Global Scans · Standards · Weekly Summary

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WHAT'S NEXT?: Improving standards are likely to be driven more by business and technological improvement than governments in the future. The latter will be under severe pressure to cut bureaucracy, speed policy making and improve their nation's productivity performance.

• [New] Globally, frameworks such as the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures and the International Sustainability Standards Board increasingly expect companies to disclose Scope 3 emissions. Seneca ESG
• [New] Many regulations like SEC's cybersecurity rules for public companies and the Digital Operational Resilience Act in Europe require organizations to report incidents and risks more transparently. Metricstream
• [New] Key Takeaways for Importers and ProducersThese new rules increase financial exposure for businesses, particularly as the allocation of free EU and UK ETS allowances will begin to phase out in 2026, with full phaseout by 2034. JD Supra
• [New] The Colorado attorney general's office just adopted significant updates to the Colorado Privacy Act rules, which will soon introduce new obligations related to biometric data, employee biometrics, children's privacy, and interpretive guidance. Fisher Phillips
• [New] We can expect to see secondary legislation by the end of 2025 to regulate ESG ratings providers (following on from a UK voluntary code of conduct which is already in place). www.hoganlovells.com
• [New] New CO2 emission standards require new diesel trucks to essentially be phased out of production by 2040. MIT Technology Review
• [New] Europe and China are moving ahead with their own stricter emissions rules that could force electric vehicle purchases. CNN
• [New] Safety experts from FANUC, Universal Robots, Amazon, NVIDIA and OSHA will address robot safety standards, AI safety, mobile robotics and global compliance. Automation.com
• [New] By 2025, businesses that leverage Generative AI 2.0 will redefine industry standards. Rapidops
• [New] UK government is considering new rules for senior drivers, which could significantly change the way people over the age of 70 keep their driving licences. Kay Dee Properties
• [New] By matching the EU standards for integrity, openness, and additionality, India's CCTS might establish credibility as a strong global system. Modern Diplomacy
• [New] The India AI Impact Summit is a timely opportunity to foster a new kind of international cooperation - one that prioritizes distributed innovation over monopolies, and shared standards over fragmented rulebooks. The Sunday Guardian
• [New] Europe's Hexa-X 6G research program is already prototyping terahertz radio links and network intelligence that could form the basis of 6G standards by 2028. Bez Kabli
• [New] Europe's stance may be softening: EU regulators recently signaled they might ease merger rules for telecoms, given the intense investment requirements for 5G/6G and geopolitical desires for EU network sovereignty. Bez Kabli
• [New] The future course of the U.S. economy and the conduct of monetary policy could significantly affect Japan's economy and prices. Economic Times
• [New] In 2025, state legislatures sought to demonstrate that they could be laboratories of democracy for AI governance: testing disclosure rules, liability frameworks, and technology-specific measures. Future of Privacy Forum
• [New] The new ECB rules will expand the list of eligible borrowers and recognized lenders. PendulumEdu
• [New] If US regulators set transparent standards that achieve global buy-in, American influence extends; if not, American firms will find themselves following rules written in Beijing, Brussels, or Brazil. American Enterprise Institute - AEI
• [New] The FAA's new pilot program could help the U.S. keep pace with global competitors, while creating standards for safe, scalable, and transformative advanced air mobility vehicles. Knobbe Martens
• Industry adoption of common standards like EIP-5164 and LayerZero's OFT (Omnichain Fungible Token) will reduce integration complexity for developers and provide more consistent user experiences across protocols. yellow.com
• Universal approval standards being developed by major wallet providers will allow single approvals to work across multiple bridge protocols. yellow.com
• In 2025, IATA will introduce a more unified approach, leveraging ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices to create a comprehensive runway safety toolkit. Aerotime
• By enhancing European defence readiness, the EU and Member States will be better equipped to protect peace and security in Europe, and preserve the international rules-based order. EEAS

Last updated: 09 October 2025