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Most EU Businesses Favor Tougher Sustainability Reporting, Due Diligence Rules than Omnibus Proposals: Survey - ESG Today

E3G - Third Generation Environmentalism @e3g.bsky.social · 1d

E3G’s Jurei Yada notes that #EU businesses see sustainability as a source of competitiveness.

An E3G–YouGov survey of 2,500 leaders shows strong support for robust sustainability rules, challenging the EU’s Omnibus proposals.

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The majority of EU-based businesses support retaining more substantial and broadly applied sustainability reporting and due diligence rules than envisioned under the European Commission’s Omnibus simp...

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E3G - Third Generation Environmentalism @e3g.bsky.social · 5d

🌍 We’ll be sharing more examples soon – and bringing insights together at our Brussels event on 2 December: From the Ground Up: Joining forces to finance the homes we need

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E3G - Third Generation Environmentalism @e3g.bsky.social · 5d

📖 Earlier this year, our From the Ground Up briefing showed how Denmark & Poland are already delivering affordable, sustainable housing:

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From the ground up: Financing sustainable and affordable homes

The transition of Europe’s building stock is not just an environmental necessity, but also a social and an economic imperative. Our research in Denmark and Poland shows that delivering homes that are ...

E3G - Third Generation Environmentalism @e3g.bsky.social · 5d

Tackling affordability and sustainability means:
✔️ Innovative financing models
✔️ Repurposing existing buildings
✔️ Solutions tailored to national contexts

E3G - Third Generation Environmentalism @e3g.bsky.social · 5d

Matthew Baldwin, Head of the Commission’s Housing Taskforce, added:

🗣️“There are 27 different housing crises, 27 different markets and different challenges across the #EU.”

E3G - Third Generation Environmentalism @e3g.bsky.social · 5d

Danish Minister Sophie Andersen captured the challenge:

🗣️“The housing crisis is a social crisis – but it doesn’t exist in isolation. It is a key element of our climate crisis.”

E3G - Third Generation Environmentalism @e3g.bsky.social · 5d

🏠 Europe’s #housing crisis is also a #climate crisis.

Our Head of EU Energy Policy, Luke O’Callaghan-White, has just returned from the High-Level Conference on Affordable & Sustainable Housing in Copenhagen.

Here are our takeaways ⬇️🧵

Kemi Badenoch vows to repeal Climate Change Act

E3G - Third Generation Environmentalism @e3g.bsky.social · 6d

In response to today's announcement from Kemi Badenoch, E3G CEO, Nick Mabey, comments,

"Repealing the Climate Change Act would make British citizens poorer, less secure and more vulnerable to energy price shocks."

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Tory leader says she would replace it with ‘cheap energy’ strategy, ending decades-long consensus on climate

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E3G - Third Generation Environmentalism @e3g.bsky.social · 6d

📢 NEW SURVEY: A majority of European companies support robust #sustainability rules and see them as essential for #competitiveness and investment.

📊 See the survey visuals below & read the full findings here: www.e3g.org/publications...

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ECCO think tank @eccoclimate.bsky.social · 7d

⚡Last week, at the #HeatPumpForum 2025, we moderated a panel discussion on how to make clean energy more accessible.

➡️We were joined by Marcos González Álvarez @ec.europa.eu, Daniele Agostini @enelgroupit.bsky.social, Peter Liese @europarl.europa.eu and Rheanna Johnston @e3g.bsky.social.

What European business leaders think about the EU's corporate sustainability and due diligence rules

E3G - Third Generation Environmentalism @e3g.bsky.social · 8d

New E3G survey of 2,500 #EU business leaders shows strong support for corporate sustainability rules. A majority back #climate transition plans, see sustainability as key to competitiveness, and want the EU to set global standards.

Read more 👇
www.e3g.org/publications...

E3G commissioned a YouGov survey of 2,500 business leaders across Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and Poland in August 2025. The results reveal strong support for robust corporate sustainability and du...

China’s plans to cut emissions too weak to stave off global catastrophe, say experts

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E3G - Third Generation Environmentalism @e3g.bsky.social · 11d

📢 On Monday, we mark 10 years since Mark Carney’s landmark “Tragedy of the Horizon” speech warning that climate change poses an existential threat to the financial system.

Join this webinar with leading experts to reflect on progress & the reforms still needed.
👉 www.tragedyofthehorizon.org

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E3G - Third Generation Environmentalism @e3g.bsky.social · 13d

#China’s new 2035 emissions target is facing criticism for falling short of global climate needs.

@theguardian.com an.com explores the implications, including concerns raised by E3G’s Kaysie Brown on China’s clean economy leadership.

Read the full article: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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NewClimate Institute @newclimate.bsky.social · 14d

In March 2025, the EU launched talks on its first Clean Trade and Investment Partnership ( #CTIPs) with South Africa.

💡CTIPs aim to align EU external action with industrial policy, support clean energy cooperation and offer a flexible tool to complement trade deals.

🔗 Read more: bit.ly/3IAHeyt

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E3G - Third Generation Environmentalism @e3g.bsky.social · 14d

Clear signal of how #EU partnerships can deliver climate & industrial transformation.

Great to see lessons from the South Africa pilot highlighted in this joint brief. 👇

Europe Jacques Delors @delorseurope.bsky.social · 14d

🇪🇺 EU Clean Trade & Investment Partnerships (CTIPs) align trade, industry & climate goals. The South Africa pilot shows how investments & regulatory cooperation can drive clean tech & sustainable growth.
📄 Read the policy brief: www.europejacquesdelors.eu/publications...

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E3G - Third Generation Environmentalism @e3g.bsky.social · 14d

During #UNGA80, the EU and leaders from 17 countries, including the UK, Brazil and South Africa, reaffirmed the global consensus to deliver the clean energy transition.

“When others withdraw, we double down.”

Read more in our blog ⬇️
www.e3g.org/news/when-ot...

When others withdraw, we double down

Urgent attention is needed to sustain the UAE consensus to triple renewables and double energy efficiency by 2030 and transition away from fossil fuels and to push back on aggressive diplomatic pro-fo...

E3G responds to the UK's consultation package on sustainable finance

E3G - Third Generation Environmentalism @e3g.bsky.social · 15d

📢 Don’t miss this discussion tomorrow on how oil & gas industries shape global politics.

Details below👇

Cambridge for Europe @cambsforeurope.bsky.social · 16d

Join us online tomorrow, Tuesday 23 September, for an expert discussion on the impact of the oil and gas industries on global politics with Lisa Fischer @e3g.bsky.social‬ & Svitlana Romanko @razomwestand.bsky.social‬

Free registration👉 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Online talk: Geopolitics of Energy

Join Cambridge for Europe at 6pm on Tuesday 23 September, for an expert discussion on the impact of the oil and gas industries on global politics with Lisa Fischer of E3G & Svitlana Romanko of Razom We Stand.

E3G - Third Generation Environmentalism @e3g.bsky.social · 15d

🌍 The #UK has the chance to lead on green finance, but it needs a future-fit regulatory regime.

E3G has responded to 3 key gov consultations on sustainability reporting, assurance & transition plans.

Read our submissions👇
www.e3g.org/publications...

E3G's responses to the UK's governments three consultations on sustainable finance.

Climate action must be prioritized by leaders at UNGA80 as the smart, strategic play

E3G - Third Generation Environmentalism @e3g.bsky.social · 18d

At #UNGA80, leaders must treat #ClimateAction as the defining test of political will ahead of #COP30.

Delivering ambitious NDCs, closing the finance gap and driving a clean, resilient energy transition are vital for global security and prosperity.

See press release:
www.e3g.org/news/cwny-un...

At UNGA80, leaders must prioritise climate action as a strategic imperative for prosperity, security and stability, driving ambition ahead of COP30.

Why Japan needs a climate council: toward transparent climate governance

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E3G - Third Generation Environmentalism @e3g.bsky.social · 19d

As Japan's politics enters a state of flux, a climate council could strengthen trust in its energy and climate policy.

Support for a climate council is building from politicians,civil society and businesses in Japan.

Read more about what this means for 🇯🇵 : www.e3g.org/news/why-jap...

この記事の日本語訳を見るにはここをクリックしてください。 The recent resignation of Prime Minister Ishibahas further reaffirmed Japan’s turbulent political landscape, and the clear decline of the long-dominant Liberal Democratic ...

NDC Energy Commitments Tracker

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Cambridge for Europe @cambsforeurope.bsky.social · 20d

Oil and gas don't just drive the climate crisis, they also fund war and extremism.

Join us online 6PM, Tues 23 Sept, for a timely conversation on the geopolitics of energy with Lisa Fischer @e3g.bsky.social‬ & Svitlana Romanko @razomwestand.bsky.social‬

Register 👉 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Join us online 6PM, Tuesday 23 September, for a conversation on the geopolitics of energy with Lisa Fischer of E3G & Svitlana Romanko of Razom We Stand.

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E3G - Third Generation Environmentalism @e3g.bsky.social · 20d

🌍 How are countries responding to COP28’s Global Stocktake #energy goals?

E3G’s #NDC Energy Commitments Tracker monitors how new NDCs reflect commitments on renewables, efficiency, coal, fossil fuels & subsidies.

Explore the tool 👇
www.e3g.org/publications...

Track how countries’ 2025 updated or new Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) reflect COP28 energy goals, from tripling renewables to phasing out fossil fuel subsidies. Updated with each new sub...

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We Mean Business Coalition @wemeanbusiness.bsky.social · 21d

The shift from #FossilToClean energy is gaining momentum 📈 and continued investment in fossil fuels can be risky, according to new analysis we published today with @etc-energy.bsky.social @ember-energy.org @e3g.bsky.social sky.social‬www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/fossil-fuel-...t#ClimateWeekNYCYC

Unlocking investment for net zero in the UK

E3G - Third Generation Environmentalism @e3g.bsky.social · 22d

💡 Net zero is the #UK’s growth opportunity but unlocking investment is key.

E3G, Baringa & @wwf.org.uk set out a clear methodology for sectoral investment roadmaps to power a #NetZero Investment Plan.

🔗 Read more: www.e3g.org/publications...

E3G, WWF & Baringa set out a clear methodology for UK sectoral investment roadmaps to unlock capital, drive growth and deliver net zero by 2030.