Educational videosOn 20th February 2024, the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) published educational videos on the 2 exposure drafts on European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) for SMEs, which are…
The Council and the European Parliament have reached an interim decision regarding the Directive on improving working conditions in platform work. The proposed Directive would establish requirements for classifying employment…
In the future, traders would be required to comply with additional requirements to combat the greenwashing of products. Companies would be required to submit environmental marketing claims for verification before…
The Council and the European Parliament have reached an interim decision on the European Union (EU) Commission’s proposal to delay the publication of sector-specific European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) and…
In February 2023, China’s three major stock markets, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE), Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE), and Beijing Stock Exchange (BSE), announced the publication of new sustainability reporting guidelines…
On March 6, 2024 the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted rules that recognize climate risk as financial risk. The final rule requires more consistent and comparable disclosure about the…
On October 2, 2023, on the California Legislative website, the California Senate passed a bill relating to occupational safety. The bill amends Section 6401.7 of and adds Section 6401.9 to…
On 26 January 2024, the Council adopted its position on the proposed Regulation on prohibiting products made with forced labour on the European Union (EU) market and has a mandate…
As of January 2024, companies can consult the revised GRI 101 Biodiversity Standard and the new GRI 14: Mining Sector 2024. Furthermore, companies can access the new mapping resource for…
On 5 February 2024, the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) published the first set of 12 Explanations to questions submitted via the EFRAG ESRS Q&A Platform. Furthermore, EFRAG announced…