The regulations behind every SYNE methodology, tracked in one place.
Disclosure mandates, carbon market rules, sustainable finance regimes, supply chain due-diligence law, and ratings-oversight regulation - all move independently of each other, and all feed into how SYNE's methodologies are built and reviewed. This tracker keeps them in one place, linked directly to the sections they affect.
Four principles behind every entry.
Independently monitored
SYNE's policy team tracks regulatory developments directly from primary sources across all 71 licensed markets.
Linked to what it affects
Each entry links directly to the SYNE Rating methodology section that references or responds to it.
Updated on a rolling basis
Entries are reviewed continuously and updated as a regulation moves through consultation, adoption, or phase-in.
Informational, not legal advice
The tracker summarises regulatory status for context - it is not a substitute for legal or compliance advice.
Corporate Sustainability Disclosure
The reporting frameworks that determine what a company discloses, and how - the primary data source behind ESG and Sustainability Ratings.
CSRD / ESRS
Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, phasing in mandatory, assured sustainability reporting across EU-scoped companies.
ISSB IFRS S1 & S2
Global sustainability and climate disclosure baseline, being adopted jurisdiction by jurisdiction.
SEC Climate Disclosure Rule
US climate-related disclosure requirements for SEC registrants, phasing in by registrant size.
SASB Standards
Voluntary, globally recognised sector-specific sustainability disclosure standards, now part of the ISSB.
GRI Standards
The most widely used voluntary framework for universal and topic-specific sustainability reporting.
BRSR
Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting, SEBI's mandatory ESG disclosure format for India's top listed companies.
ASRS
Australian Sustainability Reporting Standards, an ISSB-aligned mandatory climate disclosure regime phasing in by entity size.
UN Global Compact
Voluntary corporate commitment to ten universal principles on human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption.
Carbon & Climate Markets
Compliance schemes and international mechanisms that shape carbon pricing, trading, and cross-border emissions accounting.
EU CBAM
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, entering its definitive regime with verified embedded-emissions reporting.
EU ETS (Phase 4)
The EU Emissions Trading System's current phase, including expanded sectoral coverage.
Paris Agreement Article 6
International framework for bilateral cooperation and Article 6.4 mechanism credits, still being operationalised.
CORSIA
ICAO's aviation offset scheme, phasing toward mandatory participation for international flights.
Kigali Amendment
Montreal Protocol amendment phasing down HFCs, a key super pollutant category.
OGMP 2.0
Oil and Gas Methane Partnership reporting framework, moving toward site-level measurement-based reporting.
India CCTS
Carbon Credit Trading Scheme, India's domestic compliance carbon market under the Energy Conservation Act.
ASEAN Carbon Market Framework
Regional effort to harmonise interoperable carbon markets and standards across ASEAN member states.
ACCUs
Australian Carbon Credit Units, issued under the Emissions Reduction Fund and Safeguard Mechanism.
Sustainable Finance
The taxonomies and disclosure regimes that determine what counts as a credible green or sustainable financial product.
EU Taxonomy
Classification system defining which economic activities qualify as environmentally sustainable.
SFDR
Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation, governing Article 8 and 9 fund-level disclosures.
EU Green Bond Standard
Voluntary standard for bonds marketed as European Green Bonds, with strict use-of-proceeds rules.
Climate Bonds Standard
Widely referenced voluntary certification scheme for climate-aligned bonds and loans.
Supply Chain & Human Rights
Due-diligence and disclosure laws that determine how deep a buyer's responsibility extends into its supply chain.
EU CSDDD
Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, requiring human rights and environmental due diligence across value chains.
Supply Chain Act (LkSG)
German supply chain due-diligence law applying to large companies with international operations.
UK Modern Slavery Act
Requires large businesses to publish annual statements on steps taken to address modern slavery in their supply chains.
Australia Modern Slavery Act
Comparable reporting obligation for large entities operating in or from Australia.
Ratings & Market Oversight
The regulatory frameworks governing SYNE itself, as an ESG and sustainability ratings provider.
EU ESG Ratings Regulation
ESMA 2023/2631, establishing authorisation, transparency and independence requirements for ESG ratings providers.
FCA Code of Conduct
UK voluntary code of conduct for ESG ratings and data products providers, which SYNE has adopted.
IOSCO Recommendations
Finalised international recommendations for ESG ratings and data providers, now guiding national regulatory approaches.
SEBI ESG Rating Providers Regulations
India's regulatory framework for accrediting and overseeing ESG ratings providers, alongside the BRSR mandate.
MAS Code of Conduct
Singapore's voluntary code of conduct for ESG rating and data product providers, aligned with IOSCO recommendations.
Japan FSA Code of Conduct
Japan's Financial Services Agency code of conduct for ESG evaluation and data providers.
Where these regulations show up in SYNE's methodology.
Every methodology document references the regulations most relevant to that product's rated entities.
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