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
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
New non-financial accounting norms in the works, as ESG grabs centre stageSebi evaluated diverse accounting standards and considered expanding mandatory sustainability reporting beyond the top 1,000 companies. The...
07 Aug, 2024, 12.20 PM IST
Majority of top-100 companies making disclosures about carbon emissions: PwC IndiaA PwC India survey indicates that 51% of India's top 100 companies have begun disclosing carbon emissions voluntarily, with 31% revealing t...
21 Apr, 2024, 01.16 PM IST
Everyone wants to board India's growing ESG compliance gravy trainSince FY20, the top 1,000 companies had to disclose their ESG performance under the business responsibility report. From FY23, this report ...
18 Apr, 2024, 06.19 AM IST
Green is the new gold: Investors flock to sustainable opportunities in 2024India is making significant strides towards sustainable development through regulatory mandates like the Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bi...
02 Apr, 2024, 01.36 PM IST
Sebi introduces a separate sub-category for ESG investmentsPresently, mutual funds are permitted to launch only one ESG scheme under the thematic category for equity schemes.
20 Jul, 2023, 06.18 PM IST
Harsha Upadhyaya on what ESG funds stand for, their risk profile & new Sebi guidelinesESG (environmental, social and governance factors) funds predominantly invest in businesses focused on these issues, and regulations mean t...
18 Apr, 2023, 10.01 AM 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
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
Sebi chief chairs meeting with corporate India on business responsibility and sustainability reportingSebi conducted a round-table, which was chaired by Tyagi, on business responsibility and sustainability reporting (BRSR).
15 Jan, 2021, 09.58 PM IST
Govt-appointed panel proposes 2 formats for business responsibility reporting by companiesThe committee, constituted by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs in 2018, has proposed that the Business Responsibility Report should be cal...
12 Aug, 2020, 07.11 PM IST