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Call for stewardship to be core part of revised SFDR

Keep clause to review inclusion of financial sector in CSDDD, non-profits urge EU

EU lawmakers have been urged to retain a clause requiring the EU to reconsider including financial institutions in scope of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), in a letter by a group of NGOs.

Diluted biodiversity metrics among cuts in proposed overhaul of CSRD

Datapoints relating to site-specific biodiversity impacts were among those watered down in proposed changes to EU rules published for consultation this week, risking undermining comparability and readability of reports, commentators said.

Danger of CSDDD repeal is real, says key architect of NFRD

The prospect of a full repeal of the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) is real, a key architect of the bloc's foundational sustainability reporting rules has warned.

EU Omnibus: Dropping sector-specific standards 'gives away power to ISSB'

The EU's decision to abandon sector-specific standards for its Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) "gives away power" to the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), according to law firm Frank Bold.

Key vote on CSDDD delayed again

A key vote for EU countries to approve the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) has been delayed again, with Italy and Austria said to be among those to have raised concerns at the latest text.

Corporate sustainability 'due diligence' proposal passes key vote

An EU Parliamentary committee has approved the text of a proposed directive to ensure large financial and non-financial corporates prevent human rights violations and adverse environmental impacts in their value chains.

EU's non-binding guidelines adopt TCFD framework

New EU guidelines on corporate climate-related reporting have integrated the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), and signal a growing alignment for the disclosure regime globally.