22/11/2024 | ASIC extends arrangements to streamline insurance payments in emergency situations | AU |
09/12/2024 | Environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings: Council greenlights new regulation | EU |
09/12/2024 | Council greenlights EU certification framework for permanent carbon removals, carbon farming and carbon storage in products | EU |
19/11/2024 | Treasury, IRS finalize more partnership clean energy regulations and propose related administrative requirements | US |
31/12/2024 | Australia: New telco industry rules for major outages | AU |
12/11/2024 | EPA Finalizes Rule to Reduce Wasteful Methane Emissions and Drive Innovation in the Oil and Gas Sector | US |
05/11/2024 | European Council - Building materials: Council adopts law for clean and smart construction products | EU |
25/11/2024 | European Council - Urban wastewater: Council adopts new rules for more efficient treatment | EU |
25/11/2024 | EU adopts rules to better measure the environment’s contribution to the economy | EU |
29/10/2024 | The ESAs finalise rules to facilitate access to financial and sustainability information on the ESAP | EU |
01/07/2025 | APRA amends operational risk financial requirements for superannuation trustees | AU |
11/11/2024 | European Parliament approves more efficient and greener EU airspace | EU |
21/10/2024 | Changes to OTC derivative transaction reporting are now in effect | AU |
01/07/2025 | ACMA agrees to new rules for community radio | AU |
04/11/2024 | Air quality: Council gives final green light to strengthen standards in the EU | EU |
29/09/2024 | Important changes to customer identification obligations for online gambling service providers | AU |
02/10/2024 | New guidance released on cyber security for operational technology | AU |
01/10/2024 | Updated ML/TF risk assessments guidance for your business | AU |
01/10/2024 | New guidance on outsourcing AML/CTF functions | AU |
01/10/2024 | AUSTRAC publishes new lists of suspicious activity indicators | AU |
01/10/2024 | New Credit Reporting Code strengthens privacy protections | AU |
30/09/2024 | ASIC updates guidance for participants in the carbon market following Safeguard Mechanism reforms | AU |
26/09/2024 | New guidance on detecting and mitigating Active Directory compromises | AU |
01/10/2024 | ASIC to allow instrument for primary production managed investment schemes to expire | AU |
23/09/2024 | EPA Finalizes Rule to Accelerate American Leadership in Cutting Climate-Damaging Hydrofluorocarbons Used in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Equipment | US |
20/09/2024 | ASIC reissues Regulatory Guide 121 on doing financial services business in Australia | AU |
12/09/2024 | OAIC welcomes first step in privacy reforms | AU |
12/09/2024 | ACCC authorises collaboration to support cash-in-transit services
| AU |
11/09/2024 | AML/CTF Amendment Bill introduced in Parliament | AU |
06/09/2024 | Stronger penalties and enforcement powers against telcos breaching the law | AU |
06/09/2024 | Stronger regulation of crystalline silica substances from 1 September 2024 | AU |
28/08/2024 | ACCC authorises collaboration to facilitate offshore energy feasibility licence application processes | AU |
28/08/2024 | Guidance on adequate procedures to prevent the commission of foreign bribery | AU |
26/08/2025 | Right to disconnect modern award term published | AU |
01/10/2024 | APRA finalises new cross-industry Prudential Standard CPS 001 Defined terms | AU |
22/08/2024 | Climate-related disclosures legislation passed | AU |
26/08/2024 | New information about changes to casual employment laws published | AU |
12/08/2024 | New resources about unfair deactivation and termination for regulated workers | AU |
31/07/2024 | The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre releases updated guidance to adopt secure-by-design principles | AU |
29/07/2024 | Commission presents New European Bauhaus (NEB) Investment Guidelines to help investors align projects with NEB's transformative vision | EU |
25/07/2024 | New financial reporting and audit obligations for superannuation funds commence | AU |
01/07/2025 | APRA finalises targeted changes to strengthen banks’ liquidity and capital requirements | AU |
22/07/2024 | Chemicals: Council adopts legislation on fertilisers labelling | EU |
16/07/2024 | Fixed term contract changes for Live Performance Award | AU |
01/07/2024 | Workplace delegates’ rights terms in enterprise agreements | AU |
02/07/2025 | EPA Releases Updated Climate Indicators Report Showing How Climate Change is Impacting People’s Health and the Environment | US |
01/07/2024 | Minimum wage increases from 1 July 2024 - Australia | AU |
01/01/2025 | APRA publishes letter on thematic review of recovery and exit planning in the superannuation industry | AU |
28/01/2025 | ASIC approves enhanced Banking Code of Practice | AU |
26/06/2024 | More support available to deepen accountability in the mining sector | Worldwide |
19/06/2024 | FMA and XRB issue user guides to help users of climate statements | NZ |
19/06/2024 | IASB unanimously agrees to finalise the revision of the Management Commentary Practice Statement | Worldwide |
17/06/2024 | Nature restoration law: Council gives final green light | EU |
17/06/2024 | High Seas Treaty: Council gives green light for its conclusion | EU |
27/05/2024 | Industrial policy: Council gives final approval to the net-zero industry act | EU |
27/05/2024 | Green transition: Council gives its final approval to the ecodesign regulation | EU |
27/05/2024 | Fit for 55: Council gives final green light to cut methane emissions in the energy sector | EU |
24/05/2024 | Corporate sustainability due diligence: Council gives its final approval | EU |
16/05/2024 | Transition to integrated reporting: A guide to getting started | Worldwide |
14/05/2024 | Final Report:
Guidelines on funds’ names using ESG or sustainability-related terms | EU |
13/05/2024 | Regulation on strengthening CO2 emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles | EU |
03/05/2024 | Hong Kong Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance | HK |
03/05/2024 | Guide on effective risk data aggregation and risk reporting | EU |
25/04/2024 | Air pollution: Parliament adopts revised law to improve air quality | EU |
26/04/2024 | Parliament approves a revision of the EU’s common agricultural policy | EU |
26/04/2024 | New EU rules to reduce, reuse and recycle packaging Copy | EU |
26/04/2024 | Investor guidance for the 2023 Gender Benchmark | Worldwide |
01/01/2025 | Implementation Guidance for Climate Disclosures under HKEX ESG reporting framework | HK |
12/04/2024 | Methane: Parliament adopts new law to reduce emissions from energy sector | EU |
12/04/2024 | New EU rules to improve urban wastewater treatment and reuse | EU |
12/04/2024 | MEPs adopt stricter CO2 emissions targets for trucks and buses Copy | EU |
12/04/2024 | Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Stronger Clean Air Standards for Chemical Plants, Lowering Cancer Risk and Advancing Environmental Justice | US |
01/04/2024 | NTIA Adopts New Measures to Streamline Environmental Impact Permitting Review for “Internet for All” Projects Copy | US |
28/03/2024 | Environment Agency publishes guidance on production of green hydrogen | UK |
26/03/2024 | Guidance issued on managing climate-related risks | NZ |
25/03/2024 | U.S Government’s National Action Plan on Responsible Business Conduct | US |
06/03/2024 | SEC Adopts Rules to Enhance and Standardize Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors | US |
18/12/2023 | EU wide assessment of the draft updated National Energy and Climate Plans | EU |
14/12/2023 | Corporate due diligence rules agreed to safeguard human rights and environment | EU |
14/12/2023 | FCA welcomes the launch of industry code of conduct for ESG ratings and data products providers | UK |
| CMA issues its first informal guidance to help green initiatives | UK |
| Draft report & call for feedback on EU taxonomy-aligning benchmarks | EU |
11/12/2023 | ACCC releases eight principles to guide businesses’ environmental claims | AU |
12/08/2023 | 2023 Gender Benchmark Scoring Guidelines | Worldwide |
12/08/2023 | The Methodology for the Heavy Industries Benchmark 2023 | Worldwide |
10/01/2028 | Commission welcomes provisional agreement on modernising management of industrial emissions | EU |
12/08/2023 | Updated EU rules to decarbonise the gas market and create a hydrogen market | EU |
29/11/2023 | Sustainability disclosure and labelling regime confirmed by the FCA | UK |
24/11/2023 | Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) and investment labels regime (Qualitative Research) | |
| GC23/3: Guidance on the anti-greenwashing rule | UK |
11/09/2023 | Unfair Contract Terms reforms commence | AU |
12/12/2024 | APRA and ASIC commence joint administration of the new Financial Accountability Regime | AU |
09/01/2023 | 《上海市落实〈关于在有条件的自由贸易试验区和自由贸易港试点对接国际高标准推进制度型开放的若干措施〉实施方案》政策图解 | CN |
10/01/2023 | Queensland’s better building standards | QLD, AUS |
15/09/2023 | Water Legislation Amendment Bill | QLD, AUS |
15/09/2023 | Mining Amendment (Mineral Claim – Opals) Bill 2023 | NSW, AUS |
10/03/2023 | Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 | QLD, AUS |
13/09/2023 | The Hydrogen and Renewable Energy Bill | SA, AUS |
09/07/2023 | ASIC issues new legislative instruments for financial resource requirements and platforms | AU |
09/07/2023 | FSB and IMF outline comprehensive approach to identify and respond to macroeconomic and financial stability risks associated with crypto-assets | Worldwide |
12/01/2023 | New regulations under the Work Health and Safety Act 2012 will help provide better guidance to workers and employers on how to manage the risk of psychological injuries and illnesses in the workplace. | SA, AUS |
09/01/2023 | New items banned from today as SA moves to eliminate single use plastics | SA, AUS |
15/08/2023 | Land and Public Works Legislation Amendment Act 2023 comes into effect | WA, AUS |
09/01/2023 | Gambling related signage coming down across NSW | NSW |
12/12/2024 | The Not-for-Profit Governance Principles | AU |
| Australia joins international methane mitigation agreement | AU |
07/11/2023 | Public Statement
Sustainability disclosure in prospectuses | EU |
| Mandatory climate disclosures proposed for large non-listcos from FY2027, all listcos from FY2025 | SG |
| The consultation on a new Code of Conduct for Environmental, Social and Governance data and ratings providers | UK |
07/04/2023 | ADGM Implements its Sustainable Finance Regulatory Framework | Abu Dhabi |
| Consultation Paper on Proposed Code of Conduct for Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) Rating and Data Product Providers | SG |
01/01/2025 | Commission welcomes political agreement on EU Banking Package | EU |
01/01/2024 | ISSB issues inaugural global sustainability disclosure standards | Global |
13/06/2023 | Sustainable finance package | EU |
| EBA consults on amendments to the Guidelines on money laundering and terrorist financing risk factors to include crypto-asset service providers | EU |
07/01/2023 | Get set for a minimum wage increase | AU |
20/04/2023 | Understanding the new climate-related disclosures regime | NZ |
| Opening Statement to Senate Economics Legislation Committee - May 2023 | AU |
05/11/2023 | ASIC sharpens focus on credit and debt management | AU |
05/05/2023 | ASIC updates the implementation timeframe for the internal dispute resolution data reporting framework | AU |
05/09/2023 | AML Regtech: Network Analytics | HK |
20/04/2023 | Action Plan to Mobilize Finance for Asia’s Net Zero Transition | SG |
20/04/2023 | New laws to protect consumers of cosmetic procedures | QLD, AUS |
20/04/2023 | New sex offender monitoring laws reverse soft approach of LNP | QLD, AUS |
13/04/2023 | Expansion to the Climate Bonds Standard and Certification Scheme | Global |
| Changes to the National Gas Law civil penalties and enforcement regime in Western Australia. | WA, AUS |
| FCA delays implementation of initial Sustainability Disclosure Requirements | UK |
31/03/2023 | New specialist technology company listing rules | HK |
29/03/2023 | Environment Protection and Other Legislation (EPOLA) Bill | QLD, AU |
30/03/2023 | Beasley family ‘over the moon’ as Jack’s Law passed by Queensland Parliament | QLD, AU |
06/04/2023 | The Disability Inclusion (Review Recommendations) Amendment Bill 2022 | SA, AUS |
| World Bank Group Launches New Partnership Framework with Egypt to Support Green, Resilient, and Inclusive Development | Global |
21/03/2023 | Fair Work Amendment (Right to Disconnect) Bill 2023
No. , 2023 | AU |
17/03/2023 | Heavy Vehicle (Vehicle Standards) National Amendment Regulation 2023 | QLD, AUS |
16/03/2023 | ESG Community Housing Standard | AU |
12/12/2024 | Guidelines on Climate Risk Management | Canada |
28/02/2023 | Sustainable finance: Provisional agreement reached on European green bonds | EU |
16/02/2023 | AUSTRAC cements partnership with United Kingdom to intensify fight against financial crime | AU/UK |
03/02/2023 | Good practices for handling whistleblower disclosures | AU |
| Draft agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction | UN |
| Compliance directives issued after serious mining incidents | QLD, AUS |
28/02/2023 | The Packaging Waste (Data Reporting) (England) Regulations 2023 | UK |
| Animal Welfare Laws- consultation paper | SA, AUS |
| National Battery Strategy-Australian government published the consultation paper | AU |
06/02/2023 | EBA releases the technical package for phase 1 of its 3.3 reporting framework | EU |
| UK ESG legislation trending in 2023 | UK |
17/01/2023 | Finance launches new five-year Disability Access and Inclusion Plan (DAIP) | |
01/04/2023 | SEC Fall 2022 RegFlex Agenda – ESG-related Rulemaking | US |
12/06/2022 | Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Bill 2022 | AU |
11/12/2022 | Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Respect at Work) Bill 2022 | AU |
| Discussion Paper - Project 113: Sexual Offences | AU |
| A legislative instrument that facilitates employee share schemes (ESS) | AU |
19/12/2022 | The Code of Conduct for ESG Evaluation and Data Providers | Japan |
17/12/2022 | New rent bidding rules start today | AU |
| Proposed regulations that set ZEV sales targets for manufacturers and importers of new passenger cars, SUVs, and pickup trucks | CA |
07/01/2023 | NSW to reform casino tax rates | AU |
| Climate-related financial disclosure
Consultation paper | AU |
| Code of Conduct for ESG data and ratings providers | UK |
| NSW Government to make rent bidding illegal | AU |
| Mandatory climate reporting regime | AU |
| 401(K) | US |
12/09/2022 | Best Practice Principles for Australian Anti-Corruption Commissions | AU |
12/12/2024 | The corporate sustainability reporting directive (CSRD) | EU |
16/12/2022 | Disclosure Rules | US |
07/02/2024 | Council and Parliament agree to delay sustainability reporting for certain sectors and third-country companies by two years | EU |
| MEPs adopt new law banning greenwashing and misleading product information | EU |
| Air quality: Council and Parliament strike deal to strengthen standards in the EU | EU |
23/02/2024 | Authority releases second Reconciliation Action Plan | AU |
18/01/2024 | Interoperability considerations for GHG emissions when applying GRI Standards and ISSB Standards. | Worldwide |
12/12/2024 | ASIC proposes to remake managed investment scheme legislative instruments | AU |
19/01/2024 | Guidance on Satisfying the Geographical Requirements of the Section 30C Alternative
Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Credit | US |
05/02/2024 | Environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings: Council and Parliament reach agreement | EU |
05/02/2024 | Sustainability standard to accelerate accountability in the mining sector | Worldwide |
12/12/2024 | Nature restoration: Parliament adopts law to restore 20% of EU’s land and sea | EU |
30/03/2023 | National Reconstruction Fund Corporation Bill passes through Parliament | AU |
12/12/2024 | Regulation on fluorinated greenhouse gases, amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937
and repealing Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 and substances that deplete the ozone layer, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1005/2009 Copy | EU |
