𝘏𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳, 𝘌𝘚𝘎/𝘚𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘕𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘪, 𝘉𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘴, 𝘚𝘢𝘰 𝘗𝘢𝘶𝘭𝘰, 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘬𝘰𝘬, 𝘛𝘰𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘰, 𝘋𝘰𝘩𝘢, 𝘰𝘳 𝘚𝘺𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘺. 𝘌𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 & 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘴, 𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.

From my experience advising on cross-border sustainability regulations, I’ve seen that though there are still significant overlaps, “ESG compliance” has its jurisdictional nuances, with those differences widening continuously.

Here’s a quick summary of where things stand today:

Africa: ISSB reporting mandates (Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya). New climate change regulations & Green Finance Guidelines gaining ground.

Asia: Mandatory disclosures (Singapore, Japan, Korea, India). Human rights due diligence & supply chain transparency on the rise.

Europe:  CSRD, CSDDD, EU Taxonomy, CBAM, etc., Europe remains the centre of regulatory gravity with extraterritorial reach.

Latin America: Mandatory reporting (Brazil, Chile, Mexico). Enforcement tied to deforestation, FPIC, & indigenous rights litigation, etc.

Middle East: ESG reporting now standard for listed firms. Green taxonomies & hydrogen transition policies taking shape.

North America: SEC climate rules (pending), California SB 253/261, Canadian disclosure standards + forced labour. Litigation & state-level action defining the tone.

Oceania: Mandatory climate disclosure under AASB S2 in Australia. Modern slavery & biodiversity frameworks expanding.

This is the “now” – the enforceable layer of ESG law – but the “next” is where the real risks & opportunities lie. Essentially, this is where most entities – especially multinationals – will either get ahead or fall behind.

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆, 𝗜’𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴/𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗷𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰/𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝘄𝗼-𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗝𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳 (𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱).

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