What is COP31? COP stands for Conference of the Parties, referring to the countries that have signed up to the United Nations ...
On 28 April 2026, France announced a national roadmap with explicit end‑of-consumption targets for coal (by 2030), oil (by 2045) and fossil gas (by 2050). The plan positions France among the leading ...
On 27 October 2026, the European Commission presented its EU Framework for Climate Resilience. The package includes ...
The Directive (EU) 2026/470 on the changes to the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D or CSDDD) under the Omnibus I ...
In May 2025, the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) established an Interim Sustainability Standards Committee (the Interim SSC) to develop the Singapore Sustainability Disclosure ...
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On 16 October 2026, EFRAG launched a public consultation on what it should focus on over the next three years. The ...
After over three years of consultation and development, B Lab (the non-profit network and administrator of B Corp certification) recently released new certification standards (the “Revised Standards”) ...
Recent regulatory recalibration around sustainability obligations has created some space for reflection, but it has not reduced sustainability risk. Extreme weather events, energy insecurity, ...
On 21 October 2025, the European Commission published a proposal for targeted changes to the EUDR, including a six-month grace period in enforcement for medium and large operators and a six-month ...
On 24 September 2024, the Unreliable Entity List (“UEL”) Working Mechanism Office (the “UEL Office”) of China’s Ministry of Commerce issued the first ever investigation notice pursuant to the ...
Welcome to the Linklaters EU Omnibus Tracker where we track key developments in the EU's efforts to simplify existing sustainability rules. The European Commission is in the process of simplifying ...