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Asia-Pacific Region

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Japan Sustainability Standards Board of Japan Standards

Japan

Sri Lanka SLFRS S1 and S2 Sustainability Disclosure Standards

Sri Lanka

Pakistan IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards Order

Pakistan

Malaysia National Sustainability Reporting Framework

Malaysia

Singapore Sustainability Disclosure Amendments to SGX-SET Listing Rules

Singapore

Australia Climate-related Disclosures

Australia

EU

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Poland CSRD Transposition

Member States ESG Disclosures

Implementing Regulation on country classification under the EU Deforestation Regulation, with Annex with low and high risk countries and methodology

Performance

Hungary CSRD Transposition

Member States ESG Disclosures

Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, June 13, 2024

Performance

Stop-the-clock Directive

Disclosures

Belgium CSRD Transposition

Member States ESG Disclosures

International

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Sevilla Commitment

International Environmental and Human Rights Instruments

Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), Corporate Net-Zero Standard (Version 2.1)

Private International Standards

Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) Sector Standards

Private International Standards

Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, May 22, 2001

International Environmental and Human Rights Instruments

Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade, September 10, 1998

International Environmental and Human Rights Instruments

OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct, June 21, 1976

Corporate Responsibility Standards

North America

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Mexico Sustainability Disclosure Standards

Mexico

Canadian Sustainability Disclosure Standards

Canada

California Climate-Related Financial Risk Act

United States

California Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act

United States

Vermont Climate Superfund Act

United States

Costa Rica Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards

Costa Rica

South America

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Colombian Revisions to Disclosure Obligations of Securities Issuers

Colombia

Chile Revision on Sustainability Topics within the Annual Report

Chile

UK

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The UK Stewardship Code 2026 (voluntary)

General

The UK Corporate Governance Code 2024 (voluntary), January 2022

General

The Biodiversity Gain (Town and Country Planning) (Modifications and Amendments) (England) Regulations 2024

General

The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (amended)

General

The Environment Act 2021 (amended)

General

The Companies (Strategic Report) (Climate-related Financial Disclosure) Regulations 2022

General

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