Policy and ESG regulations

Understand how new policies and regulations are impacting commodity markets across the globe

Track global policy changes and ESG regulations

New policies and global ESG regulations change and evolve as commodity markets strive to meet greener, more stringent decarbonization targets. In the agriculture market, regulations have an impact all along the supply chain. Whether for the collection of used cooking oil or in changes to biofuel mandates, these markets must comply with regulatory requirements and report on their sustainability credentials.

In the new generation energy industry, new legislation requires a digital battery passport for electric vehicle (EV) batteries, as well as a compulsory carbon footprint declaration. The US government’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is likely to have significant consequences for the global battery materials supply chain, and financial incentives from the EU’s Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) will mean some businesses will re-examine their investment opportunities. Global metals markets are also under growing scrutiny as decarbonization goals become more important to governments and corporations.

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Read the latest market coverage on global policy and ESG regulation changes

Global ESG regulations and changes to government policies have a critical impact on commodity market supply chains. Read the latest news and insights from our price reporting and editorial teams on policy and ESG regulations below.

The US news cycle was set alight exactly a year ago on a Sunday afternoon when US Steel, an iconic century-old institution, announced it was for sale

Green steel premiums in the US are off to a slow start, compared to the figures mills are collecting in Europe and Asia

Suppliers from the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) widely expect to gain market share in the European flat steel market in the coming years as a result of the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and an anti-dumping probe again Asian suppliers, sources told Fastmarkets on Thursday August 8.

Amid the rising focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance, the Australian mining industry faces a conundrum: maintain production at competitive levels or promote rigorous ESG standards

The newly introduced requirement of a certificate of origin and analysis when exporting aluminium from Mexico to the US is a source of concern among Mexican market participants, even if it is not expected to have a big impact on the country’s domestic industry, Fastmarkets heard in the two weeks to Friday August 2

Discover how geopolitical factors influence the supply chain and the energy transition in our interview with Trafigura CEO, Jeremy Weir

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