Tag: CSDDD

EU sustainability reporting reforms trigger backlash from NGO coalition
Sustainability cited as the biggest loser in the EU’s omnibus process, with claims process is “undemocratic” and “untransparent”

European Commission delays sustainability reporting rules
The ‘omnibus’ revision postpones implementation of the CSRD by two years, and CSDDD by a year, to strengthen EU’s ‘economic base’.

EU sustainability reporting laws may scrap double materiality
Leaked draft of imminent ‘omnibus’ revised legislation goes beyond ‘simplification’ to ‘deregulation’, says academic.

UN weighs in on EU human rights due diligence debate
UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights calls on EU “not to reopen” controversial measures in the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive.

Campaigners fight for rigorous EU sustainability rules
Economists, academics and unions fear the proposed revision of new legislation will increase risk of climate disruption.

France calls for a halt on EU sustainability disclosure laws
The French government seeks ‘indefinite postponement’ of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive.

US targets EU sustainability reporting
A member of Congress declares European rules on disclosure are ‘foreign regulation that puts America last’.

Debate intensifies over sustainability reporting rules
As the EU readies its simplified directive to combine the CSRD and CSDDD, Germany warns of ‘bureaucratic burden’.

Why boards need to tackle modern slavery
Still prevalent in organisations and supply chains, the crime of modern slavery poses a material risk to business.

Critics call for revision of CSRD
As the deadline for full implementation of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive nears, firms are struggling to comply.