The Trump administration sent a letter to the European Union (EU) in August 2026 saying that it "will take any actions necessary to address unreasonable burdens on US commerce" unless the EU further scales back two corporate sustainability laws. The letter identifies the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which requires companies to disclose sustainability-related information, and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), which requires companies to address environmental and human rights risks across their operations and supply chains.
In the letter, the U.S. government cites the U.S.-EU Framework Agreement on Trade, signed in August 2025, and states that under that agreement, the EU committed to "undertake efforts to ensure" that CSDDD and CSRD "do not pose undue restrictions on transatlantic trade."
On Aug. 14, 2026, U.S. Ambassador to the EU Andrew Puzder said in an X post that "Now it's time for the EU to deliver" on the EU's trade commitments.
