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    EU’s Largest Party Calls to Scrap Anti-Greenwashing Law Over Business Burden Concerns

    2025-06-19

    ESG News: In a formal letter to Commissioner Jessika Roswall, the European People’s Party (EPP) has called for the complete withdrawal of the EU’s proposed Green Claims Directive (GCD), citing significant concerns over administrative burden, legal coherence, and lack of regulatory justification.

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    How VCs Are Navigating Europe's Defence Spending Push

    2025-06-16

    Yahoo Finance: As venture capital investors look to profit from Europe’s defence spending boom, speculators hunting for the next unicorn need to navigate hurdles such as EU sustainability guidelines and difficulties for start-ups in a market dominated by large prime contractors.

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    EU Lawmaker Pushes for Deeper Cuts to Corporate Sustainability Rules

    2025-06-13

    ESG News: The European Parliament’s lead negotiator on the Omnibus regulatory package, Jörgen Warborn of the European People’s Party (EPP), has released a proposal calling for significantly deeper cuts to the EU’s sustainability reporting obligations than those originally suggested by the European Commission.

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    EU Watchdog Probes Commission Over Bypassing Consultation on Eased Sustainability Rules

    2025-05-27

    ESG News: The European Union’s Ombudswoman has opened an inquiry into the European Commission’s recent proposal to relax corporate sustainability rules—following accusations that the process lacked transparency and excluded public consultation.

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    EBA Proposes Simplified ESG Reporting Requirements for Banks

    2025-05-27

    ESG Today: EU banking supervisor The European Banking Authority (EBA) announced the release of new proposed amendments to Pillar 3 disclosure requirements for banks, including simplifications and clarifications around ESG risk-related reporting, particularly for small and medium-sized banks.

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    France’s Macron Joins Germany’s Call to Scrap EU’s Supply Chain Sustainability Due Diligence Law

    2025-05-20

    ESG Today: French President Emmanuel Macron called for the elimination of the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), joining a call by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to scrap the new law requiring companies to address their negative impacts on human rights and the environment across their value chains.

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    Novisto Raises $27 Million to Power ESG Reporting for Global Enterprises

    2025-05-20

    Tech Funding News: The EU’s recent Omnibus package aims to streamline requirements for the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and related frameworks amid green policy uncertainty. 

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    Sustainability Funds Cross €6 Trillion, Shows Maples Analysis

    2025-05-12

    Funds Europe: Sustainability-focused funds in Europe have surpassed €6 trillion in assets, according to law firm Maples Group’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) impact analysis, revealing a 24% rise in such funds across Ireland and Luxembourg in 2024.

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    German Chancellor Pushes EU to Scrap Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Law

    2025-05-12

    ESG News: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has publicly urged the European Union to cancel its Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), signaling a potential reversal in Europe’s approach to ESG regulation.

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    ECB Warns EU Against Removing 80% of Companies from Mandatory Sustainability Reporting

    2025-05-12

    ESG Today: The European Central Bank (ECB) released a new opinion on the European Commission’s proposals to simplify and reduce sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements for companies.

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