In order to create a national standard for corporate sustainability disclosures by 2030, China’s Ministry of Finance has started to request feedback on a draft guideline. The action is being taken in response to the increasing emphasis on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) concerns throughout… Read More »China to have a unified standard for corporate sustainability disclosure by 2030

The EU and Australia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a bilateral partnership to cooperate on sustainable critical and strategic minerals.   The MoU was signed on behalf of the EU by Executive Vice-President and Commissioner for Trade Valdis Dombrovskis, and Commissioner for Internal Market,… Read More »EU and Australia Forge Partnership on Sustainable Critical and Strategic Minerals

The Council has adopted a regulation on establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology manufacturing ecosystem, better known as the ‘net-zero industry act’. The regulation aims to boost the industrial deployment of net-zero technologies that are needed to achieve the EU’s climate… Read More »Council Adopts Net-Zero Industry Act to Strengthen EU’s Green Technology Manufacturing

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU markets regulator, has released recommendations to modify the sustainability reporting requirements that have been proposed for market-listed small and medium-sized (SME) businesses. One of the proposals is to require SMEs to report on opportunities and positive… Read More »EU Regulator Demands SMEs Report on Benefits of Sustainability and Chances to Prevent Greenwashing

The manufacture, import and export of Dechlorane Plus, Methoxychlor and UV-328, as well as products containing these chemicals, will not be allowed in Singapore from 26 February 2025. The National Environment Agency (NEA) of Singapore recently announced an important update regarding the country’s commitment to… Read More »Singapore to Ban Methoxychlor, Dechlorane Plus and UV-328 by 2025

A regulation on monitoring and cutting methane emissions was approved by the Council. It is included in the “Fit for 55” package. New guidelines for measuring, disclosing, and confirming methane emissions in the energy industry are brought about by the rule. Methane emissions are to… Read More »EU Approves Regulation Setting a Limit on Methane Emissions from Gas Imports

The European Council announced that it has approved the Net-Zero industry Act (NZIA), a new law introducing a framework of measures aimed at scaling up Europe’s manufacturing capacity for technologies key to achieving the EU’s climate goals. The announcement marks the last major step in… Read More »EU Adopts Net Zero Industry Act to Scale up Decarbonization Technologies

Singapore remains a frontrunner in corporate sustainability reporting. The survey polled over 2,000 corporate reporting professionals across North America, Europe, and Asia. Transparency and Financial Performance Singaporean companies are strong advocates for transparency in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices. An impressive 97% of respondents… Read More »Singapore Leads in Corporate Sustainability Reporting

According to recent official pronouncements, the European Union legally enacted two pieces of broad labor and sustainability law in May: the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive and the Ecodesign regulation. Sustainability standards pertaining to longevity, a product’s environmental impact, and ease of repair, reuse, and… Read More »2 significant human rights and sustainability rules adopted by the EU