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...
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...
Investors With $6.8 Trillion Warn EU Not to Bow to ESG Backlash February 6, 2025 By Frances Schwartzkopff A group of investors representing €6.6 trillion ($6.8 trillion) of assets is calling on European officials not to cave in...
Corporate ‘Irritation’ Over ESG Fueled by Significant Costs January 31, 2025 By Frances Schwartzkopff As ESG rapidly morphs into one of the least-loved labels in global finance, those monitoring the development say it’s not...
EU Says Drive to Simplify Will Not Weaken Climate Agenda January 30, 2025 By Kate Abnett The European Union’s drive to simplify rules will not weaken the bloc’s climate change goals, European Commission President Ursula von...
Update: Auditors Get Tougher Guidelines on Judging Firms’ Environmental Claims January 27, 2025 By Simon Jessop and Virginia Furness International auditors have been given new guidance on what to check when assessing firms’ environmental, social and governance claims –...