After a number of rounds of drafts, the EU Council has signed off on its position regarding the revisions to CSRD and CSDDD brought about by the Omnibus....more
On 23 June 2025, the Council of the European Union (“Council”) endorsed its negotiating mandate on the European Commission’s Omnibus I proposal, which aims to streamline the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive ((EU)...more
The European Council has approved the Directive, which offers a temporary relief to companies facing requirements under the CSRD and CSDDD....more
Environmental General Counsel (“EGC”) Founder and Principal Catherine W. Johnson recently interviewed Ferruccio Bongiorni, Founder and Managing Director of Studio Bongiorni located in Milan, Italy, about sustainability issues...more
In February 2025, the EU proposed reduced sustainability reporting rules for a large majority of businesses, responding to criticism that EU red tape hinders competitiveness with other countries. Below, we look at the...more
The European Commission formally adopted its proposals for amending the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (“CSRD”) in late February 2025, as part of its highly anticipated sustainability Omnibus package. In this...more
For the last few months the European Commission has been working to bring together a proposal to amend the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D), the...more
As companies operating in the European Union ("EU") likely now know, new environmental, social, and governance ("ESG") regulations are set to have a significant impact on disclosure and governance obligations for EU and...more