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India's rapid renewable expansion is creating growing peak electricity demand management challenges, and demand flexibility and demand response programmes are now being identified as critical tools fo…
23 Feb 2026
The United States Environmental Protection Agency on February 20, 2026 finalised a rollback of mercury emission standards for coal-fired power plants, reverting to 2012 limits and weakening controls o…
23 Feb 2026
The National Green Tribunal on February 20, 2026 directed the Central Pollution Control Board, Coca-Cola India, Bisleri International, Hindustan Unilever, and PepsiCo India to respond to an applicatio…
23 Feb 2026
The National Green Tribunal has upheld the environmental clearance for the Rs 80,000 crore Great Nicobar infrastructure project, finding no grounds to interfere while emphasising that safeguards attac…
21 Feb 2026
The European Parliament has voted 413 to 226 to adopt amendments to the EU Climate Law requiring the European Union to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2040 compared to 1990 levels. The agree…
10 Feb 2026
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change notified the Environmental (Protection) Fund Rules, 2026, on January 15, 2026, creating a dedicated fund for environmental penalty revenues under…
19 Jan 2026
The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis operates under a strict funding acceptance policy that bars contributions from governments, state-owned enterprises, and corporations with com…
1 Jan 2026
The European Commission has proposed expanding the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) to include 180 steel and aluminium-intensive downstream products such as machinery, vehicle components and …
17 Dec 2025
EU Ombudsman Teresa Anjinho has found that the European Commission committed maladministration in preparing its Omnibus initiative to reduce corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requir…
28 Nov 2025
The Government of India implemented its four Labour Codes effective November 21 2025, rationalising 29 existing labour laws and extending statutory social security to gig and platform workers. Indian …
23 Nov 2025
The UK government introduced legislation in Parliament to bring ESG ratings providers under Financial Conduct Authority supervision, requiring providers operating in the UK — both domestic and foreign…
28 Oct 2025
European Parliament lawmakers voted 318 to 309 to reject a compromise agreement on the EU's Omnibus I initiative that would have significantly reduced the scope of the Corporate Sustainability Reporti…
22 Oct 2025
The Kerala State Cabinet approved a comprehensive ESG investment policy that integrates environmental, social and governance principles into the state's industrial ecosystem, effective for five years …
3 Oct 2025
A YouGov survey of more than 2,500 European businesses commissioned by climate think tank E3G finds that a majority of EU companies support more stringent and broadly applied sustainability reporting …
1 Oct 2025
The European Banking Authority has issued a no-action letter recommending that national regulators not prioritise enforcement of new ESG Pillar 3 disclosure requirements for banks while the EU's Omnib…
11 Aug 2025
The UK Financial Conduct Authority is reviewing its sustainability reporting framework for asset managers, life insurers, and pension providers, with plans to streamline TCFD-aligned disclosure requir…
7 Aug 2025
The European Commission issued an implementation notice under Article 20a(3) of the revised Renewable Energy Directive to standardise cost-free, real-time EV battery data sharing with users and author…
30 Jul 2025
The European Commission formally adopted the Voluntary Sustainability Reporting Standard for SMEs, providing micro-, small- and medium-sized companies with a simplified framework to report on ESG issu…
30 Jul 2025
Sustainability consulting firm Sustainserv has announced a technology partnership with Palau, an AI-powered ESG reporting platform, to automate and improve the quality of sustainability disclosures fo…
23 Jul 2025
EU Ombudsman Teresa Anjinho has formally asked the European Commission to explain why it bypassed standard procedural safeguards when launching the Omnibus initiative to scale back corporate sustainab…
16 Jul 2025
Cote d'Ivoire, the World Bank, and the World Gold Council launched the Multistakeholder Partnership for Sustainable and Responsible Small-Scale Mining (MSPI) to formalize a sector supporting 500,000 l…
14 Jul 2025
The European Commission has clarified that the Green Claims Directive, its proposed anti-greenwashing regulation for environmental product claims, has not been withdrawn, despite earlier statements in…
30 Jun 2025
Malaysia's Ministry of Plantation and Commodities launched KPK Week at Expo 2025 Osaka, signing five MoUs advancing sustainable palm oil, circular-economy innovation, and net-zero goals. The deforesta…
11 Jun 2025
India's Central Pollution Control Board assumed charge as Fund Manager of the Environment Relief Fund from January 1, 2025, under the Environment Relief Fund (Amendment) Scheme, 2024. The shift digiti…
5 May 2025
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