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European Union lawmakers’ plan to delay adopting new sustainability reporting standards until 2026 has been criticised as “kicking the can down the road” in the fight against climate change. 

The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) requires companies to report certain sustainability information, including scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions.  

The reporting must follow standards adopted by the EC, which adopted an initial set of standards in July 2023, with a second, sector-specific set of standards scheduled to be adopted by June ...