Policy & Standards

EU adopts 70% lighter European Sustainability Reporting Standards

"There's a real difference between cutting red tape and cutting substance. Today leans toward the first one."

Melodie Michel

06 July 2026

Climate litigation

French court orders TotalEnergies to include Scope 3 in climate transition plan

“This is a significant decision in the midst of this unprecedented heatwave."

Melodie Michel

26 June 2026

Policy & Standards

EU Commission opens consultation on revised sustainability reporting standards

"Europe has largely held the line on the core double materiality architecture of the framework."

Melodie Michel

07 May 2026

Guest article

The false security of regulatory retreat: Why US companies can't afford to stand down on sustainability

Guest article written by Melanie Larkins, Founder and Principal of Holiscentia.

Melodie Michel

30 March 2026

Policy & Standards

‘Time to look forward’: Omnibus adoption marks end of CSRD and CSDDD uncertainty

"While you can be exempted from sustainability regulations, you cannot be exempted from social and environmental risks."

Melodie Michel

25 February 2026

CSRD

Europe’s financial authorities warn against loosening of sustainability reporting rules

“These [reliefs] will significantly reduce transparency for investors and other market participants."

Melodie Michel

19 February 2026

CSO

Trust ESG Manager Arjan Steenbergen on incremental gains and certification challenges in the electronics sector

"There is still a lot of room for improvement in our industry."

Melodie Michel

18 February 2026

ESG Reporting

Sustainability regulation in 2026: From frameworks to enforcement

Across regions and regulatory themes, a consistent message emerges: preparation must extend beyond the reporting function.

Melodie Michel

21 January 2026

ESG Reporting

2025 in review – ESG compliance and reporting

This year was defined less by acceleration than by consolidation, retrenchment, and political friction.

Melodie Michel

29 December 2025

Sustainability disclosures

Chemical firms accused of omitting hazardous substances in CSRD reports

“I find it a bit absurd that chemical companies can argue that their production and use of hazardous chemicals aren’t material to their environmental impact.”

Melodie Michel

12 December 2025

EU Omnibus

EU lawmakers seal CSRD and CSDDD fate with Omnibus deal

"Now hopefully we can just move on to application and stop pretending that simplification is not deregulation."

Melodie Michel

09 December 2025

EU Omnibus

EU Ombudsman slams ‘maladministration’ in Commission’s sustainability Omnibus

"Future simplification packages can now be challenged on process grounds."

Melodie Michel

28 November 2025