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.
- UK SECRUnited KingdomIn forceUK Streamlined Energy and Carbon ReportingUK framework requiring qualifying companies to report energy use and carbon emissions in their annual reports.
- UK ZEV MandateUnited KingdomIn forceUK Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate (Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023)UK ZEV Mandate sets rising zero-emission sales shares (22% cars / 10% vans in 2024 to 80% cars / 70% vans by 2030, 100% by 2035), enforced by tradable credits and a 12,000 pound per-car shortfall payment.