CSRD and CSDDD Officially Delayed, With Huge Majority of MEPs in Support

EU delays corporate sustainability rules as businesses push back

European lawmakers have voted to delay sustainability reporting and supply chain checks for thousands of companies, giving themselves more time to rewrite the regulations amid industry pressure.Kate Abnett reports for Reuters.In short:The European Parliament voted to postpone mandatory sustainability reporting for most small and mid-sized companies until 2027, with first reports due in 2028.The EU also agreed to delay its supply chain due dilige…

The EU attempts to control the world economy — again – Pushing Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive to impose ESG

By Chris Talgo Most Americans probably assume that the European Union is a benign organization that merely advocates for the broad interests of its member countries. Although this may have been the…

European Union directive will require American companies to adhere to ESG policy goals: report

ESG, the "woke" investing philosophy, has been severely rolled back in the U.S., but the E.U. is still clinging to it, and may enforce it against U.S. companies. “It’s one of the most dangerous things that I’ve seen, and I’ve seen some dangerous things in the past few years,” Jack McPherrin, research fellow with the Heartland Institute, told Just the News.

EU parliament votes to ‘stop the clock’ on sustainability reporting

The European Parliament voted Thursday to delay reporting timelines for the bloc’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive.

EU Pauses Corporate Reporting, Worldwide Companies Not Yet Under Brussels’ Thumb

On April 3, the European Parliament ratified a decision to stop the clock on scheduled corporate reporting and compliance requirements–most notably the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), earlier adopted by the European Parliament in December 2022, and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), adopted in June 2024. While reporting and due diligence rules may sound anodyne, these aggressive […]

Greens, socialists hope centrist alliance will limit EU deregulation

The European Parliament has voted to delay key rules on corporate sustainability pending a reduction of their scope, on the same day the Trump administration appeared to be targeting EU regulatory standards with a punitive 20% import tariff.