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European Commission presents “Omnibus” Simplification Package with amendments to CSRD, CSDDD, CBAM and Taxonomy

By Tim Baines, Sam Eastwood, Peter Pears, Johannes Weichbrodt, Dr. Dylan Geraets, James Ford, Dušan Stojković, Teresa Gerhold, Patrick Scholl, Marcel Hörauf & Luisa-Sophie Dany on February 27, 2025

Posted in ESG, Financial Reporting, Reporting Standards

On 26 February 2025, the European Commission (“Commission”) published its “Omnibus I” or “Sustainability Omnibus” package as part of its mission to improve the competitiveness of the European Union. The Omnibus Package foresees changes to several EU instruments pertaining to sustainability reporting under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (“CSRD”) and Taxonomy Regulation, sustainability…

Greenwashing: Navigating the Risk

By Peter Pears, Tim Baines, Sam Eastwood, Airlie Goodman, Musonda Kapotwe, James Taylor, Pavlina Chopova-Leprêtre, Patrick Scholl, Johannes Weichbrodt, Marcel Hörauf, Luisa-Sophie Dany, Teresa Gerhold, Henninger Bullock, David Carpenter, J. Paul Forrester, Mark G. Hanchet, Christopher B. Leach, Anna T. Pinedo, Luiz Gustavo Bezerra, Angie N. K. Chan, Francis K. W. Chen, Thomas Kollar, Alan Linning, Dion K. Y. Yu, Wei Na Sim & Oliver Williams on July 6, 2023

Posted in Corporate Governance, Disclosure Requirements, Due Diligence, ESG, Public Companies, Regulatory, Resources

The risk of an accusation of “greenwashing” is now an important concern for many companies. Greenwashing is an ill-defined concept but, nevertheless, is increasingly a source of litigation and regulatory scrutiny – with more of both expected. It carries with it reputational, regulatory and litigation risks for which companies should be prepared. Whilst the risks…