Hogan Lovells news and insights on ESG regulation in the UK, EU and internationally from December 2025. Keep up to date using our ESG regulation tracker: ESG regulatory alerts.
This month's ESG Regulatory Monthly Round-Up sets out updates from the UK, EU and elsewhere across the globe for January 2026.
In the UK, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) has published a consultation paper proposing amendments to the UK Sustainability Reporting Standards (“UK SRS”), the Competition Markets Authority has opined on green claims across supply chains and the government has published a national security assessment of global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security.
In the EU, the European Central Bank (“ECB”) has amended its monetary policy implementation guidelines to enshrine a new climate factor and the European Commission is consulting on proposed acts relating to the supervision of, and enforcement against, ESG ratings providers.
Internationally, China has finalised its first national climate disclosure standard (which is based on the International Sustainability Standards Board (“ISSB”) standards) and the Agreement on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (“BBNJ”), also known as the High Seas Treaty) has now entered into force.
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