ESG Corporate Compliance Update: June 2025
This ESG Corporate Compliance Update was originally posted on 14th July, 2025. Further regulatory developments may have occurred after publication. To keep up-to-date with the latest compliance news, sign up to our newsletter.
ESG & Sustainability Regulatory Updates: June 2025
The pace of global ESG regulatory change shows no sign of slowing – in June 2025 alone, 260 regulatory updates were recorded across sustainability reporting, climate disclosures, supply chain due diligence, and labor standards.
This month’s update from Compliance & Risks highlights key developments in:
- ESG Reporting (including Indonesia’s Sustainability Disclosure Standard PSPK 1 and the UK’s SRS S1 and S2 drafts)
- Climate Disclosures (notably the UK’s proposed frameworks)
- Sustainable Resource Use (EU initiatives on critical raw materials and discarded unsold goods disclosure)
- Labor & Employment (updates from Brazil and the US on maternity leave and AI discrimination)
- Supply Chain Due Diligence (South Korea’s Corporate Sustainable Management update, and Germany’s repeal activity)
- Human Rights – Affected Communities (updates from Spain on products in situations of illegal occupation)
- Anti-Bribery & Corruption (USA’s proposed amendments)
Whether you’re monitoring CSRD alignment, preparing for new ESG reporting standards, or staying ahead of sustainability-driven supply chain reforms, keeping pace with evolving global regulations is critical.
Below we share key regulation changes impacting businesses between June 1st and June 30th, 2025. To explore all proposed and enforced regulations in depth, start a conversation with our experts.
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*Note: The regulatory changes captured in C2P include regulations being proposed, approved, coming into force, date alerts, additional support materials and any other changes to regulations & standards that compliance teams need to be aware of to be proactive about their compliance status.
- ESG Reporting
Indonesia: General Requirements for Disclosure of Sustainability-Related Financial Information, Sustainability Disclosure Standard PSPK 1, 2025.
UK: Exposure draft of UK Sustainability Reporting Standards: UK SRS S1 and UK SRS S2, Consultation Document, June 2025.
UK: General Requirements for Disclosure of Sustainability-related Financial Information, Draft Standard SRS S1, June 2025.
- Climate Disclosures
UK: Exposure draft of UK Sustainability Reporting Standards: UK SRS S1 and UK SRS S2, Consultation Document, June 2025.
UK: Climate-related Disclosures, Draft Standard SRS S2, June 2025.
- Sustainable Resource Use
EU: Products, Components and Waste Streams with a high potential for Critical Raw Material Recovery, Draft Implementing Regulation, June 2025.
EU: Details and Format for the Disclosure of Information on Discarded Unsold Consumer Products under Regulation (EU) 2024/1781, Draft Regulation, June 2025. C2P Approval Probability: 99%.
- Labor & Employment
Brazil: Labour and Employment, Decree-Law No. 5452, 1943 – Proposed Amendment – (on maternity leave) Bill No. 2558, June 2025. C2P Approval Probability: 33%.
USA: Prohibit Employment Discrimination of AI Reporters Senate Bill 1792, 2025. C2P Approval Probability: 4%.
- Supply Chain Due Diligence
South Korea: Human Rights and Environmental Protection for Corporate Sustainable Management, Draft Law, June 2025. C2P Approval Probability: 26%.
Germany: Repeal of the Supply Chain Due Diligence Act, Draft Act, June 2025.
- Human Rights – Affected Communities
Spain: Prohibiting the Marketing of Products in Situations of Illegal Occupation of Territories, Draft Law, June 2025.
- Anti-Bribery & Corruption
USA: Bribery of Public Officials and Witnesses, 18 U.S.C. 201, 1962 – Proposed Amendment – (on revising definition of “official act”) House Bill 3741, 2025. C2P Approval Probability: 2%.
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