Sustainable Finance Published July 14, 2026 Overview Compliance Has Become a Pricing Variable, Not Just a Legal Cost For years, ESG compliance was framed almost entirely as a legal and reputational obligation. That framing is now incomplete. Across sustainability-linked loans, green bonds, and increasingly mainstream corporate lending, the strength and credibility of a company’s ESG…
Governance & Legal Risk Published July 14, 2026 Overview ESG Disclosure Has Become a Boardroom Liability Issue For most of the last decade, environmental, social and governance reporting sat with sustainability teams and communications departments. That arrangement is no longer defensible. As regulators across the EU, UK and US have moved from voluntary frameworks to…
Two new EU directives are rewriting what “sustainability reporting” means — and the scope is far wider than most companies realise. Compare Ethics Team ESG Reporting & Disclosure 9 min read The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) together represent the most significant expansion of mandatory sustainability disclosure…
June 17, 2026 14 min read Compare Ethics Editorial Team In 2026, making a green claim is no longer a marketing decision — it is a legal one. Across the EU, UK, and US, regulators have moved from guidance to enforcement. Fashion brands that fail to substantiate environmental claims face fines, bans,…
Compare Ethics Team February 2025 7 min read For multi-brand retailers, green claims compliance is not a single problem — it is hundreds of individual problems, repeated across every brand you carry. Each third-party brand brings its own claims, its own evidence standards, and its own compliance gaps. The retailers navigating this well are…
Compare Ethics Team March 2025 8 min read The narrative around Green Claims Compliance tends to focus on risk avoidance — what happens if you get it wrong. But that framing misses something important. Done well, green claims compliance is not just a defensive play. It is one of the clearest business opportunities available to…
Compare Ethics Team November 2024 10 min read Format DataReport 2024 Edition 36 months of regulatory change set to reshape retail sustainability 67% of retailers surveyed lack a systematic green claims process 5× average ROI delivered by compliance technology vs. manual processes Retail sustainability regulation is moving from voluntary guidance to binding law faster than…
Compare Ethics Team April 2025 7 min read ⚠️ Enforcement Update: The CMA has confirmed it will use its new consumer protection powers to investigate and fine businesses directly for greenwashing — without needing to go to court first. Penalties are now faster and more direct. In recent years, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority…
Compare Ethics Team May 2025 9 min read Key Regulatory Milestones ✓ March 2023 EU Commission proposes the Green Claims Directive NOW 2025 Member states begin transposing directive into national law → 2026 National implementation deadline for most provisions → 2027+ Full enforcement expected across EU member states The EU Green Claims Directive is set…
Compare Ethics Team June 2025 8 min read If your brand makes environmental claims about products or services sold to UK customers, the Green Claims Code applies to you. Enforced by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), this code sets out clear, legally-backed rules about what you can — and cannot — say about your…