ESG Enforcement Tracker
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September 2026
Regulation
Regulatory enforcement actions on ESG disclosures, greenwashing claims, and sustainable finance regulation confirmed each month. Each record includes the regulatory body that issued the enforcement action, the fine amount levied, the type of ESG violation cited, and the enforcement date. Coverage is limited to cases where a regulatory or legal body has opened an investigation or issued a penalty — SEC Division of Enforcement cases and equivalent North American regulatory bodies.
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ESG compliance officers at asset managers use it to monitor regulatory enforcement patterns and align their own disclosure practices. Corporate sustainability teams use it to track enforcement precedents relevant to their reporting and marketing claims. Responsible investment analysts use it to identify controversy events for ESG screening. Regulatory technology firms and legal advisors use it to track the evolving enforcement landscape.
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<div style="overflow-x:auto;width:100%"><table class="catchall-table"><thead><tr><th style="min-width:40px">#</th><th style="min-width:240px">Event</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Penalized Company</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Regulator</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Esg Category</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Penalty Currency</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Violation Type</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Penalty Amount</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Enforcement Action Type</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Announcement Date</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Location</th><th style="min-width:120px;white-space:nowrap">Source</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td style="min-width:240px">EU Implementation of Directive 2024/825 Against Greenwashing in Travel</td><td style="min-width:140px"></td><td style="min-width:140px">European Union</td><td style="min-width:140px">Environmental</td><td style="min-width:140px"></td><td style="min-width:140px">misleading environmental claims and greenwashing</td><td style="min-width:140px"></td><td style="min-width:140px">Directive implementation (regulation establishing rules and penalties)</td><td style="min-width:140px">2024-03-06</td><td style="min-width:140px">European Union</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.nomadlawyer.org/spain-unites-with-tanzania-and-others-as-new-eu-greenwashing-rules-reshape-sustainable-travel-marketing-in-2026" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.nomadlawyer.org/spain-unites-with-tanzania-and-others-as-new-eu-greenwashing-rules-reshape-sustainable-travel-marketing-in-2026</a></td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style="min-width:240px">OSC Concludes Greenwashing Enforcement Hearing Against Purpose Investments</td><td style="min-width:140px">Ontario's market watchdog has laid out its final argument that Purpose Investments Inc. and its founder, Som Seif, misled investors</td><td style="min-width:140px">Ontario Securities Commission</td><td style="min-width:140px">Governance</td><td style="min-width:140px"></td><td style="min-width:140px">making false or misleading statements about the incorporation of ESG factors in investment funds</td><td style="min-width:140px"></td><td style="min-width:140px">Other</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-09-25</td><td style="min-width:140px">Canada</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-osc-purpose-investments-som-seif-greenwashing-case" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-osc-purpose-investments-som-seif-greenwashing-case</a></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td style="min-width:240px">SEC Enforcement Action Against Institutional Shareholder Services for Subpoena Non-Compliance</td><td style="min-width:140px">Institutional Shareholder Services faces SEC enforcement action for refusing to provide documents requested by regulators.</td><td style="min-width:140px">U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission</td><td style="min-width:140px">Governance</td><td style="min-width:140px"></td><td style="min-width:140px">failure to comply with an administrative subpoena and refusal to turn over requested records</td><td style="min-width:140px"></td><td style="min-width:140px">Other</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-09-04</td><td style="min-width:140px">United States</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://0xzx.com/2026090606056440745.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://0xzx.com/2026090606056440745.html</a></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td style="min-width:240px">UOKiK Charges L'Oréal Polska Over Garnier Greenwashing</td><td style="min-width:140px">The President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has charged L'Oréal Polska</td><td style="min-width:140px">Office of Competition and Consumer Protection</td><td style="min-width:140px">Environmental</td><td style="min-width:140px"></td><td style="min-width:140px">misleading eco-labeling and greenwashing on Garnier cosmetics</td><td style="min-width:140px"></td><td style="min-width:140px">Other</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-09-16</td><td style="min-width:140px">Poland</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.upday.com/pl/pieniadze/kupujesz-kosmetyki-garnier-ze-wzgledu-na-ekologie-uokik-zarzuca-loreal-greenwashing/7tdl122" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.upday.com/pl/pieniadze/kupujesz-kosmetyki-garnier-ze-wzgledu-na-ekologie-uokik-zarzuca-loreal-greenwashing/7tdl122</a></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td style="min-width:240px">Premier League Independent Committee Rules Manchester City Guilty of 114 Financial Charges</td><td style="min-width:140px">Manchester City faces the heaviest ruling in Premier League history</td><td style="min-width:140px">Premier League</td><td style="min-width:140px">Governance</td><td style="min-width:140px"></td><td style="min-width:140px">Inaccurate financial information disclosure, concealment of player and coach salaries, and violations of financial rules</td><td style="min-width:140px"></td><td style="min-width:140px">Guilty verdict / finding of breach (sanctions pending)</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-09-26</td><td style="min-width:140px">England</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://k.sina.com.cn/article_7879995911_1d5af320706802m5a6.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://k.sina.com.cn/article_7879995911_1d5af320706802m5a6.html</a></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td style="min-width:240px">Vietnam Government Issues Decree 283/2026/ND-CP Setting Fines Up to 150 Million VND for Social Insurance Fraud</td><td style="min-width:140px"></td><td style="min-width:140px">Government of Vietnam</td><td style="min-width:140px">Governance</td><td style="min-width:140px">VND</td><td style="min-width:140px">falsifying social insurance and unemployment insurance records</td><td style="min-width:140px">150,000,000</td><td style="min-width:140px">Fine</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-07-15</td><td style="min-width:140px">Vietnam</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://vneconomy.vn/lam-gia-ho-so-bao-hiem-that-nghiep-nguoi-su-dung-lao-dong-co-the-bi-phat-den-150-trieu-dong.htm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://vneconomy.vn/lam-gia-ho-so-bao-hiem-that-nghiep-nguoi-su-dung-lao-dong-co-the-bi-phat-den-150-trieu-dong.htm</a></td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td style="min-width:240px">Phillips 66 Lake Charles Refinery Issued Compliance Order by Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality</td><td style="min-width:140px">Phillips 66 Lake Charles Refinery, which received a compliance order from the state in November 2025</td><td style="min-width:140px">Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality</td><td style="min-width:140px">Environmental</td><td style="min-width:140px"></td><td style="min-width:140px">repeated exceedances of permit limits for multiple pollutants</td><td style="min-width:140px"></td><td style="min-width:140px">Compliance Order</td><td style="min-width:140px">2025-11-01</td><td style="min-width:140px">Louisiana, USA</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/group-criticizes-state-late-lenient-pollution-enforcement-lake-charles" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/group-criticizes-state-late-lenient-pollution-enforcement-lake-charles</a></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td style="min-width:240px">Kazakhstan Ministry of Justice Enforcement Action and Fine Against NCOC</td><td style="min-width:140px">North Caspian Operating Company (NCOC)</td><td style="min-width:140px">Ministry of Justice of Kazakhstan</td><td style="min-width:140px">Environmental</td><td style="min-width:140px">KZT</td><td style="min-width:140px">breaches of authorized open-air sulfur storage limits</td><td style="min-width:140px">5,060,000,000</td><td style="min-width:140px">Fine</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-09-09</td><td style="min-width:140px">Kazakhstan</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://energynews.pro/en/kazakhstan-suspends-forced-recovery-of-environmental-fine-against-ncoc" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://energynews.pro/en/kazakhstan-suspends-forced-recovery-of-environmental-fine-against-ncoc</a></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td style="min-width:240px">Italian Competition Authority Fines Fast Fashion Company €1 Million for Misleading Environmental Claims</td><td style="min-width:140px">Shein (Infinite Styles Services Co. Ltd)</td><td style="min-width:140px">Competition and Market Authority</td><td style="min-width:140px">Environmental</td><td style="min-width:140px">EUR</td><td style="min-width:140px">misleading environmental claims and advertising regarding sustainability</td><td style="min-width:140px">1,000,000</td><td style="min-width:140px">Fine</td><td style="min-width:140px">2025-08-04</td><td style="min-width:140px">Italy</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.think.it/greenwashing-nuove-regole-europee-per-le-dichiarazioni-ambientali-dal-2026" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.think.it/greenwashing-nuove-regole-europee-per-le-dichiarazioni-ambientali-dal-2026</a></td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td style="min-width:240px">UK ASA Bans Adverts from Adidas, Uniqlo, and Calvin Klein over Greenwashing Claims</td><td style="min-width:140px">banned adverts from Adidas, Uniqlo and Calvin Klein</td><td style="min-width:140px">Advertising Standards Authority</td><td style="min-width:140px">Environmental</td><td style="min-width:140px"></td><td style="min-width:140px">Unsubstantiated environmental claims regarding recycled materials</td><td style="min-width:140px"></td><td style="min-width:140px">Ban</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-06-24</td><td style="min-width:140px">United Kingdom</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/is-greenwashing-finally-being-hung-out-dry--ecmii-2026-09-18" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/is-greenwashing-finally-being-hung-out-dry--ecmii-2026-09-18</a></td></tr><tr class="row-locked"><td>11</td><td style="min-width:240px">Fiducian Investment Management Services Penalized A$7.3 Million for Greenwashing</td><td style="min-width:140px">a court ordered Fiducian Investment Management Services to pay A$7.3 million in penalties</td><td style="min-width:140px">Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)</td><td style="min-width:140px">Environmental</td><td style="min-width:140px">AUD</td><td style="min-width:140px">Promoting a fund as ethical and socially responsible while investing in companies earning revenue from fossil fuels</td><td style="min-width:140px">7,300,000</td><td style="min-width:140px">Penalty</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-08-12</td><td style="min-width:140px">Australia</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://healthmedicinet.com/investments-social-environmental-benefits-tougher" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://healthmedicinet.com/investments-social-environmental-benefits-tougher</a></td></tr><tr class="row-locked"><td>12</td><td style="min-width:240px">EU Anti-Greenwashing Regulations Announcement</td><td style="min-width:140px"></td><td style="min-width:140px">European Union</td><td style="min-width:140px">Environmental</td><td style="min-width:140px"></td><td style="min-width:140px">greenwashing</td><td style="min-width:140px"></td><td style="min-width:140px">Regulatory directive/legislation announcement</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-09-25</td><td style="min-width:140px">European Union</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.tagesschau.de/multimedia/podcast/15-minuten/audio-warum-taten-mit-k-o-tropfen-haerter-bestraft-werden-sollen-100.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.tagesschau.de/multimedia/podcast/15-minuten/audio-warum-taten-mit-k-o-tropfen-haerter-bestraft-werden-sollen-100.html</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div>
<h3>Are enforcement actions against both companies and financial products (funds) covered?</h3><p>Yes. Both corporate greenwashing cases (company environmental claims) and fund-level cases (misleading ESG fund labels or disclosures) are included.</p><h3>Are investigations still open included or only concluded cases?</h3><p>Both open investigations and concluded enforcement actions are included. Open investigations are updated when the outcome is announced.</p><h3>How does this differ from the ESG controversy screening monitor?</h3><p>The controversy monitor covers a broad range of ESG controversy events. This tracker focuses specifically on regulatory enforcement actions, making it more relevant for compliance and regulatory monitoring use cases.</p><h3>What is the refresh rate of this dataset?</h3><p>This dataset is refreshed monthly using <a href="https://www.newscatcherapi.com/web-search-api">CatchAll</a>, NewsCatcher's recall-first web search API. You can run your own version of this dataset and update it as frequently as every one hour.</p>