Regulation
10 articles on regulation from the MindTrust team.
CSRD: Climate Data from Asian Suppliers
Build a proportionate CSRD climate-data request for Asian suppliers, covering Scope 1–3 evidence, estimates, value-chain caps and procurement use.
7 min read →EU Recycled Plastics: New Verification Rules
EU recycled-plastic verification now requires facility-level evidence, batch declarations and accredited checks. Here is what packaging buyers should request.
7 min read →EU Electrical Steel Safeguards: What Asian Suppliers Need to Know
EU electrical steel safeguards started 25 September 2026, setting quotas and minimum prices on China, Japan and South Korea — what buyers should check now.
6 min read →Made in EU Rules: What They Mean for Asian Suppliers
Made in EU rules under the draft Industrial Accelerator Act could reshape EU sourcing from Asia. Here is what is proposed, and why it matters now.
7 min read →EU SME ESG Data Cap: What Buyers Can Request
EU buyers face a new limit on ESG data demands to smaller suppliers. Learn what the value-chain cap covers, what stays voluntary and how to adapt.
8 min read →EU ETS Reform: What the MSR Proposal Means for Buyers
EU ETS reform could reshape the carbon market reserve. Understand the proposal, its link to CBAM costs and what procurement teams should review now.
6 min read →EU Methane Import Rules: What Buyers Must Do Now
Understand the EU methane import rules, the debate over delays and penalties, and the evidence procurement teams should collect from energy suppliers now.
6 min read →CBAM 2026: How Asian Suppliers Can Provide Verifiable Embedded-Emissions Data to EU Buyers
CBAM 2026 guide for Asian suppliers: what embedded-emissions data EU buyers need, how verification works, and how to avoid marked-up default values.
8 min read →India Builds CBAM Verification Capacity: What It Means for Steel, Aluminium and Industrial Supply Chains
India is building CBAM verification capacity. What limited verifiers and upstream data gaps mean for EU importers of Indian steel and aluminium in 2026.
7 min read →Decoding the SBTi Corporate Net-Zero Standard V2: What Changed and How to Prepare
SBTi's Corporate Net-Zero Standard V2 splits companies into two categories, widens Scope 3 coverage and adds early removals. What changed, and a 6-step plan.
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