Beyond Boilerplate: ESG and data protection clauses that will define commercial contracts in 2026New regulations are reshaping commercial contracts. India's DPDP Rules and SEBI's BRSR Core are now in effect. Global AI and sustainability...
24 Dec, 2025, 11.32 AM IST
CAG integrates Sebi's ESG criteria into govt auditsThe BRSR framework mandates top 1,000 listed companies to comply with a broad set of reporting requirements covering various ESG aspects. T...
19 Nov, 2025, 11.39 PM IST
Beyond compliance: Why companies must look past the balance sheet for ESGIndian companies are increasingly embracing ESG reporting, driven by regulations like BRSR and global sustainability goals. While initially...
20 Apr, 2025, 11.08 PM IST
Sebi defers ESG disclosure deadline under BRSR framework by one year till FY26Markets regulator Sebi has decided to defer the ESG disclosure deadline for value chain partners of listed companies by one year until FY26...
19 Dec, 2024, 06.44 PM IST
940 companies report zero complaints: Numbers suggest most employees don't complain against work conditionsIndia's top 1,062 listed companies received over 220,000 health and safety complaints and nearly 75,000 working condition complaints in fis...
26 Sep, 2024, 11.19 AM IST
What are Indian consumers most hassled about?India's top 1,062 listed companies cumulatively received over 48.4 million consumer complaints in FY23, 14% lower than in FY22, showed data...
28 May, 2024, 09.50 AM IST
India has an enviable place in global ESG disclosure listAs SEBI maintains an aggressive stance on ESG reporting, India is placed comparatively higher than other leading global economies on this f...
22 Nov, 2023, 12.25 PM IST
Allowing MFs to launch multiple ESG schemes to provide responsible investment avenues: ExpertsThe capital markets regulator on Thursday allowed mutual funds to introduce five new categories under ESG and put in place a disclosure fra...
22 Jul, 2023, 08.59 AM IST
Quantitative threshold as proposed in Sebi consultation paper may lead to disclosure overload, warns expert“One will have to wait for the fine prints of the amendment, to see how SEBI introduces the quantitative thresholds for determining ‘materi...
30 Mar, 2023, 03.58 PM IST
SEBI strengthens online dispute resolution mechanism in securities marketAmong the measures the market watchdog extended the MII [Market Infrastructure Institution] administered conciliation and arbitration mecha...
29 Mar, 2023, 10.05 PM IST
SEBI Meet: Nod to regulatory framework for ESG disclosuresThe AMCs will also be required to make enhanced disclosures on voting decisions with specific focus on environmental, social and governance...
29 Mar, 2023, 08.32 PM IST
Companies across APAC stepping up efforts to keep whistleblower policies up to date"This is partly because it is being talked about mainly by the regulators like Sebi... I think there is a good understanding of the environ...
10 Mar, 2023, 05.03 PM IST
Women continue to lag in financial services roles in India: StudyThe BRSR framework is a set of sustainability disclosures released by Sebi in 2021 and Indian companies were asked to report topics such as...
07 Mar, 2023, 01.50 PM IST
Sebi proposes framework on ESG disclosures, ratingsThe Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has mandated the top 1,000 listed companies by market capitalisation make filings as per ...
22 Feb, 2023, 06.18 AM IST
How RBI can prepare for climate-related risk managementOther central banks, including those of France, China, Malaysia and Japan, have also conducted, or are planning to conduct, scenario analys...
26 Jul, 2022, 12.09 AM IST
A new rule will now show how serious companies are about walking their social responsibility talkSebi had allowed for a transition period by permitting firms to disclose the info voluntarily in 2021-22. Last year, therefore, was a dress...
14 Apr, 2022, 12.40 AM IST
Sebi comes out with disclosure requirements under Business Responsibility and Sustainability ReportThe new report -- Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report (BRSR)-- will replace the existing Business Responsibility Report (BRR).
11 May, 2021, 12.21 AM IST