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Fyffes has announced strengthened due diligence measures across its operations and supply chain, in its 2024 Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence Report.

Fyffes makes progress in strengthening due diligence across its supply chain

5 months ago5 months ago4 mins

Fyffes has announced strengthened due diligence measures across its operations and supply chain, in its 2024 Human Rights and Environmental…

European Parliament, Council reach deal to reduce corporate sustainability requirements

5 months ago5 months ago4 mins

Negotiators at the European Parliament and Council have reached a provisional agreement to ‘simplify sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements’,…

November 2025 has been a series of blows to global ESG reporting efforts. For some, it feels like years of work have been undone – and it’s a fair assessment.

Scrapping mandatory ESG reporting risks setting businesses back years

6 months ago6 months ago7 mins

Op-ed by Juanjo Mestre, CEO of Dcycle. November 2025 has been a series of blows to global ESG reporting efforts….

The European Green Party has said that the decision of the European People’s Party (EPP) to align itself with far-right groups in a vote to scale back the EU's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), is "politically irresponsible, morally indefensible, and destructive to the European project itself".

EPP’s alignment with far-right groups on CSDDD vote ‘morally indefensible’, say Greens

6 months ago6 months ago3 mins

The European Green Party has said that the decision of the European People’s Party (EPP) to align itself with far-right…

‘Simpler rules for fewer companies’: EU to water down corporate sustainability legislation

7 months ago7 months ago6 mins

The European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee has announced it is backing a proposal to simplify EU rules on corporate sustainability…

SustainabilityOnline talks to The Consumer Goods Forum's Didier Bergeret about why businesses need to be pragmatic about sustainability.

The Consumer Goods Forum’s Didier Bergeret on why businesses need to be pragmatic about sustainability

10 months ago3 months ago10 mins

The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), which brings together industry leaders from across the retail and CPG industry, has been instrumental…

Reducing the scope of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) would result in several major financial institutions and the 'majority' of smaller banks not being required to disclose their ESG information, which could negatively impact the overall sustainability reporting landscape, ING has said.

Reduced CSRD scope could impact overall reporting landscape, says ING

11 months ago11 months ago4 mins

Reducing the scope of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) would result in several major financial institutions and the ‘majority’…

The European Commission has announced a €545 million funding package to accelerate Africa's clean energy transition.

Simplified Omnibus would ‘hollow out corporate sustainability rules’, says WWF

11 months ago11 months ago3 mins

Reducing the scope of the EU’s Omnibus initiative would deliver ‘another disappointing blow to climate and nature, human rights, and…

Only two of the world’s 400 largest financial institutions have 'robust commitments' in place to phase out fossil fuels, new analysis from the World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) has found.

Transition plans of top banks ‘not fit for purpose’, says Reclaim Finance

1 year ago1 year ago3 mins

The transition plans of the 20 biggest UK and European banks are ‘not fit for purpose’, Reclaim Finance has said,…

The EU has published its much-anticipated Omnibus Proposal, which seeks to simplify the bloc's bureaucratic red tape, particularly around sustainability commitments, while balancing regulatory goals with business competitiveness.

5 key takeaways from the EU Omnibus Proposal

1 year ago1 year ago12 mins

The EU has published its much-anticipated Omnibus Proposal, which seeks to simplify the bloc’s bureaucratic red tape, particularly around sustainability…