2025 ESG Wrap-Up and 2026 Outlook

Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance

Simon Toms Kate Jackson-McGill KC (formerly Davies) Justin Lau Jonathan Benson Abigail B. Reeves Leesha Curtis

The EU finished 2025 with amendments to corporate sustainability due diligence, simplified European sustainability reporting and a landmark liability ruling in the U.K. Partners Simon Toms and Kate Jackson-McGill KC and European counsel Justin Lau discuss how the changes will impact EU and non-EU companies, financial institutions and businesses with global supply chains in 2026 — which should (i) review updated thresholds, reporting exemptions and compliance timelines and (ii) prepare for revised ESG reporting, due diligence and carbon border adjustment requirements.

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