The European Commission has announced its intention to postpone the implementation of the EU deforestation Regulation (EUDR) by an additional year, drawing mixed reactions from EU institutions, industry, and civil society. The news came via a letter to the European Parliament’s Environment Committee Chair, Antonio Decaro, and the Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU. The Commission explained that the delay was necessary due to difficulties with the deployment of the EUDR Information System — the digital platform designed to manage due diligence data for forest-risk commodities.

The National Certification and Accreditation Administration released a first batch of trial implementation rules specifically for carbon footprint labelling certification on 9 September.

On 9 September, the National Certification and Accreditation Administration released nine new implementation rules for the certification of green products, including lighting products, logistics turnover boxes, dyes, pre-mixed mortars for decoration and renovation, stone materials, refractory materials, computers, printers and all-in-one multifunction machines, and wall materials.

President Xi Jinping announced China’s new Nationally Determined Contributions, relating to climate targets, in a video speech delivered at the United Nations Climate Summit on 24 September.

On 10 September 2025, the proposed simplifications to the EU’s Carbon Border Mechanism (CBAM) were adopted by the European Parliament, with a majority endorsing the amendment. The adopted legislative modifications include a 50-tonne de minimis threshold that would exempt about 90% of importers, mainly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and occasional traders, while maintaining coverage of an estimated 99% of emissions from targeted imports.

The State Administration for Market Regulation began implementing a batch of major national standards on 1 September, aimed at supporting the regulation of emerging and future industries, promoting energy conservation, emissions reduction and efficiency improvements, facilitating a good consumption environment, and protecting people’s lives and property.

Sustainable fashion is commonly associated with the recycling or upcycling of clothing and accessories, but can also be integrated at the initial phase of textile production. United Textile Mills Co. Ltd (UTM) is one of Thailand’s leading textile manufacturers. Managing Director, Nutra Uttamapinant, outlines her companies’ strategies for leveraging innovation and technology to minimise the environmental impact during textile production.

The European Commission (“Commission”) has initiated three new public consultations concerning the implementation of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (“CBAM”). The deadline to submit comments in all three new public consultations is 25 September 2025. The consultation responses will feed into the European Commission’s development of the implementing regulations that need to be put in place before the definitive CBAM period starts on 1 January 2026.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released a plan to promote green and low-carbon standardisation in the industrial and information technology sectors on 26 June.

The transitional phase of the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will conclude at the end of 2025. Nonetheless, the European Commission (“Commission”) still has concerns about downstream carbon leakage. As such, it is seeking feedback from stakeholders regarding an expansion of the CBAM’s scope that would cover downstream goods.