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Today’s ESG Updates SAF Becomes an EU Strategic Energy-Security Asset: Geopolitical instability is turning SAF into a strategic energy-security asset. China Turns Copper Merger Review into Supply-Security Leverage: China is leveraging its buyer power to demand guaranteed copper-concentrate supplies as a condition for approving Anglo American’s $54 billion Teck merger. Big Oil Challenges Climate Liability
It wasn’t one dramatic moment that made me stop and take note of a move toward agentic artificial intelligence (AI). My attention was drawn more and more through increasing questions from clients. For years, they’d been asking questions like, “Can this model summarize a contract? Can it classify these tickets? Can it draft an email?”
Today’s ESG Updates US EPA Repeals Power Plant Carbon Limits: The agency has scrapped Biden-era rules and proposed blocking future federal greenhouse gas regulations for the power sector. US Speaker Opposes AI Development Pause: Mike Johnson says pausing AI development would weaken the country’s competitive position against China and create national security risks. Zero-Emission Trucks
Key Pointers: The End of Estimates: From January 1, 2027, relying on generic supply-chain emissions data becomes a direct tax liability. Verified, plant-level carbon accounting is now a UK statutory law. The Default Margin Trap: Failing to secure accredited supplier data forces shipments onto punitive Treasury default rates, stripping away clean production allowances and instantly
Today’s ESG Updates West Africa’s Cocoa Farmers Race Against the Clock: More than half of Nigeria’s 300,000 cocoa farmers could struggle to meet new EU traceability requirements, as exporters raise their expenses to keep access to the bloc. US Ambassador Says EU’s Sustainability Reporting Reforms Still Fall Short: U.S. Ambassador Andrew Puzder says the EU’s
Today’s ESG Updates Oil From Grounded Tanker Reaches Oman’s Mainland: The slick from the sanctioned tanker Caroline Bezengi, aground off Oman since June 30, has grown past 2,000 square kilometers and now threatens a marine reserve. Gulf Lease Sale Offers 81 Million Acres, Draws Few Bidders: The Trump administration’s third Gulf oil and gas lease
Today’s ESG Updates EU Packaging Rules Enter into Force: New measures restrict PFAS in food packaging and set targets to cut waste by 15% by 2040. Malaysia Expands Energy Efficiency Push: Renewed plan aims to cut energy demand 11.6% by 2035 and targets $21.5bn savings. Strait of Hormuz Closure Puts Pressure on European Gas Supplies:
Food fraud and the nine ways bought fish could fool you Fish and aquaculture are a big, global business. In 2022, 185 million tonnes of fish, shellfish and other aquatic products were produced and valued at USD 195 billion. And unfortunately, where there is business, there is inevitably fraud. With over 12 000 species traded
Today’s ESG Updates EU Begins Enforcing Landmark AI Rules: New transparency requirements require AI systems to disclose generated content and give regulators the power to oversee high-risk models. Amazon Accused of Seafood Greenwashing: Lawsuit claims sustainability labels such as “responsibly sourced” and “dolphin safe” misled consumers about the environmental impact of products sold on the
Just recently, a little-known American company with extensive connections to the Trump family and the son of the Secretary of Commerce invested in one of the world’s largest untapped reserves of tungsten, a metal that the United States desperately needs to produce missile warheads, fighter jets, computer chips and other critical goods. According to the
The European Commission has put a number on a problem the textile industry has long sensed but rarely measured. In a market surveillance campaign run by its internal market directorate, DG GROW, inspectors tested 132 clothing items and found that 49 of them, 37%, carried labels that did not match the fibres actually used. For
Today’s ESG Updates US Court Rejects EPA Bid to Weaken Soot Pollution Limits: Ruling upholds stricter Biden-era standards for coal plants and factories, despite criticism from the Trump administration. UK Unveils Tougher Deforestation Rules: Businesses will be required to trace and verify supply chains for major commodities. Volkswagen Considers Major Restructuring: Proposals include the closure