The EU’s Packaging Rules Apply on 12 August.
The EU packaging regulation applies 12 August 2026. For Sri Lankan exporters one paragraph binds: PFAS limits on food-contact packs. Apparel is not in it.
Policy & Regulation
ESGNexus analysis: GHG Protocol and ISO to merge corporate carbon accounting standards by 2028
GHG Protocol and ISO will merge their corporate carbon accounting standards by 2028. What it means for Sri Lanka’s first mandatory SLFRS S2 filers. (147/155)
Revised ESRS: What EU Cuts Mean for SL Exporters
The EU cut sustainability reporting datapoints by over 60% and capped supplier data demands. What the revised ESRS mean for Sri Lankan exporters to the EU
Preventing the Next Banking Fraud: A Governance Blueprint for Sri Lankan Boards
Sri Lanka’s banking sector has the governance rules. The NDB fraud shows the gap is implementation. What boards must actually do to prevent the next one.
CBSL’s Sustainable Finance Roadmap 2.0: What It Means for Banks and Borrowers
ESGNexus.lk · Policy & Regulation The Central Bank of Sri Lanka launched its most ambitious sustainable finance framework to date on 5 May 2025. Roadmap 2.0 goes well beyond green lending — expanding into social equity, MSMEs, and gender equality. Every bank, every large corporate borrower, and every financial institution in Sri Lanka needs to … Read more
Sri Lanka’s Mandatory Sustainability Reporting Is Here — What Every Listed Company Must Know
ESGNexus.lk · Policy & Regulation The top 100 CSE-listed companies were required to comply with SLFRS S1 and S2 from 1 January 2025. All main board-listed entities must follow by 2026. Here is what the standards require, who must act, and what happens if you don’t. By the ESGNexus Editorial Team · June 2026 · … Read more
SEC Sri Lanka’s ESG Governance Rules: What’s Required, What’s Coming, and Where the Gaps Are
ESGNexus.lk · Policy & Regulation Every company listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange is now subject to a comprehensive set of ESG-related governance obligations — many of which took effect in October 2023, with the ESG Sustainability Policy requirement added in October 2024. Most boards are not fully compliant. Here is a clear-eyed assessment of … Read more
SLFRS S1 vs SLFRS S2: A Plain-English Guide for Sri Lankan Finance Teams
ESGNexus.lk · Policy & Regulation Two new sustainability standards are now mandatory for Sri Lanka’s largest listed companies. One covers every sustainability risk that is financially material to your business. The other covers climate — always. Here is what they require, in plain English, without the jargon By the ESGNexus Editorial Team · June 2026 … Read more
CBSL Sustainable Finance Roadmap: What Banks Must Do
POLICY & REGULATION · 4 min read The Central Bank of Sri Lanka’s Sustainable Finance Roadmap 2.0, launched in May 2025, is not a future aspiration. It carries a binding Direction, a compliance timeline, and direct implications for how Sri Lankan banks assess risk, price credit, and report sustainability. By the ESGNexus Editorial Team · … Read more