Europe
July 12, 2023
MEPs back weakened nature restoration bill
The Nature Restoration Law has been passed by the European parliament – but differences in opinion between centre-right and centre-left politicians are likely to surface...
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Should the UK and EU emissions trading schemes be linked?
The introduction of the EU carbon border adjustment mechanism late this year could see the UK subject to extra costs – a good reason, say...
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July 5, 2023
EU proposes sustainable use of natural resources rules
The new measures include steps EU member states can take to reduce both food and textile waste, as well as proposals for a soil-monitoring law...
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June 20, 2023
EU proposes economic security and critical materials strategy
The EU commission's proposal includes carrying out risk assessments on the resilience of supply chains aimed at minimising risks to certain technologies and products in...
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June 16, 2023
EU parliament committee agrees 'ecodesign' standards for products
As part of its planned circular economy package, the environment committee says goods must be easy to repair and backs a ban on the destruction...
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June 15, 2023
Maritime industry prepares for tougher decarbonisation targets
Until now, shipping has avoided the same scrutiny as other industries on its emissions but upcoming EU regulation now aims to push for greater reductions...
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June 15, 2023
French regulator finds only few funds report missing their ESG goals
The positive findings of a French study into asset managers’ internal audit of funds’ sustainability commitments are being questioned as too low. A study by French markets regulator the Autorité...
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June 13, 2023
EU issues final proposals for sustainable financing strategy
The EU proposals include guidance to ensure ESG ratings providers are reliable and transparent, and methodologies are robust – but some critics have called them “burdensome and bureaucratic”. The European...
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June 12, 2023
Green groups slam EU’s freshly released ESG reporting rules
The EU commission’s ‘watering down’ of its sustainability reporting standards include not making all disclosure requirements compulsory and delaying the reporting of Scope 3 emissions for smaller companies. The European...
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June 12, 2023
Nestlé, Unilever and other groups call for approval of EU’s nature restoration rules
The proposed Nature Restoration Law is facing stiff opposition from centre-right MEPs, who are aiming to block the bill in the European parliament’s environment committee this week. A swathe of...
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May 12, 2023
Does Macron really want to pause environmental regulation?
French president Emmanuel Macron has attracted widespread criticism after suggesting a temporary stop to environmental rule-making in order to focus on implementation. Sustainable Views has collected some initial reactions. French...
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