EU Faces Renewed US Ire After ESG Cutbacks Fail to Calm Tensions December 24, 2025 By Frances Schwartzkopff The European Union’s ESG framework — a shadow of its former self after a year of deep cuts — is...
Europe Agrees to Drastic ESG Cuts After US Pressure Intensifies December 9, 2025 By Frances Schwartzkopff and Ewa Krukowska The European Union reached a tentative deal to slash ESG requirements, as the bloc faces intensifying pressure from the US...
EU Lawmakers Agree to Drastically Curtail ESG Directives October 14, 2025 By John Ainger and Frances Schwartzkopff European Union lawmakers agreed to move ahead with major cuts to a set of sustainability directives, after intense pressure from...
ECB Amends Bank Capital Reviews to Reflect Extreme Weather Risks June 17, 2025 By Frances Schwartzkopff The European Central Bank is embedding climate risk into regular reviews of how well banks can absorb losses, marking a...
Fitch Warns of Rising Mortgage-Bond Risk Due to Extreme Weather June 10, 2025 By Frances Schwartzkopff For analysts at Fitch Ratings, the recent demolition of a Swiss village by a glacier is fresh proof that climate...
European Officials Weigh Response to US Efforts to Thwart Local DEI Programs May 23, 2025 By Frances Schwartzkopff European officials are weighing how to respond to US efforts to thwart local DEI programs, as the two regions come...
EU Plan to Water Down ESG Rules Risks Wave of Litigation, Legal Scholars Warn May 9, 2025 By Frances Schwartzkopff The European Union’s plan to slash the scope of new ESG regulations opens the door to a wave of litigation,...
US Anger Grows Over Global Reach of EU’s ‘Hostile’ ESG Rules March 6, 2025 By Frances Schwartzkopff As trans-Atlantic relations grow increasingly fraught, Europe’s ESG regulations are becoming yet another flashpoint that threatens to sour ties. The...
EU Mounts Major Retreat From ESG Agenda Amid Fierce Backlash February 25, 2025 By John Ainger and Frances Schwartzkopff The European Union is about to walk back significant chunks of planned ESG regulations, amid a barrage of complaints that...
EU Plans to Walk Back Key Planks of Toughest ESG Legislation February 24, 2025 By Frances Schwartzkopff and John Ainger The European Commission is proposing a significant watering down of what was arguably its most consequential piece of ESG regulation....