SDS

On 31 July 2023, the Commission adopted the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) for companies reporting under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive  ((EU) 2022/2464) (CSRD).  The ESRS are based on...more

UK/EU ESG Regulation Monthly Round-Up – July 2023

Throughout July we have continued to see key developments in ESG and sustainable finance regulation as regulators and legislators start to move into summer recess. Notably this week we have seen the adoption by the European...more

EU Sustainable Finance Package and development in EU Taxonomy and SFDR interactions

On 13 June 2023, the European Commission published a new sustainable finance package. In particular the package of measures included (i) recommendations in respect of facilitating transition finance, (ii) a proposal in...more

ESAP: A centralized 'data space' granting easy access to corporate information for investors

On 23 May 2023, the European Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on three proposals jointly creating the European Single Access Point (ESAP) as part of the Capital Markets Union Action Plan. ...more

European Commission proposal on ESG rating activities

On 13 June 2023, the European Commission published a proposal for a regulation on the transparency and integrity of ESG rating activities, following concerns about the reliability, comparability and transparency of ESG...more

ESAs publish consultation paper proposing amendments to the RTS supplementing EU SFDR

On 12 April 2023, the three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA, together the ESAs) published a joint consultation paper in response to their joint mandate to review and revise the RTS supplementing SFDR....more

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