'Reckless deregulation': European Commission slammed over plan to gut corporate sustainability rules

Michael Holder
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(L-R) EU Commissioners Valdis Dombrovskis and Maria Luís Albuquerque | Credit: EC Audiovisual Service
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(L-R) EU Commissioners Valdis Dombrovskis and Maria Luís Albuquerque | Credit: EC Audiovisual Service

Businesses face fresh uncertainty as European Commission seeks to renegotiate raft of previously agreed corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence rules

The European Commission has proposed sweeping cuts and delays to rules requiring companies to publicly disclose social and environmental risks faced by their operations and supply chains, as part of a...

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