BRUSSELS: America urged the European Union on Friday (Aug 14) to ease its legal guidelines placing accountability on massive corporations for the environmental and social affect of their world provide chains, arguing the bloc had pledged such measures wouldn’t hamper EU-US commerce.
US Ambassador to the EU Andrew Puzder mentioned in a submit on X that the 27-nation bloc ought to honour commitments made throughout commerce talks with US President Donald Trump in Turnberry, Scotland, in July 2025 to handle so-called non–tariff limitations.
“Now it is time for the EU to ship. Below the Framework Settlement, the EU dedicated ‘to make sure’ that its Company Sustainability Due Diligence Directive and Company Sustainability Reporting Directive ‘don’t pose undue restrictions on transatlantic commerce‘,” Puzder wrote.
“Extraterritorial provisions hurt American businesses and employees, however it’s not just the US that can undergo.”
The EU legal guidelines cited by Puzder require massive firms working within the EU, together with US corporations, to reveal their environmental and social impacts, together with working situations throughout their provide chains.
A European Fee spokesperson didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
Washington can be pushing the EU to amend its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), which imposes expenses on imports of products produced with out assembly the bloc’s carbon emissions requirements.
The renewed strain comes as US and EU officers flip their consideration to non–tariff limitations after tariff commitments agreed in July 2025 took impact.
Three sources acquainted with the discussions mentioned they anticipated joint statements within the autumn protecting the non–tariff parts of the Turnberry settlement.
Brussels has already softened among the insurance policies criticised by Washington over the previous 12 months, together with its anti-deforestation legislation and methane emissions guidelines. A number of sources acquainted with the EU place mentioned the bloc was not planning additional concessions on these measures.
