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The Global Reporting Initiative released new exposure drafts to expand corporate sustainability reporting on pollution, covering soil pollution for the first time, updating air pollution disclosures, …
30 Mar 2026
The IFRS Foundation's International Sustainability Standards Board published new exposure drafts with proposed amendments to three SASB sustainability reporting standards covering Agricultural Product…
26 Mar 2026
The European Financial Reporting Advisory Group launched a call for expressions of interest from large companies and stakeholders outside the scope of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive …
25 Mar 2026
Latest data shows India has achieved over 40% of installed power capacity from non-fossil fuel sources, crossing 180 GW of renewable capacity toward its 2030 target of 500 GW. The coordinated progress…
20 Mar 2026
A commentary by Manifest Climate argues that framing the EU Omnibus I simplification package as a competitiveness measure misrepresents the relationship between sustainability disclosure and corporate…
17 Mar 2026
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy issued the Green Methanol and Green Ammonia Standards through official memorandums dated 27 February 2026 under the National Green Hydrogen Mission, defining e…
9 Mar 2026
The Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria unveiled its amended IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards roadmap and Sustainability Reporting Guideline 1 on February 23, 2026, mandating phased ISSB-al…
7 Mar 2026
Field research across Europe, the United States, and parts of Asia shows agrivoltaic systems, which place solar panels over crops on the same land, can protect yields from heat and cut water evaporati…
4 Mar 2026
The UK government has published the finalized UK Sustainability Reporting Standards, based on the IFRS Foundation's ISSB standards, covering both sustainability-related and climate-related financial d…
26 Feb 2026
The Global Reporting Initiative published "The Air Pollution Reporting Gap," finding only 34% of the 200 largest global companies report at least one non-greenhouse-gas air pollutant. Coupled with the…
24 Feb 2026
On February 18, 2026, the European Securities and Markets Authority issued its opinion on the delegated act for the revised ESRS, supporting simplification but warning against permanent disclosure rel…
23 Feb 2026
India has intensified its circular economy push by targeting 18,000 MW of biomass-based power capacity from agricultural residue, led by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. The framework opens c…
20 Feb 2026
The European Central Bank has published a staff opinion on the revised European Sustainability Reporting Standards, warning that several Omnibus simplification measures will significantly reduce trans…
18 Feb 2026
India has begun building new bunds in the Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, to regulate water flow, manage salinity, and curb erratic-monsoon flooding in the fragile wetland. The intervention signals Ind…
17 Feb 2026
India's Commerce Secretary said the country is well positioned to scale certified organic farming for export, deepening schemes like PKVY and MOVCDNER and aligning them with APEDA export strategies un…
14 Feb 2026
PwC Luxembourg's sustainability leaders Michael Horvath and Geoffroy Marcassoli warn that the European Commission's proposed SFDR 2.0 transition product category raises the stakes for distinguishing g…
10 Feb 2026
The U.S. Green Building Council ranked India second globally for LEED green building adoption in 2025, with 16.1 million gross square metres across 611 projects and a higher share of existing-building…
7 Feb 2026
The Science Based Targets initiative opened its second public consultation on February 3, 2026 for the updated Automotive Sector Net-Zero Standard, open until March 22, 2026. Indian automakers and par…
4 Feb 2026
The Science Based Targets initiative has published an updated draft of its Automotive Sector Net-Zero Standard, refining guidelines for automakers and auto parts manufacturers to set science-aligned n…
4 Feb 2026
WTW's Senior Director for Physical Climate Risk Torolf Hamm argues that risk and sustainability teams can unlock budget and drive long-term value by collaborating on nature-related financial disclosur…
4 Feb 2026
The GHG Protocol has released its Land Sector and Removals Standard, establishing the first global framework for companies to quantify, report, and track greenhouse gas emissions and CO2 removals from…
2 Feb 2026
The UK Financial Conduct Authority has launched a consultation on proposed rules that would require listed companies to implement UK Sustainability Reporting Standards aligned with IFRS S1 and S2 in t…
2 Feb 2026
The Jhansi Railway Division and Uttar Pradesh Forest Department signed an MoU on January 28, 2026 to create a high-density Miyawaki forest on 3.39 hectares of railway land. The cross-agency model demo…
30 Jan 2026
The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board has released IPSASB SRS 1, the first-ever sustainability reporting standard designed specifically for governments and public sector entities,…
29 Jan 2026
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