ESG Regulations & Frameworks
A plain-language reference to the major ESG and sustainability regulations and reporting frameworks shaping how companies disclose, decarbonize, and manage impact. Each page summarizes who it applies to, key dates, and the official source.
Informational reference only, not legal advice. Each page links to the official source.
- AFIREuropean UnionIn forceAlternative Fuels Infrastructure RegulationBinding EU targets for public EV charging and hydrogen refuelling: fleet-based kW per vehicle, fast-charging pools every 60 km on core TEN-T roads, and card payment with per-kWh price transparency.
- CRMAEuropean UnionIn forceCritical Raw Materials ActEU framework targeting 10% domestic extraction, 40% processing and 25% recycling of strategic raw materials by 2030, capped at 65% from any single country, with fast-tracked permitting for strategic projects.
- EU TaxonomyEuropean UnionIn forceEU Taxonomy RegulationAn EU classification system defining which economic activities count as environmentally sustainable, used as a reference across EU sustainable finance rules.
- NZIAEuropean UnionIn forceNet-Zero Industry ActEU framework targeting domestic manufacturing of at least 40% of annual deployment needs for strategic net-zero technologies, including batteries, by 2030, with fast-tracked permitting for gigafactories.
- SFDREuropean UnionIn forceSustainable Finance Disclosure RegulationEU rules requiring financial market participants to disclose how they integrate sustainability risks and impacts into investment products.