Danesmead ESG Podcast on the Evolution of ESG
We recently spoke to Global Relay Intelligence & Practice (GRIP) commissioning editor Jean Hurley about sustainability and climate reporting across the US, UK and EU.
We discussed the divisive nature of ESG and the regulatory compliance burden on firms, as well as the US-focused ESG backlash and greenwashing.
We covered the regulatory landscape and how we see ever more challenging regulations like CSRD impacting on investors and companies.
And of course we discussed AI, and how it might complement ESG.
Check out the podcast here: Podcast: Danesmead ESG’s Daniella Woolf and Harriet O’Brien on the evolving nature of ESG – Global Relay Intelligence & Practice
Further Reading
California climate laws SB 253 and 261, TCFD, SBTi and more in the Danesmead Advisory August 2025 newsletter.
In late August 2025, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) proposed important updates to SB 253 and SB 261, with implications for which companies are in scope and what they’ll need to do to comply.
CSRD simplification, UK Taxonomy, SBTi, and more in the Danesmead Advisory July 2025 newsletter.
Changes to SFDR, the future of sustainable investment, greenwashing and more in the Danesmead Advisory June 2025 newsletter.
Summary of the UK government’s consultation which asks the financial services industry for views on its proposed requirements for climate-related transition plans.
UK releases draft versions of the ISSB sustainability standards including 6 amendments.
Ongoing debate over CSRD, updates to SFDR and SDR, trends in sustainable investment and more in the Danesmead Advisory May 2025 newsletter.
Danesmead ESG becomes Danesmead Advisory, SB 253 & SB 261 reporting, and more in the Danesmead Advisory March 2025 newsletter.
An explainer for SB 261, The Climate-Related Financial Risk Act, requiring companies doing business in California to publish a report outlining the climate risks they face.
An explainer for SB 253, The Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act, requiring companies doing business in California to publish their carbon emissions data.