Mese: Febbraio 2023

EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS DEVELOPMENTS
EP: Approval of the new rules to revive European long-term investment funds

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS
SEC open to easing controversial climate disclosure proposal (Politico)
Audit Committees name ESG reporting at the top agenda item (BoardAgenda)
Statement on US-EU Financial Regulatory Forum (US Department of the treasury)

EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENTS
NGOs accuse EU’s lending arm of due diligence failings (Financial Times)
EFRAG: Where is corporate reporting heading (Summary Report)
Multi-stakeholder analysis of corporate failures (Accountancy Europe)

NATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS
UK: The country’s financial watchdog hit with claim over prospectus climate risk disclosure (Financial Times)
France: More than 1000 entreprises à mission (Novethic)

REPORTS
Effective downstream human rights due diligence: Key questions for companies (GBI)

ecoDa News

• ecoDa’s team is enlarging with an intern, Jonas Van Diepen;
• Several preparatory meetings for the Spring Edition of ecoDa’s European Board Diploma.

The EU Alert is available for download here.

EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS DEVELOPMENTS
EP: CS3D Update

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS
World’s biggest investment fund warns directors to tackle climate crisis or face sack (The Guardian)

EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENTS
Companies and investors calling for ambitious European sustainability reporting standards
An analysis of the EU governance framework for corporate reporting (The European Contact Group)
European discussion on the implementation of the CSRD

NATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS
France: The French High Council of Statutory Auditors could harden its position (Les Echos)
UK: Shell directors personally sued over ‘flawed’ climate strategy (Business & Human Rights Resource Centre)

EVENTS/WEBINARS
OECD Forum on due diligence and responsible business conduct

The EU Alert is available for download here.