Corporate
Oct. 6, 2025
General counsel juggles EU social reporting and U.S. diversity limits
As Europe expands ESG disclosure rules and the U.S. reins in federal DEI efforts, global companies face a sharper challenge: building strategies that satisfy regulators, investors and employees alike.
Roberto Escobar
Roberto "Bobby" Escobar is general counsel, and an environmental and labor and immigration advisor.
In 2025, multinational corporations face tightening regulatory expectations on two fronts. In Europe, the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) is transforming corporate disclosures, requiring companies to report not only environmental metrics but also social, governance and workforce data. In the United States, new executive actions have moved to constrain certain federal DEI efforts, shifting the terrain of permissible diversity programming. For global firms, ...
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!
Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)
Already a subscriber?
Sign In