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The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) has already been postponed twice since its adoption: once in December 2024, and again in December 2025. As of August 2026, however, the European Commission has confirmed there will be no further postponement, with the current compliance dates remaining in place.

From 12 August 2026, the EU's Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR, Regulation (EU) 2025/40) officially applies across the EU, directly affecting any company exporting packaged goods to Europe, particularly in the food, beverage, cosmetics, and consumer goods sectors.

For companies listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is rolling out a plan to bring ISSB standards (IFRS S1 and IFRS S2) into mandatory disclosure requirements, known as the "ISSB Roadmap." Unlike Malaysia (a unified national policy framework) or Singapore (embedded within exchange listing rules), Thailand is taking the approach of gradually upgrading an existing ESG disclosure regime. This article summarizes the latest roadmap, as revised by SEC Thailand in November 2025.

Decision No. 42/2026/QD-TTg is set to take effect in 35 days, on September 25, 2026, updating Vietnam's List of Sectors and Facilities Required to Conduct Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventories and replacing Decision No. 13/2024/QD-TTg. Businesses in the industrial, energy, construction, and transportation sectors are being urged to check whether their facilities fall under the newly updated list.

For companies listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX), the mandatory climate disclosure framework is no longer something on the horizon, it is already in effect. Unlike Vietnam's approach of layering requirements across multiple pieces of legislation, Singapore has taken the path of embedding ISSB-aligned climate disclosure requirements directly into the SGX Listing Rules, jointly developed and updated by Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) and the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA). This article summarizes the latest roadmap, updated by ACRA and SGX RegCo in August 2025, to help listed companies understand exactly where their obligations stand.

For companies listed on HOSE or HNX, 2026 marks a turning point: ESG reporting is no longer a voluntary, formality-driven document, but is steadily becoming a mandatory obligation under a clear legal roadmap. This article summarizes the latest updates on ESG disclosure requirements in Vietnam, helping listed companies understand exactly where they stand in the compliance timeline and what to prepare for next.

Every ESG reporting cycle, countless businesses are still wrestling with dozens of Excel files, mismatched figures between departments, and mounting anxiety ahead of each audit. As international reporting standards such as GRI, IFRS, and TCFD grow increasingly stringent, shifting to automated software is no longer optional - it is now a necessity.

Entering the first half of 2026, Asia's carbon credit markets and Emission Trading Systems (ETS) are no longer just "encouraged" or "voluntary" concepts. Dual pressures from international regulations - most notably the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) entering its mandatory compliance phase on January 1, 2026, alongside the newly updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC 3.0), have transformed carbon management into a core economic tool that dictates the competitiveness of every enterprise in the region.
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