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US SEC adopts watered-down climate disclosure rule

With no Scope 3 requirements and a safe harbour from private liability

Corporate Transparency Act ruled 'unconstitutional'

By federal district court in Alabama

As You Sow pushing for enhanced diversity disclosures

Through qualitative reporting on the effectiveness of companies' DEI policies

Singapore sets out climate reporting requirements

Subsidiaries of parent reporting under ISSB or ESRS get exemption, and temporary exemption for GRI and TCFD users

EU Council rejects CSDDD

Triggering renegotiations with EU Parliament

Australian businesses call for climate reporting "training wheels"

But NGOs demand that extensive reporting requirements be introduced within a short timeframe

Any hope left for EU Due Diligence law?

Future of legislation remains uncertain, with Council expected to vote this week

Climate protest against BoA derails ISSB conference

And highlights breath of the challenge for ISSB to bridge the disconnect between corporate world and climate campaigners

IFRS symposium: ISSB puts water in its wine

As 'voluntary market adoption' takes centre stage in the face of the risk of fragmented mandatory adoption

Japanese regulator sets up expert group to advise on ISSB-aligned standards adoption

While Japanese Sustainability Standard Board prepares to publish ED in March