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Lawmakers agree deal to simplify CSRD and CSDDD in a bid to boost EU competitiveness and cut red tape, but reforms would still require large corporates to strengthen reporting and due diligence efforts

Poll of more than 2,500 European business leaders reveals continued support for robust corporate sustainability and due diligence rules

EU's forthcoming Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism is likely to have only a 'negligible' impact on trade with the US, new analysis claims

CEOs and top executives from Volvo, Samsung, Polestar, Iberdrola, IKEA, Uber and others call on European Commission to deliver more ambitious policies to accelerate transition to EVs

The EU has introduced stronger policies on air quality, biodiversity, and climate, while many UK environmental policy frameworks have largely stood still, new research alleges

The metals supply chain is on the front line of CBAM-related disruption, with iron and steel importers expected to account for around 75 per cent of costs, warns Fastmarkets’ Stuart Evans

Moves towards linking the UK and EU's carbon markets and establishing carbon border levies are steps in the right direction, but far more policy certainty and support is still needed to help heavy industry decarbonise, writes Diana Casey from the Mineral...

Proposed UK-EU Energy Climate and Environment Partnership would aim to enhance cooperation on shared goals such as decarbonisation and energy security

MEPs in the hard-right Patriots for Europe grouping have been given the rapporteur role that could prove hugely influential in shaping the EU's 2040 climate target legislation, writes Andrew Warren

New analysis from group of central bankers and financial experts concludes delivering on EU's net zero policies could largely guard against projected climate-related losses