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...
French Court Penalizes TotalEnergies for Deceptive Greenwashing Claims October 24, 2025 By America Hernandez Oil major TotalEnergies misled consumers in a 2021 ad campaign claiming it could become carbon neutral by 2050, a French...
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...
Viewpoint: Green Technologies Bring New Property Risks – and Opportunities July 31, 2025 By Charles Tinworth From roof-mounted solar panels and automated warehouses to electric vehicle depots, green technologies are transforming commercial property risk profiles. While...
British Business Slows Climate Action, Sees Government Net Zero Agenda as Unrealistic July 22, 2025 By Virginia Furness British business leaders are putting a brake on their plans to combat climate change and do not believe the government’s...
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...
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...
Climeworks Is Cutting 22% of Staff as US Climate Backlash Hits Carbon Removal May 22, 2025 By Akshat Rathi and Coco Liu Climeworks AG is laying off 106 people, as startups that aim to reverse global warming face a reckoning with the...
Global Banking Regulators Agree to Prioritize Climate Risk Work May 13, 2025 By Virginia Furness Global banking regulators on Monday agreed to intensify efforts to better understand the financial risks posed by climate change amid...