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US Companies Say ESG Rules Are a Serious Barrier to EU Trade

By Frances Schwartzkopff | February 10, 2025
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US companies are adding their voice to the list of critics targeting ESG regulations in Europe.

The American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union, whose members include Ford Motor Co., Exxon Mobil Corp. and Amazon.com Inc., is calling on the EU to delay and even halt major planks of its environmental, social and governance rules, according to a statement on Monday. It also says companies should be free to ignore ESG regulations until a legislative review has been completed and legislation amended.

The demands add to pressure from Germany and France, the EU’s two biggest economies, to simplify ESG rules in the face of flagging competitiveness and economic decline. EU officials are due to propose changes to key regulations — the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive and the Taxonomy Regulation — at the end of this month, as part of a so-called omnibus process.

“Amid significant political uncertainty while simplification is underway, businesses shouldn’t be made to comply with legislation that could materially change,” the Chamber, also known as AmCham, said.

CSRD, which requires companies to provide hundreds of ESG data points, and CSDDD, which introduces legal liability if companies allow ESG violations in their supply chains, are now “a top concern for transatlantic businesses,” AmCham said. It points out that 84% of members that do business in the EU consider ESG rules “a primary barrier” to trade.

“The EU should immediately stop the clock on the transposition of the CSDDD and delay the implementation of the CSRD,” AmCham said. “At the same time, businesses need to be sure that their substantial compliance investments and commitments to transforming their business models haven’t been made in vain.”

AmCham said almost all its members support the Paris climate agreement, and are investing “significant resources to implement responsible business practices.” But Europe’s ESG regulatory framework needs to be restructured to free companies to invest “into the green transition rather than on excessive compliance requirements,” it said.

Maria Luis Albuquerque, the EU’s financial services commissioner, has said there’s room for adjustments to the bloc’s ESG rules in light of the criticisms. But she also warned against expecting outright deregulation.

It’s about “adjusting the pace,” while “maintaining the anchor,” she said in a recent interview.

The chamber is recommending that the commission consolidate climate transition-plan requirements, provide guidance on CSRD provisions at least two years before their implementation, and do more to shield supply chains from a compliance trickle-down effect. It also advised that the commission address the extraterritorial reach of CSDDD and “mitigate excessive civil liability risks.”

Photo: Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg

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  • February 10, 2025 at 3:17 pm
    Joe says:
    ESG is a corrupt scam. Enough said.
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    Barking neighbors dog says:
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