Actionable Benefits
- Identify and summarize changing global sustainability regulations, including mandatory climate disclosures.
- Determine a timeline for preparing for the regulations. The world’s largest companies are already voluntarily reporting carbon emissions, but these regulations will be challenging for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and industries not currently reporting carbon emissions.
- Introduce resources and vendors that can help companies measure and manage their carbon emissions.
Research Highlights
- Thousands of pages of regional and national-level sustainability legislation summarized and communicated in concise bullet points.
- Tables of phase-in timelines for approved and proposed regulations, including the proposed U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rule and EU CSRD.
- Recommendations for SMEs addressing climate emissions measurement and disclosures.
- Introduction to sustainability-focused vendors with services and solutions for carbon management, carbon accounting, and climate response.
Critical Questions Answered
- What are the major regional and national-level sustainability regulations?
- How will ambitious regulations in the European Union (EU) affect companies with interconnected global supply chains, including the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), Initiative on Green Claims, and Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP)?
- What are the timelines or phase-in programs for various proposed, in process, or approved regulations?
- What software and services vendors are available to help companies address these regulations?
Who Should Read This?
- C-level executives responsible for enterprise-level response to changing regulations, including climate disclosures.
- Sustainability managers tracking global sustainability regulations.
- Procurement managers and product managers needing to understand changing regulations for corporate due diligence in supply chains and new requirements for sustainable products.
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