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How emerging markets can prepare for the EU’s new ESG regulations

In December 2021, European leaders emerged from the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow with a resolute commitment to translate climate pledges into tangible action. Since then, the European Union (EU) has rolled out a series of regulations applying Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) standards to trade, aiming to curtail CO2 emissions, shield environmentally conscious European producers, and discourage unfair trade…