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.
- 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.
- SFDREuropean UnionIn forceSustainable Finance Disclosure RegulationEU rules requiring financial market participants to disclose how they integrate sustainability risks and impacts into investment products.
- UK SECRUnited KingdomIn forceUK Streamlined Energy and Carbon ReportingUK framework requiring qualifying companies to report energy use and carbon emissions in their annual reports.