The regulation database
Most compliance content tells you a regulation exists. This tells you what it costs, where, from when — and shows you the gazette it came from. Where a figure could not be traced to a primary source, it is missing rather than estimated.
882
Regulations in force
Indexed in the corpus
119
Jurisdictions covered
National, supranational and international
8
Written up in full
Checked against primary sources
4
Of those, jurisdictions
Covered by a full write-up
100%
Figures with a cited source
No figure appears without one
11
Changes tracked in 2026
Each traced to the instrument that made it
Written up in full
These have been checked line by line against the instruments themselves. Everything else in the database appears in the index below, with its official source.
- European UnionCSRDCorporate Sustainability Reporting DirectiveCSRD sets no EU-wide penalty. Article 51 requires each member state to set penalties in national law. Maxima traced to primary sources for the same missed report range from a few hundred euros to €10,000,000 depending on the member state.Data last changed 18 March 2026
- European UnionEUDREU Deforestation RegulationEUDR application dates were postponed twice. The current dates are 30 December 2026 for large operators and 30 June 2027 for micro and small enterprises, set by Regulation (EU) 2025/2650. Operators must also collect plot-level geolocation coordinates from suppliers upstream.Data last changed 23 December 2025
- European UnionCSDDDCorporate Sustainability Due Diligence DirectiveDirective (EU) 2026/470 changed the CSDDD penalty rule on 18 March 2026. Member states must now cap fines at 3% of net worldwide turnover. The previous text had required them to set a maximum of at least 5%.Data last changed 18 March 2026
- European UnionCBAMCarbon Border Adjustment MechanismThe CBAM definitive period began on 1 January 2026. Certificate sales start on 1 February 2027, postponed from 1 January 2026 by Regulation (EU) 2025/2083. A 50-tonne de minimis threshold exempts an estimated 90% of importers while covering 99% of embedded emissions.Data last changed 1 January 2026
- United KingdomUK CBAMUK Carbon Border Adjustment MechanismThe UK CBAM applies from 1 January 2027. HMRC registration opens on 1 January 2028. The sector list differs from the EU mechanism: five sectors, excluding electricity.Data last changed 1 February 2026
- United StatesSB 253 / SB 261California Climate Disclosure Laws (SB 253 and SB 261)SB 253 and SB 261 are California climate disclosure laws with live deadlines. SB 253's first filing was deferred from 10 August 2026 to 10 November 2026. CARB has stated it will not enforce SB 261's 1 January 2026 deadline while a Ninth Circuit injunction is on appeal.Data last changed 27 July 2026
- European UnionSFDRSustainable Finance Disclosure RegulationSFDR currently classifies products under Articles 6, 8 and 9. In November 2025 the Commission proposed replacing them with three categories: Sustainable, Transition and ESG Basics. The Council adopted its negotiating mandate on 24 June 2026. Parliament is developing its position and trilogues had not concluded.Data last changed 24 June 2026
- InternationalIFRS S1 / S2IFRS S1 and IFRS S2 (ISSB Standards)The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures was disbanded in October 2023 and monitoring passed to the IFRS Foundation. IFRS S2 fully incorporates the TCFD recommendations. IFRS S1 and S2 are standards, not law: obligations arise only where a jurisdiction, stock exchange or contract adopts them.Data last changed 1 October 2023
Latest changes
2026-08-02
CSRD — Penalty figures re-checked against national gazettes; five figures that could not be traced to a primary source removed.
2026-08-02
EUDR — All dates, commodity shares and penalties re-checked against the regulation and Council sources.
2026-07-27
SB 253 / SB 261 — CARB released proposed modifications to the initial regulation for a 15-day comment period.
2026-06-24
SFDR — Council agreed its negotiating mandate on the SFDR 2.0 proposal.
2026-03-18
CSRD — Directive (EU) 2026/470 (Omnibus I) enters into force — scope cut to companies with >1,000 employees and >€450m turnover, from FY2027.
2026-03-18
CSDDD — Directive (EU) 2026/470 enters into force — penalty cap 5% floor → 3% ceiling, civil liability regime removed, transition plan obligation deleted, single 2029 application date.
Start with a question
If you do not yet know which regulation you need, start here. These guides work backwards from the question to the rule, and every figure in them is carried from a page in the database below.
- Which sustainability regulations apply to my company?A practical method for working out which sustainability and energy regulations bind your company — by jurisdiction, by product, and by what you operate, rather than by industry.
- CSRD, CSDDD and EUDR: which is which, and which applies to youCSRD, CSDDD and EUDR compared: what each requires, who each binds, and how the 5% penalty figure is misattributed between them.
- Who must comply with EUDR?EUDR follows the commodity, not the company. Who is in scope, from when, and why being outside the EU is not an exemption.
- How to prepare for CSRDA sequence for CSRD preparation that starts by checking whether you are still in scope — because the 2026 Omnibus removed roughly 85–90% of the companies that were.
- CBAM or UK CBAM: which one applies to you?Two carbon border mechanisms, five differences that decide scope and cost. Sector coverage, thresholds, dates and authorities compared.
- What is a legal register, and does your company need one?What a legal register is, what ISO 14001 actually requires, and why most registers fail the moment a regulation changes rather than when it is first written.
The full index
Every in-force regulation in the corpus with a traceable official source — 882 across 119 jurisdictions, each linked to the instrument itself.
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