The clock has started ticking on the implementation of the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive.

Amending section 172 of the Companies Act would empower leaders to align the interests of profits and planet.

Major project seeks to improve corporate reporting on material investment risks to nature and boost environmental responsibility.

New regulations, including the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, make hefty demands, say companies polled.

As the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive stalls, we must navigate a more complex and costly ESG landscape.

Germany’s threatened abstention from a key vote on Friday could lead the way to derail the new sustainability directive.

Board duties should go ‘beyond their traditional role of representing shareholders’ interests’, writes a group of 15 academics.

UN expert Ian Fry says court cases are needed to legally hold ‘to account’ those who cause damage to the environment.

MEPs have voted through the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, which is likely to be amended by ‘trilogue’ negotiations.

A letter to the European Union asks that definitions in the coming directive are consistent with guidelines from the UN and OECD.