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EU financial services commissioner confirmed, urged to stick to SFDR pledge

ISSB to develop nature standard, board member says

A member of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has said he expects a standard on nature to be developed in "due course".

Cut back data points to keep CSRD manageable

'Ruthless' materiality assessments are needed to help reduce the 'overwhelming' reporting burden, writes Michael Hurley

European Commission calls for 'pragmatic' application of CSRD

Prospective omnibus regulation 'targeting wrong EU sustainability regulations'

The European Commission is targeting the wrong regulations as it aims to "reduce the reporting burden" for companies, according to an adviser in the European Parliament.

SEC likely to withdraw climate rules, former Commissioner predicts

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under Donald Trump is likely to withdraw a proposed rule governing climate-related financial disclosures by US companies, a former commissioner has predicted.

Omnibus regulation being considered to simplify sustainability rules, Commission says

Work to "simplify" sustainability disclosure rules "might result in omnibus amendments ... that seek to amend several acts", a spokesperson for the European Commission said, following reports suggesting such a move sparked concern among commentators.

WollemAI joins forces on farm data

Iceberg launches sovereign climate and biodiversity dataset

Iceberg Data Lab (IDL) has launched a dataset assessing the "true impact" of 120 countries on climate change and biodiversity impact, including their progress towards the Paris Agreement goals.

Republicans could back US CBAM but SEC climate rule unlikely to survive, Ceres says

A Trump-led Republican Party could support the development of a carbon tax on imports, even as it pushes to deregulate and cut other climate-related measures, according to Ceres.