EU Countries Give Final Approval to Weaken Company Sustainability Laws February 25, 2026 By Kate Abnett EU countries on Tuesday gave their final approval to scale back rules that require companies to address environmental and human...
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...
Wall Street Regulator Says it Has Concerns Over European ESG Rules September 11, 2025 By Douglas Gillison Wall Street’s top regulator on Wednesday criticized two recent European laws on companies’ disclosures of their environmental, social and governance...
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,...
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....
EU Weighs Easing Corporate Liability Under Toughest ESG Law February 12, 2025 By John Ainger The European Union is reviewing the extent to which companies can be held liable for environmental and human rights breaches...