Standards

The latest developments in sustainable finance: Investor groups file lawsuit to block Texas proxy law enforcement; Norway appoints committee to evaluate sovereign wealth fund's ethical framework.

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.

Materiality debate reignites, as IFRS Foundation says it has been given ‘limited opportunities’ to engage on proposed revised ESRS.

Paul Atkins said 'specious and speculative issues' should not divert attention from financial accounting standards.

Regulators say jurisdiction is taking more ‘targeted and proportionate’ approach to reduce burden for small and medium-sized companies.

Representatives from central bank and market watchdog flag concerns over interoperability issues with ISSB in draft simplified ESRS.

Proposed amendments to standards and reporting reliefs ‘beyond’ the ISSB risk reducing alignment between frameworks.

Consultation will conclude end-September, with standards due to be finalised by EU standards body by end-November.

Our EU regulation reporter reflects the view from Brussels as the bloc gears up for a busy autumn of negotiations on corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence laws.