ESG Digest №42

Regional:

• PwC KazakhstanPublishes New "TOP 50 ESG Disclosure Companies" in Kazakhstan
• Kazakhstan Ratifies Comprehensive New Environmental Standards to Support Climate Strategy

Global:

• Verra Issues First Core Carbon Principles-Certified Forest Carbon Credits
• European Commission Introduces Support Measures to Strengthen CBAM
• PCAF Releases Updated Global GHG Accounting and Reporting Standard for Financial Institutions
• Global Reporting Initiative Publishes Exposure Drafts to Strengthen Labor Rights Disclosures
• European Parliament Endorses Provisional Agreement to Simplify Sustainability Reporting and Due Diligence Rules

• EFRAG Proposes Simplified ESRS to Ease Reporting Burden
• SBTi Publishes Sector-Specific Net Zero Pathways for Global Chemicals Industry
• Verra Releases First Approved Insurance Products to Support CORSIA-Eligible Carbon Credits
• EFRAG Releases Three Supporting Guides to Aid SME Sustainability Reporting
• European Commission Allocates EUR 5.2bn for Net Zero Technology and Hydrogen Initiatives
• UNDP and GEF Approve Funding to Support Biodiversity and Climate Initiatives in Fragile Regions
• UK Government Unveils Biodiversity Strategy to Protect Overseas Territories’ Ecosystems
• UK Financial Conduct Authority Proposes Stricter Oversight of ESG Ratings Providers