Reporting under the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) will be simplified as part of the Omnibus process. In connection with the Omnibus, EFRAG was mandated to provide technical advice to the European...more
6/24/2025
/ Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Financial Institutions ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
IFRS ,
Omnibus Guidance ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Proposed Rules ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sustainability
On June 13, Representative Jung Tae-ho re-introduced the “Legislative Bill for the Act on the Protection of Human Rights and the Environment for Sustainable Business Management,” also known as the Corporate Human Rights and...more
6/19/2025
/ Board of Directors ,
Business Entities ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Due Diligence ,
Enforcement ,
Environmental Policies ,
Human Rights ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
South Korea ,
Supply Chain
The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) recently published Version 2.0 of its new Due Diligence Reporting Template (DDRT). The DDRT supports AIAG’s Forced Labor Due Diligence Program for the automotive industry. According...more
6/2/2025
/ Automotive Industry ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Due Diligence ,
Forced Labor ,
International Labor Laws ,
New Regulations ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Supply Chain
Reporting obligations under the European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive are created under EU member state national legislation adopted pursuant to the CSRD. We have again updated our tracker to reflect...more
5/23/2025
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Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
EU Directive ,
European Commission ,
Filing Requirements ,
Member State ,
New Legislation ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements
Germany’s incoming coalition government has announced plans to repeal the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG). This decision, which was expected based on prior public statements, was included in the 144 page...more
As we discussed in our white paper “ESG and Public Pension Investing in 2023: A Year-to-Date Recap and Analysis”, there was a surge in legislative activity in 2023 among red states curtailing the use of environmental, social...more
11/21/2024
/ Asset Management ,
BlackRock ,
Boycotts ,
Chevron Deference ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Financial Institutions ,
First Amendment ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Oil & Gas ,
Renewable Energy ,
Retirement Plan ,
State Legislatures ,
Sustainable Business Practices