Fiona McNally

Rejection opens door for further amendments to be made to European Parliament’s negotiating position on simplification package.

EU executive rules out plans for further one-year delay, tables ‘targeted’ simplifications to deforestation regulation.

CEOs calling for corporate due diligence rules to be abolished include heads of two major financial institutions that recently expressed support for the regulation.

European Commission aims to propose further revisions to the regulation by mid-2026.

Greens to vote against final agreement, S&D negotiator steps down.

Technical measures relating to ESRS, SFDR, ESG ratings rules and green bond standard are set to be deprioritised in latest push to cut red tape.

Investors back ESRS datapoint reduction proposed by EU standards body, call for further alignment with ISSB.

Lead Parliament negotiator has proposed two options, one of which he says has majority backing.

The latest ESG movers and shakers: HSBC promotes Woodfield to head of RI research; ISSB announces updates to board membership. 

Parliament groups in final stretch of deliberations on sustainability reporting and due diligence rules ahead of October votes.